I would like to have black rims...but i cant afford new ones..and im happy with my current ones..
So, can I just have them painted black?
If so..how much would this cost?

 

The rims can be painted but it would be cheaper to buy the rims you want. Painting by a body shop would be expensive.

 

you can always have them powdercoated.

 

Thats the route I went. They look great and you would be amazed at the color and texture options. Just like paint, but cheaper and more durable.

 

and how much would be cheaper? lol

 

GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND - took me about 25 seconds to find these guys - they're referenced on about a dozen car forums and seem to have a good rep.

The chart indicates it only costs about $40-$50 per wheel (plus shipping I assume if you're not near Indy). Heck, that's so cheap *I* might do it on my X-lites. If they only has anthracite... (sigh) Although, if I had them do my X-lites in BLACK that might really be cool... Hmmmmmmmm....

Accorging to the site, stock colore are:

Stock Colors: - Gloss Black, Satin Black, Wrinkle Black, Blue, Red, Gloss White, Yellow, Silver*
*Silver requires a Clear Topcoat. Use 2-stage pricing

 

 

check these out

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/17-SS...QQcmdZViewItem

 

Um... those show a 5-bolt lug pattern? I always worry when I see mismatches pics that the seller has no idea what they really have, or that they're misrepresenting the item, so its best to message him and ask I think...

 

I paid $30 a wheel to have my 18" OZ Ultralegerras PC'd 20% gloss black.

 

That's a really good price. Did that include having the existing finish stripped/beadblasted off?

I lightly curbed two of my Web-Spokes a few months ago, and as a result, the clearcoat is starting to flake off in pretty large sections. If I could have them beadblasted and powdercoated for $30-50 per wheel, that would be a pretty nice solution.

 

A friend of mine did his Y-spokes with a rattle can, and they look fine. Of course, they were flat black, and not gloss black.

Zip

 

Chad's got his ro_jo's done- they have been painted for about 3 years now and are still beautiful

We charge abour $40/wheel to get em done with clear and all that.

 

The $30 included stripping the wheels. They used a chemical strip method for fear the blasting media would pit the soft aluminum.

 

To be a ebay vendor no IQ test is requires ,

I would contact then and ask all the questions but th eprice is right and they are pretty sharp.

 

This is pretty common when buying wheels online. Even at well-established places like TireRack.com, most of the wheels pictured for the MINI will be five-lug. If you order them, you'll get the correct four-lug version, but I guess it's easier for them to just have one picture for each wheel style.

 

When I took my Panasports to a body shop I was told they could not paint them and they referred me to a wheel-repair vendor instead. I was quoted $125 per wheel to have only the spokes painted black.

Instead, I paid about $90 per wheel to have them powdercoated (color and clear). They had to be powdercoated entirely in one color, though; separate color spokes and rim couldn't be done.

As long as you want your wheels all black, I would recommend powdercoating over paint. Should be more durable. Just make sure they do not powdercoat the inside of the center hole - it could make it too small to fit onto the hub.

 

Ah - that makes sense... Just wanted to look out for a fellow MINI motorist!

Question for thefuturequeenofnebraska: So you'd powdercoat my Xlites for $40 apeice? Any color? I'm really thinking a nice dark metallic gray (like anthracite) would be lovely on my car... Black would be a bit harsh I think, but dark gray... mmmmmmm....