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Old 02-13-2005, 03:58 PM
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Painted WRX rims, Whatcha Think?
Mounted my painted WRX rims on my L.



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Old 02-13-2005, 04:00 PM
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Old 02-13-2005, 04:36 PM
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Old 02-13-2005, 04:40 PM
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Looks nice. Cast Iron Grey?
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Old 02-13-2005, 04:46 PM
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2 Cans Duplicolor Graphite wheel paint $5 a can?

2 Cans clear coat $5 a can?

4 Used WRX rims $75

Pretty cheap, hoping they last, if not, I'll probably get them powder coated. Not sure if the Duplicolor paint is neccessary, they say it's "specially formulated" for wheels but I dunno...
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Old 02-13-2005, 06:35 PM
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looks pretty damn good for a do-it-yourself job! nice work
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Old 02-13-2005, 06:43 PM
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tell me the 4 rims cost $75 a piece (they cost like 220 ea from Subaru, I'm used to buying them for 200-300 for a set of 4) but yeah, it looks pretty nice
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Old 02-13-2005, 06:53 PM
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$75 for the set I got them from an I-Clubber
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I like them, they look good.
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looks sweet
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Old 02-14-2005, 08:08 AM
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when i first got my car i was planning on powder coating my rims but i found a good deal on some rims and tires so i just went ahead with that.

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Old 02-14-2005, 08:15 AM
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thats pretty clean...what store did you get the paint from?
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Old 02-14-2005, 01:57 PM
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looks good, i think i am going to do the same to my stockers.
 
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lookin good... very impressive for DYI... yeah, where'd you get that paint?
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i'm not a fan of painted OE rims, but for under $100, those kick ****!

consider the alternative...steel rims.
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