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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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I have these rims, this is a dumb question, Can I swap out the main spoke peice, to a gunmetal gray?

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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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i dont know, but i doubt it
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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I don't see why not. It's a 2 pc wheel so you can probably unbolt the face from the rim. But why not just get new rims? Sell these ones. Or powdercoat~
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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+1 on the powdercoat. This would be your easiest option. You might be able to get them apart, but who just sells the spoke pieces?
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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Yea thats what I was thinking... Im not sure if I wanna powdercoat... This is gunna sound really lame, but then its gunna take the name off the wheels and everyone will think there some knockoffs ya know... Guess it doesnt matter as long as I dig the color
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Old Feb 17, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Dunno if those are a two-piece wheel or just made to look it. PM Volk350Z, he works for Mackin Industries and will know.
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by VtotheZ
Yea thats what I was thinking... Im not sure if I wanna powdercoat... This is gunna sound really lame, but then its gunna take the name off the wheels and everyone will think there some knockoffs ya know... Guess it doesnt matter as long as I dig the color
or you could get the powder coated and order new stickers...
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 06:34 AM
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You would still have the center cap VOLK logo.. Doesnt that suffice?
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 07:03 AM
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is it possible? yes. worth it? no. once you mess with those screws and detach the face and re-install and everything, its a pain. not to mention where are you going to find only gun-metal faces? and what would you do with your old ones?

powercoating is easiest.
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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ur better off sending the wheel out to a wheel repair/customizing shop and having them powder coat the centers
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 01:42 PM
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Anyone know the cost on this kind of mod??
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 02:05 PM
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You will either have to swap with some else or powder coat{+1000 also}, and swapping is pretty much out. They would need your exact offsets also{what are the chances}. I've had a couple of my GT-7's apart and it's really not hard just a little time consuming. And buying the center hubs is not gonna happen.
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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i dont think so either
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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You can't most 2 peice wheels are welded.
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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Just leave it the way it is. Who's gonna wanna buy an altered rim when you wanna sell it?
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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Anyone know what it costs to podercoat stuff like this??? It doesnt look welded, it looks like I can just un bolt it from the fim its self. But who knows..
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Old Feb 18, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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It does NOT cost 1000 bucks to powdercoat a set of wheels. More like 100 each. Probably less since you only want the face. But once you factor in cost of removign the face and the stickers and the center pieces, itll cost you in the 500 dollar range. Still not bad, and cheaper than new wheels. Itll look like new also,.
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Thanks man.... Wonder where to get Volk decals from...
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