Web Spoke wheel thread!
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I've got a PW/PW/PW MCS with the webspokes and wanted to keep the factory wheels (love the webspokes) but change the silver tone to something that would make the cream/brown in the PW paint pop a bit more... It's a light bronze powdercoat with a bit of silver flake in it. It changes color with the light... going from a light brownish silver in intense sunlight to a darker bronze in the shade/cloudcover.
While I had everything apart, I cleaned the insides of the barrel out with an abrasive sanding wheel and had them powdercoated in a darker brown with a slight gold flake in it (too bad that it gets lost inside the wheel, but it does hide brake dust better).
While I had everything apart, I cleaned the insides of the barrel out with an abrasive sanding wheel and had them powdercoated in a darker brown with a slight gold flake in it (too bad that it gets lost inside the wheel, but it does hide brake dust better).
thanks for the tip on the jack points too
#32
Nice looking wheels, Aaron! Of course, I'm kind of partial to painted web spokes - dark silver, especially.
More details on mine were posted here: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-polished.html
More details on mine were posted here: https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-polished.html
Last edited by WGJP; 12-22-2008 at 03:33 PM.
#35
I have a bone to pick with you aaron! When did you have yours done, before or after I did mine lol Just joking...here's a pic of mine after painting the lip metallic gold and the middles were already polished by the PO. The thread for the paint process is Here
Pic before painting the arches, hood stripes on, bumper stripes...all that stuff...
Pic before painting the arches, hood stripes on, bumper stripes...all that stuff...
#38
We did the opposite, though. My lip is silver with a slightly bronzed center. It looks like you went the other way with a bronze lip and silver centers. Looks good!
#40
Heh... I did the custom powdercoating in the summer of 2008, but you are way late in painting the arches! I had that done back when very few were doing it! I went to my dealership a month or so ago and they had 3 PW R56 MINIs on the lot with painted arches! (and they had never seen one in PW until I brought mine in for service after having the paintwork done)
We did the opposite, though. My lip is silver with a slightly bronzed center. It looks like you went the other way with a bronze lip and silver centers. Looks good!
We did the opposite, though. My lip is silver with a slightly bronzed center. It looks like you went the other way with a bronze lip and silver centers. Looks good!
EDIT: Oh and i'll be re-doing my webspokes soon...i'm hoping i'll be getting some new bolts for them...anodized gold ones :D I ordered them ages again but probably won't see them for a looong time still lol. I'm also painting some interior trim pieces to match the green/gold/white theme my car has going on.
Last edited by ColinMc; 02-16-2009 at 08:38 PM.
#43
Love these wheels as well! Looking good guys.
Quick question for you....anyone ever have the polished lip "refinished". I live where the roads are horrid, hit a pot hole tonight and now that nice polished lip looks like its been gone over with a cheese grater. Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Quick question for you....anyone ever have the polished lip "refinished". I live where the roads are horrid, hit a pot hole tonight and now that nice polished lip looks like its been gone over with a cheese grater. Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Hey, does anybody have either a totalled Web Spoke or some extra bolts? I slipped with the wrench and stripped one of the bolts. Anybody have the bolts?
I'm looking to do something like a dark gray/anthracite/smoke kind of powdercoat on my PW convertible. Of course, Jango's look pretty good. Think he'd notice if I swapped ours out? I'm not far from him :P
Just kidding - nice work, Aaron. Was that a custom color?
I'm looking to do something like a dark gray/anthracite/smoke kind of powdercoat on my PW convertible. Of course, Jango's look pretty good. Think he'd notice if I swapped ours out? I'm not far from him :P
Just kidding - nice work, Aaron. Was that a custom color?