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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 06:55 PM
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what do u think?
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 07:00 PM
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Looks pretty good, are those wheels powdercoated?
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 07:06 PM
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yup i did them last month. very happy
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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looks good
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 07:53 PM
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Did you paint them on or off?

What paint did you use?
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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looks good.

Here is a link to mine as well (red calipers, silver vinyl)

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....threadid=60992
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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Originally posted by Very Old Man
Did you paint them on or off?

What paint did you use?
I painted them on g2 caliper paint from tirerack.com
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 08:25 PM
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looks good,
love the look of the powdercoated stockers.
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 08:32 PM
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How much did it cost you to powder coat your rims? I'm looking to get my rims powder coated gunmetal
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 08:46 PM
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Originally posted by mc350z
did you use a template to spell the 350z?

also are those wheels like a black chrome color?
no they are gloss black. and i got the 350z from jvd graphics
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 08:50 PM
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So.....Did you paint them on or off?
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Old Apr 25, 2004 | 10:00 PM
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whats the price range on powder coating? and can you recommend a place to get them done
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 06:56 AM
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Originally posted by kopo
whats the price range on powder coating? and can you recommend a place to get them done
i cost me 125 to sand blast the wheels and 150 to powdercoat them and that's all 4. u need to look for a place that does powercoating in your area. look in the phone book under metal works.
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 09:05 AM
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The calipers look cool, and I love that "black chrome" looks of your rims, and the price is great too, people in my area charges between $100~125 per wheel to sand-blast & powder coat. I'm thinking about powder coating my Track Ed rims to gunmetal color.
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 11:49 AM
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Who did you use? I'm also in south florida, in the ft. lauderdale area
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Old Apr 26, 2004 | 12:34 PM
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Looks Great. Could you post some full view pix of car with the chrome 18s. Been lookin' FLZ
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