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post Oct 17, 2005 - 11:13 PM
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(new pics 11-28-05 on second page)

decided to restore and paint my stock wheels instead of buying new ones. i used metal files and sand paper to get out all of the curb rot. this took a little while but it was definitely worth it. I then buffed the wheels and used dupli-color wheel paint (black satin and clear coat). I also bought brand new Falcon Ziex all season tires which should make driving in the snow a lot of fun.

ill post a how-to if you'd like but its pretty straight-forward. i recomend painting the wheels without the tires mounted b/c you can get a better coat of paint on entire wheel.

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also gonna put Lamin-X yellow tint on my fogs...jdm hotness

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post Oct 19, 2005 - 10:17 AM
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thanks for the feedback guys

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Great work Jdog. Where are those 5th gen clear turns??? That would totally make your car sex on wheels.


yea im gonna order those soon. who has done this? id like to take a look at it before i buy.

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and i have those same tires and have yet to test them in the snow


yea they're amazing tires...they literally stick to the ground.

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- Jdog1385   Painted and refurbished stock wheels   Oct 17, 2005 - 11:13 PM
- - Jdog1385   o yea, got H&R wheel spacers coming in next we...   Oct 17, 2005 - 11:22 PM
- - lagos   the paint job looks sweet. i dont know if i reall...   Oct 17, 2005 - 11:25 PM
|- - Jaws4God   QUOTE(lagos @ Oct 18, 2005 - 4:25 AM)i dont k...   Oct 17, 2005 - 11:38 PM
- - defgeph   looks great... how'd they look before paint do...   Oct 17, 2005 - 11:37 PM
|- - Jdog1385   QUOTE(defgeph @ Oct 18, 2005 - 12:37 AM)looks...   Oct 17, 2005 - 11:49 PM
- - Jdog1385   QUOTE(lagos @ Oct 18, 2005 - 12:25 AM)the pai...   Oct 17, 2005 - 11:39 PM
- - defgeph   nice work, I'm impressed. DEF   Oct 17, 2005 - 11:53 PM
|- - Jdog1385   QUOTE(defgeph @ Oct 18, 2005 - 12:53 AM)nice ...   Oct 17, 2005 - 11:59 PM
- - Akimbo   What'd you do to buff the wheel like you said?...   Oct 18, 2005 - 2:41 AM
- - Coomer   I like that look at lot more than your old rims. N...   Oct 18, 2005 - 8:10 AM
- - Jdog1385   QUOTEWhat'd you do to buff the wheel like you ...   Oct 18, 2005 - 9:01 AM
- - aznsoccerplaya12   What Kind of paint did you use?   Oct 18, 2005 - 10:52 AM
|- - Jdog1385   QUOTE(aznsoccerplaya12 @ Oct 18, 2005 - 11:52...   Oct 18, 2005 - 12:52 PM
- - Akimbo   and the files? where they from?   Oct 18, 2005 - 2:27 PM
- - eclipse_04a   should have just cleaned them up, and sprayed clea...   Oct 18, 2005 - 5:25 PM
- - TheStreetzKing   yea throw up a how to shyt looks awsomeee, love th...   Oct 18, 2005 - 5:25 PM
- - forkee   i like it!   Oct 18, 2005 - 6:41 PM
- - Jdog1385   QUOTEand the files? where they from? home depot.....   Oct 18, 2005 - 9:32 PM
- - Shigexile   sweet. i thought about doing mine but never had th...   Oct 18, 2005 - 9:42 PM
- - ILuvMyCelica95   i like it   Oct 19, 2005 - 12:08 AM
- - celicaST   looks great, i love the gt wheels. if i had a gt, ...   Oct 19, 2005 - 12:39 AM
- - vangSTa_celica   Great work Jdog. Where are those 5th gen clear tu...   Oct 19, 2005 - 7:31 AM
- - Jdog1385   thanks for the feedback guys QUOTEGreat work Jdog...   Oct 19, 2005 - 10:17 AM
- - Bigmeanbulldog55   QUOTE(Jdog1385 @ Oct 19, 2005 - 11:17 AM)QUOT...   Oct 19, 2005 - 10:23 AM
- - soven   Will be waiting for the howto, I painted mine as w...   Oct 19, 2005 - 5:00 PM
- - shin   they look awesome jdog. now come do mine. my rims ...   Oct 19, 2005 - 5:30 PM
|- - Jdog1385   QUOTE(shin @ Oct 19, 2005 - 6:30 PM)they look...   Oct 19, 2005 - 10:33 PM
- - K-ESD   wow, they look beautiful thats a very good idea fo...   Oct 21, 2005 - 6:58 PM
- - Jdog1385   QUOTEwow, they look beautiful thats a very good id...   Oct 23, 2005 - 10:46 PM
- - dustin15brown   are you writing up a how to?   Oct 23, 2005 - 10:56 PM
- - ILuvMyCelica95   QUOTE(Jdog1385 @ Oct 19, 2005 - 11:33 PM)QUOT...   Oct 23, 2005 - 11:08 PM
- - Jdog1385   QUOTEare you writing up a how to? yea im working ...   Oct 24, 2005 - 8:56 PM
- - Jdog1385   Yesterday i finished finished installing the HID k...   Nov 28, 2005 - 5:56 PM
- - vangSTa_celica   BOING! Looks hot.   Nov 29, 2005 - 1:05 PM
|- - Verde97   QUOTE(vangSTa_celica @ Nov 29, 2005 - 12...   Nov 30, 2005 - 9:43 AM
- - crismillencolin   very nice , white isnt my first choice of colour b...   Nov 29, 2005 - 1:10 PM
- - Akimbo   holy crap, i love those hid's   Nov 29, 2005 - 6:49 PM
- - Jdog1385   QUOTE(Akimbo @ Nov 29, 2005 - 6:49 P...   Nov 30, 2005 - 12:15 AM


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