Hey whats up everyone i was just thinking and has anyone painted thier stock 19's black or did any custom work to them? i would like to see how it looks thanks any input would be appreciated

 

Someone here painted theirs in "black chrome" and they looked fantastic.

 

does anyone have pics?

 

Me too.!! ^^

 

I dug this up while searching the forums. I hope it helps.

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^^ thanks man anyone have any other pics?

 

I dug this one up as well while searching the forums.

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And yet another...

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does anyone do this in the south florida area i want to do these to my rims??

 

this has been done many times..lots of people love the 19s and powdercoat them black

 

If your refering to black chrome that's not paint but
a process like chroming but in black. I've had bike
and car parts done in black chrome and the finish is
amazing. Painting wheels isn't a good idea because
it chips to easy. Either powder coat or have them
chromed in black, neither process will crack or chip.
In the 80's when I had a 280Z with American Mags
I used to paint the centers. To maintain the finish
I had to repaint every six months...sand...tape..paint
gets old quickly!

 

Hey, a couple of those pics were mine (DG coupe). =p Not sure about Florida, but I had mine done in CA from a place called F1Motorsports (in the Hollywood area). I must agree that black chrome looks awesome. When I first looked at the G35 coupe a year before I actually bought one, they had one on the dealer lot like that. However, I hear that black chrome tends to turn brown as they age. In addition, I would agree that people would think painted centers would chip easily. However, after about 20k miles on mine, I have yet to get any notable chips on my wheels. Also, I was advised AGAINST powdercoating because of the thin spoke design of our wheels. The high temp process tends to breakdown and weaken aluminum alloy wheels. At first, I was disappointed and kind of worried about going the paint method. However, after finding out that the original finish of the OEM 19"s are paint anyways... I really never put much thought into it again. All in all, I love the look and am happy with the job. It's also funny to see people staring at my wheels all the time. =p

 

They look awesome.

 

How much does it cost to get it done? Just a ballpark figure... Looks nice. I would love to have these on my OB coupe

 

i called f1 motorsport they quoted me at "125 a pop" as they said