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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 11:56 PM
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Painted stock wheels. Pics...







I think they came out pretty good. I love how the chrome lug nuts and center caps flow with the darker color.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 01:03 AM
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They look nice, did you do them yourself?
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 01:16 AM
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Not bad sir
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 01:22 AM
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Nice work. Do they contrast well with the mud when you go 4x4-ing? I kid I kid.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 01:41 AM
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I had some curb rash (thanks to the previous owner) professionally repaired and decided to have the wheels finished in a color closer to the exterior. So it was done by a mobile wheel repair service tech.
As far as 4x4... I haven't had this car in the snow even once since I bought it over a year ago. I get the drift though, but I have no intention of lowering it since it is my daily driver and I like to rip up these country backroads quite often.
My weekend toy is lowered. Everytime I drive it, I reassure myself that keeping the G at stock height is a good thing.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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Came out nice.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 03:26 PM
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Love the color!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 05:16 PM
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So, what's your weekend toy?! And finally your G is not stock!! You gonna do anything else for her or that's it?!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 08:02 PM
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Thanks for the compliments! The G is about as modded as I want it to be. See my profile for a short list of things I've done over the past year.
Here's the weekend toy that's getting a power adder powertrain as soon as I finish gathering all the puzzle pieces sometime this year...
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 08:19 PM
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Those look great... What color is that? I've been looking to do something similar
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 09:30 PM
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I gave the tech the car's paint code and after he looked it up, he suggested I go with a few shades darker. So, unfortunately I don't have a color name. Sorry.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 12:46 AM
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Nice! What was the total cost?

Did he sand/prep/paint/clear?

How long did it take ?
 
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 02:12 AM
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Typical wheel repair cost is around $125 to $150 per wheel. The wheels were sanded, prepped, and received a coat of clear after the base coat had been applied, which was followed by a period of baking. I then kept the wheels off the car for the next 24 hours to be sure the paint was dry before mounting them back on the car.
So, for the total cost you could essentially buy a set of basic aftermarket wheels, but my intention was to keep the factory ones. It took about half a day to have the entire set done.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 03:00 PM
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Thanks for the info
 
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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If you wanted stock you should have gone with the 18" stock wheels! Better option! Cheaper too!
 
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