Makarus
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Got some 17" BSA Cobra's.
They are currently chromed but have now got the chrome pealing off due to kerbing by the previous owner. Now I dont know what to do about getting them refurbed.
The idea's are.
Chrome again
Powder coated white
Powder coated black
Shadow chromed
Poweder coated blue (to match car)
Polished
Or any above finish (except chrome) with a polished rim?
The car is a 97 Honda Civic in Midnight blue, the chromes do look smart now but it aint gonna be cheap to get them re chromed.
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R Lee
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pics of your wheels up please. 
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Makarus
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Cant find one on the net. May be able to get a piccy of them on the car tomorrow.
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penfold82
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I have this same problem with my audiobahn aw1200q's. Lovely massive chrome magnets on them but now theyre bubbled and crappy lookin. Would do anything to have them lookin good as new............... apart from buyin new ones that is. 
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Makarus
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Yeah its a bit of an arse.
Thats why I like the idea of white powder coated rims..........think they would look smart on a dark blue lowered civic, but then again chrome does look the dogs.
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SRi_m00k
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u cud get ur magnets repolished!! shudnt be too dear either
polishin is excellent lookin on rims i've mine done a yr or so now and the attention they get is unreall old an young alike gaze at em
but themaintenance if they arent lacquered is nasty...especially at this time of yr
drivin ur car in the rain will make u cry when u think of the cleanin ur gonna have to do!! i hit mine wi a bucket an sponge nearly every day then polish at least once to twice a week to keep em..
not nice!!
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penfold82
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quote:
Originally posted by SRi_m00k
u cud get ur magnets repolished!! shudnt be too dear either
polishin is excellent lookin on rims i've mine done a yr or so now and the attention they get is unreall old an young alike gaze at em
but themaintenance if they arent lacquered is nasty...especially at this time of yr
drivin ur car in the rain will make u cry when u think of the cleanin ur gonna have to do!! i hit mine wi a bucket an sponge nearly every day then polish at least once to twice a week to keep em..
not nice!!
Thanks mate thats given me a wee ray of hope. what kinda place can i get that done in? How much is it roughly?
charz.
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whitter45
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whatever u do on't get them done the same colour as ur car. A lad around my way has a blue corsa with his wheels sprayed blue. they look shite IMO. They looked a lot better when they were black.
i would get them done white as i think white wheels look spot on
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SRi_m00k
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dunno who wud do it for ya i got mine done very cheap thru a mate but its in northern ireland so it prob wudnt b worth the ££ to send em over.... look out for metal workers or polishers...even ask an engineerin firm cos they mite have an outside contractor to do metal polishin etc
i'll post a before an after shot of me rims when i find em!!
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corsa5dr
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White on dark blue looks ace
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penfold82
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quote:
Originally posted by SRi_m00k
dunno who wud do it for ya i got mine done very cheap thru a mate but its in northern ireland so it prob wudnt b worth the ££ to send em over.... look out for metal workers or polishers...even ask an engineerin firm cos they mite have an outside contractor to do metal polishin etc
i'll post a before an after shot of me rims when i find em!!
Look at my location mate 
So where ya from mucker?
And where can i get my rims done? theyre startin to look a bit crap and white ones would look tasty with my red paint job.
Does anyone know where i can get my subs redone?
Look the badgers when theyre new but the chromes abit bobbly now. I stared at them in awe when i first got them.
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Makarus
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Might get em polished or powder coated white, with a polished rim. I think that would look smart. But is polishing a rim possible if it needs work to take out marks from kerbing??
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Icy
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black!
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SRi_m00k
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ere ya go ya know wat standard speedlines look like these are mine
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penfold82
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1 word............. YUM!
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Makarus
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Dont like black, the actual design of the wheel doesnt tend to stand out.
My wheels aint got a good surface like speedlines, I mean they have loads of spokes so may not be as easy to polish.
I really like the idea of the outer rim being polished and the inner spokes being powder coated white.
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SRi_m00k
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yeah i wud go wi a polished edge and painted spokes....even gun metal or body coloured....play about in fotoshop
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penfold82
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I agree with makarus. fully black wheels look like steelys. i really dont see the attraction. inner black and outer chrome looks ok. too much black looks pants IMO.
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