color matched rims?

[dipset300]

I need a new set of rims and i am thinking of color matching and wanted to know if anyone would know roughly how much it would cost to get a 1 piece rim color matched. thanks

[Q8SRT8]

i believe u can buy what ever rims ur heart desires and have someone locally paint them for u .. simple as 123 or u can contact those sweeet vendors for a quote of some sort

[Simans82]

If you want the prep-work done right, do it yourself. Painting a one-piece wheel is no easy task if you want it done as clean as possible. Starting off with a powdercoated center will make everything easier. Trying to prep the chrome for paint isn't easy, nor was it recommended by any of the shops I visited. Take that for what it's worth though, because there are many people out there with colormatched wheels that began as chrome wheels without any issues.

Feel free to check out my colormatching thread:

Color-Matching KMC Dimes

[smoove7410]

Hey simans, how much did they charge you to spray them, since you sanded and prepped them?

[Simans82]

Originally Posted by smoove7410

Hey simans, how much did they charge you to spray them, since you sanded and prepped them?

I actually sprayed them myself, I just had to pay for materials. So depending on your paint code, I'm sure the price will vary slightly.

[kevin3]

I had my done and it just cost me an addtional $400 for the color with rims color and tires i paid $3000k from cailifornia

[wanna300]

Originally Posted by Simans82

If you want the prep-work done right, do it yourself. Painting a one-piece wheel is no easy task if you want it done as clean as possible. Starting off with a powdercoated center will make everything easier. Trying to prep the chrome for paint isn't easy, nor was it recommended by any of the shops I visited. Take that for what it's worth though, because there are many people out there with colormatched wheels that began as chrome wheels without any issues.

Feel free to check out my colormatching thread:

Color-Matching KMC Dimes

can you update your thread about colormatching wheels? the pics are gone!

[Simans82]

Originally Posted by wanna300

can you update your thread about colormatching wheels? the pics are gone!

All the pics on the first page (prep and prime stages) are still up. The only ones that aren't up are the finished pics, but you can see that in my sig. lol

Here's a link to a few more pics if you're interested.

http://www.300cforums.com/forums/pic...ht-blue-c.html

[wanna300]

Originally Posted by kevin3

I had my done and it just cost me an addtional $400 for the color with rims color and tires i paid $3000k from cailifornia

this is the look i want to go for...


i can get the KMC Dimes for $2000 with tires, already color matched (22")

or

i can get the KMC Dimes again, for under a grand with tires (22"), but are already powdercoated a different color, so I'd have to redo them. This is a less expensive route, but the 'problem' is that the little rivets are already powdercoated and it would be a bitch to just chrome those. I want to have the rivets stay chrome.

Simans82- what do you think?

[alssiri]

Got them in chrome & had them color matched for under 400$ .


Ahmad