Stock wheel appreciation thread

[TexasTerp]

I have to get my weaves refinished but they'll look great!

[Wh33lhop]

Have any of you guys with weaves repainted them? What have you used to strip the paint? I've gone through stripping the paint off some G35 7 spoke wheels and would never want to do that again (took hours and hours and hours). Is there a product that you have personally used to completely strip the paint off in one go?

[z50_Jumper]

My chrome Bottlecaps!

[Stephen]

Wh33lhop- I just used sandpaper to scuff then painted over.


Stock weaves in bronze FTW

[nando]

My chrome Bottlecaps!

heh, you know what? that actually looks pretty good! it's only because your car is silver though, which is a bright enough color that they don't stand out as much.

did you have them chromed or buy them that way?

[SpecM]

STOCK (on e46)

shut... up...

those look so hot

I need that in my life

[rwh11385]

ET30 weaves for life.

What tires are those in front? 185/60-14?

[reelizmpro]

What tires are those in front? 185/60-14?

I thought they were E30 M3 5 lug weaves. Were iS 14x6.5 weaves also ET30?

[Stephen]

^ mine are

[FredK]

175/60R15 Dunlop Graspic snow tires.





Yeah. The ride height up front sucks. I need adjustable camber plates so I can get the stance I need. Maybe I should get the single row bearing GC plates for max drop. :razz:

Tires are actually 225/45R15 R-S3s on M3 weaves.

[rwh11385]

I thought they were E30 M3 5 lug weaves. Were iS 14x6.5 weaves also ET30?

I unsubscribed from Fred's twitter so I forgot he was running 5 lug. I didn't know if those were 15" or just undersized tires on 14"... hard to tell sometimes. I'd love me some R-S3s but less sidewall just looks goofy, rides rougher on the street, and lowers the oilpan to more hazards. Who knows when the time comes for a new set of sporty tires.


Stock weaves FTW:

[z50_Jumper]

heh, you know what? that actually looks pretty good! it's only because your car is silver though, which is a bright enough color that they don't stand out as much.

did you have them chromed or buy them that way?

Found them on CL for $100 or something with used tires. Only like 2 pitted areas that arent really noticable.

[ColdAccord]

Stock weaves FTW:

yes but beat roundels ftl

it takes me about 15 minutes a wheel to clean my rsII's as well. I just bought m contours i'm currently painting black. can't wait for that to happen, so much easier to clean

[gearheadE30]

The M-systems are pretty easy to clean, as are the Konigs on the e30. Not really stock though.... I think the ACS's will be much easier ;)

[tjts1]

My 91 318i originally came with steelies which I painted, drove for a while and eventually sold off when I got a set of bottle caps with RT615 tires. I really liked the look of the steelies so when I found another set in the JY with good tires for $11 each, I had to have them. Stripped the bulk of the rust and brake dust with a wire wheel, then rattle canned 2 coats of rustoleum primer and 3 thin coats of hammered look paint. Not bad for $50 total out of pocket.

When I painted the first set of steelies, before and after. These had crap tires.


My current set of steelies. These have good rain tires with lots of tread. Potenza RE950 i think. Should last me a couple of years.