Wheels & Tires Grabbing the road and stopping.

Work Gnosis GS4 2 Piece Welded?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Rate Thread
 
  #1  
Old 10-05-2012, 03:23 PM
aa2033's Avatar
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NoVa
Posts: 440
Received 48 Likes on 41 Posts
Work Gnosis GS4 2 Piece Welded?

Does anyone know if Work Gnosis GS4 wheels are two piece welded? I might be trading my Volk GT-S' for them + money on top. My barrels are Chromed, and his are polished. I wanted to Chrome them at a later date (not a fan of polish), but I'm being told I can't chrome them because they're not 2 piece, but 2 piece welded. Any advice?

His specs:
GS4's Polished lip / Matte Silver face (i think that's how to describe it)
9.5 F +4 Hankook V12s 225/35/19 200 miles old
10.5 R +4 Hankook V12s 245/35/19 200 miles old

Mine:
GT - S Chromed Barrels / Gold Face
9.5 F +17 General GMAXXs 245/35/19 500 miles old
10.5 R +18 General GMAXXs 275/35/19 1500 miles old

His wheels are also 200 miles old. Mine are a couple years, but excellent condition.
 
  #2  
Old 10-05-2012, 04:50 PM
Frankieg35's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (41)
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 17,256
Received 856 Likes on 744 Posts
Can't u chrome the whole wheel then paint the face??
 
  #3  
Old 10-05-2012, 04:59 PM
Pepper's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (16)
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
Posts: 3,139
Received 300 Likes on 192 Posts
Originally Posted by Frankieg35
Can't u chrome the whole wheel then paint the face??
Chrome the whole wheel then spray a translucent finish on the face... BAM! Unique Baller wheels.
 
  #4  
Old 10-05-2012, 04:59 PM
TGMcCoy's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 1,256
Received 95 Likes on 88 Posts
They are two piece welded, cannot be taken apart. I know what wheels you are talking about... They can't be chromed but high polished, which can look like chrome- most work wheels are done this way. Can take a little more upkeep but are easier to work with curb rash etc than chrome.
 
  #5  
Old 10-05-2012, 05:03 PM
TGMcCoy's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 1,256
Received 95 Likes on 88 Posts
Or what they said^^^ lol
 
  #6  
Old 10-05-2012, 05:40 PM
aa2033's Avatar
Registered User
Thread Starter
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: NoVa
Posts: 440
Received 48 Likes on 41 Posts
Originally Posted by Pepper
Chrome the whole wheel then spray a translucent finish on the face... BAM! Unique Baller wheels.
thats a much more expensive route...no? i'd want some color on the faces. not into all chrome lol
 
  #7  
Old 10-05-2012, 07:13 PM
Pepper's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (16)
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
Posts: 3,139
Received 300 Likes on 192 Posts
Translucent lets you have some nice color but gives it a very nice pop.

Top Line just announced a new set of DRS-10 RC Drift wheels, now in a shiny bronze colour! The new bronze finish wheels are like none other in the market today. The finish on the wheels is very shiny similar to a a chrome undertone with a translucent bronze colour top coat, a very impressive finish on the wheels themselves.
 
  #8  
Old 10-05-2012, 07:38 PM
TGMcCoy's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 1,256
Received 95 Likes on 88 Posts
If you want to completely redo the wheel, it may be more than what you want to deal with. That's why with the Work welded wheels, they are usually finished before assembly... If you are bothered with the lip as I know the original owner of these is, get lip stripped and sanded to a mirror polish kind of like this

 
  #9  
Old 10-06-2012, 04:13 PM
hcag2's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 125
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
i think all rims in the gnosis line is 2 piece welded...
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
silencedeyes
Brakes
6
11-26-2015 05:36 PM
Jussaku
Brakes & Suspension
1
08-04-2015 12:45 PM
DRG35R
Wheels & Tires
10
07-31-2015 10:23 AM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.

Quick Reply: Work Gnosis GS4 2 Piece Welded?



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:21 AM.