DAMNED close call

[Bitsyncmaster]

Got my wheels back today from RockyRoad Texas http://www.rockyroadstx.com/ refinishing. They look great. The background is the charcoal and the face is just polished aluminum with clearcoat. It looks like it is painted a light gray but it isn't. I'm about to go mount them (and yes, I marked the tires ahead of time... I'm surprised I remembered to do that).

Nice. Thats on my list of things to do.

[Spittybug]

They look great now that they are on the car too. I posted (in another thread) about finding lug nuts at Costco. I replaced all of my front ones. Oddly but actually better in my opinion, they are 19mm not 21mm like the Gorillas they are replacing. I say better because the socket now slides in without touching the side walls. I put a layer of duct tape around the socket to make sure not to scratch the new clear coat. Torqued to 70lbs with weight on the wheels. God I love having a lift.

When you consider a new wheel is ~$440 from DMCH, spending $600 to unmount, sandblast, true up, lathe, paint, clearcoat, remount and balance all 4 isn't terrible. Yes, you can buy a nice looking wheel for between $150 and $200 if you're lucky, but not one as beefy or detailed as ours.