new rims finally nore more steelies

[matrix27]

buddy killed his acura cl 2.3 around a light pole and sold me his rims. only have to see the steel rims in winter.


and took the fin off the car now it looks normal.

[H22WAGON93]

Nice find, those look nice on CB's

[matrix27]

thanks not sure if i'm going to paint them(colour?) or get them recleared. they're starting to peel a bit.
your wagons pretty sweet. wouldnt mind getting one myself.

[new_beginnings]

Polish them bad boys.

[lo_dit]

Polish them bad boys.

x2, strip the clear and polish them

[Velocifero]

x2, strip the clear and polish them

Is that a good idea with any rims? I had a friend swear that his rims looks almost brand new after stripping the old clearcoat off of it. My clearcoat is flaking off too and was wondering if i should just go ahead and strip it, but doesnt the clearcoat protect the metal and give it its shine? That thought is the only thing that's stopping me. To the OP, nice rims.

[coletrain]

Is that a good idea with any rims? I had a friend swear that his rims looks almost brand new after stripping the old clearcoat off of it. My clearcoat is flaking off too and was wondering if i should just go ahead and strip it, but doesnt the clearcoat protect the metal and give it its shine? That thought is the only thing that's stopping me. To the OP, nice rims.

You can strip the wheels then polish them and reclear coat if you want. Bare metal will tarnish if it's not treated or painted. That's what the stock clear coat is there for, to help protect the wheels.

[H22WAGON93]

thanks not sure if i'm going to paint them(colour?) or get them recleared. they're starting to peel a bit.
your wagons pretty sweet. wouldnt mind getting one myself.

Thanks, I wouldnt paint them. Polish them.

[JoshM]

x2, strip the clear and polish them

Fo' Sho'.

[matrix27]

thanks strip and polish it will be . just finished putting them on the car . looks killer
will takes some pics after i get up the g/f from work .

[xj1234]

I always liked those acura wheels. Try to find some honda centercaps to replace the acura ones.

[EnjoiJDM]

I always liked those acura wheels. Try to find some honda centercaps to replace the acura ones.

X2

[matrix27]

here's the pics and also no fin anymore . looks and rides much better now.



going to price out the center caps tomorrow @honda as car has appt to get checked out. 12mpg and the bucking/backfiring prob i'm leaving for them to figure what it is. then i'm going to fix it myself.
last owners motor swap is a nightmare that i hate dealing with so atleast honda can help, i warned the tech yesterday it isnt pretty. lol
it's never fun to fix other ppl's mistakes but it also teaches us not to makes those same mistakes ourselves. to bad it's never cheap

[civickiller]

lookin very clean!

[ElementCB7]

They look great. I also suggest the polish. PM TypeG if you have more questions. He's the best at polishing.


Has anyone seen the stock EX wheels polished? If so, any pics?