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Jul 31, 2010 | 11:59 PM

joeformula

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Wheels done!!!

After 1.5 years off and on I finally have my speedline wheels widened, smoothed and coated! They were widened on the outside of the wheel as opposed to the inside. Took me about 4 hours per wheel just to smooth out the wheel prior to powder coating. Went with a semi gloss black and can't wait to have tires mounted and thrown on the car. Let me know what you fellas think

Blasted the clear off and filled the welding bead

Smoothed filler

After

Aug 1, 2010 | 12:07 AM

Craig Gibbs

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damn, cant wait to see what they look like with tires and on the car.Keep me posted please.

Aug 1, 2010 | 12:11 AM

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they look real nice, can't wait for pics.

Aug 1, 2010 | 01:30 AM

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damn that is sick, i would love to do that to my 10 spokes!!! where did you get that done at and how much, if you dont mind me asking?

Aug 1, 2010 | 01:30 AM

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how much will you charge to do my 10 spoke ss wheels????? I really want this done.

they look bad@ss

Aug 1, 2010 | 04:00 AM

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i'm with don, how much to do 10 spoke SS's?

Aug 1, 2010 | 04:03 AM

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Damn those look really good!!!

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Aug 1, 2010 | 08:16 AM

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Nice!

Aug 1, 2010 | 08:50 AM

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nice work--finished product looks pretty damn good!

Aug 1, 2010 | 09:23 AM

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Those look sick. I bet some gunmetal/graphite ones would sell all day long.

Aug 1, 2010 | 10:06 AM

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Those wheel look deadly! I wish they were mine

Aug 1, 2010 | 10:22 AM

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I'll be honest, when you said you were getting them powdercoated in a semi gloss black my first though was "meh" (at best), but after seeing them, those wheels are sexy as hell. Good job!

Aug 1, 2010 | 10:34 AM

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legit.

can't wait to see it on the car

Aug 1, 2010 | 11:53 AM

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So the rims their 11" on the back now?

Aug 1, 2010 | 12:42 PM

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I'm jealous! Dam those are badass! I LOVE THE RIMS!

Aug 1, 2010 | 12:51 PM

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great work they look awesome

Aug 1, 2010 | 01:20 PM

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wow. real nice

Aug 1, 2010 | 01:23 PM

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Thanks for the positive feedback guys. The place that widened them charged me $400.00 for the pair. The other places I contacted would only widen them on the inner portion of the wheel which would require you to run a spacer. Plus I wanted the deep dish look and yes these are 11" wide now. Since I do powder coating for a living I see what high gloss black wheels look like and they tend to outshine the rest of the vehicle. This is why I opted for a semi gloss black.