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Old Jul 24, 2013 | 04:04 PM
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I bought my Z recently and I was lucky enough to have genuine volk gtf's come with it. Problem is, the previous owner curb rashed all of them. I was thinking...since I'm gonna take them off for winter, I was considering having the curb rash repaired and then powder coating them. For the price that'll cost me I could be well on my way to a nice set of VMR's. What do you guys think? Fix and powder(if so, color suggestions on a silver Z), or sell them and get brand new wheels instead? I like having the gtf's because they're awesome, well made wheels with a lot of prestige, I just can't decide if it's worth it to fix them.

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Old Jul 24, 2013 | 04:51 PM
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Id them fixed without a doubt since VMRs don't even come close to Volks. Id honestly rather have rashed up GTFs than brand new VMRs.

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Old Jul 24, 2013 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Phenom
Id them fixed without a doubt since VMRs don't even come close to Volks. Id honestly rather have crashed up GTFs than brand new VMRs.
Thats what im leaning towards. I read that PCing any rays are dangerous due to the way they're produced...so that's something to look into more.
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Old Jul 24, 2013 | 05:49 PM
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+1 on keeping the Volks! I'd say VMR's are a step down, at least if you really care about brands. I had my CE28's powder coated and didnt have an issue
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Old Jul 24, 2013 | 06:03 PM
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Keep the Volks . Simples.
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Old Jul 24, 2013 | 07:50 PM
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Low temperature powder coat should be fine for forged wheels, I just did my oem forged rays.
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Old Jul 24, 2013 | 07:56 PM
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Replace quality with crap, why?
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Old Jul 25, 2013 | 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by muffles
Low temperature powder coat should be fine for forged wheels, I just did my oem forged rays.
Ok thanks. I've pretty much decided to keep them and PC.
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