Just got my new wheels!!! (RO_JA F5's)

[phillyB///M3]

Just got these in yesterday... (RO_JA Formula 5's) ...I love'm! but im thinking of powdercoating the centers black and leaving the polished lip. what do you guys think? do you think black centers and a polished lip would look good on a Avus M3? or should i just leave them as is? opinions welcome. Too bad i dont have tires yet or they would be on by now. :D

[phillyB///M3]

Another one :D

[phillyB///M3]

And another :buttrock

[phillyB///M3]

the last one :evil2

[ElSupremo]

What about painting the centers Avus?

[Sammyzuko]

Those wheels look really nice. I like em just the way they are. Do you know how much they weigh?

[phillyB///M3]

What about painting the centers Avus?
i thought about that, but i think my car would be too blue. :D


Those wheels look really nice. I like em just the way they are. Do you know how much they weigh?
i have a staggered setup. The 18x8's weigh 21lbs, and my rear 18x9's weigh 23lbs. :)

[Redlinemunk]

I vote paint black.. Or polishing the centers would be fly too :buttrock

[phillyB///M3]

whats the diffrence between a polished center and chrome?

[Cattivo328]

What about gunmetal grey centers? I think that would look really hot.

[KaOTiKM3]

What about gunmetal grey centers? I think that would look really hot.

yea i think that would look really hot too :devillook

[phillyB///M3]

What about gunmetal grey centers? I think that would look really hot.
whats gun metal grey look like? any pictures of an example? :D

[M threezy]

how much and where did you get those? awsome looking wheels!

[LarryL]

I want those wheels. Give them to me and I'll give you my Contours. Black Contours would look terrific on your car. Seriously. :)

[slcook54]

Phill either way will be a huge improvement over the chrome double spokes :D

[phillyB///M3]

haha... Steve dont be jelous that i have the "bling bling" wheels. lol.. j/k .. yah i know... i can't wait to get these on. :D

[Jed]

Paint them black-it looks really sharp. Here are some 5 spoke Borbets that I have with black centers and polished lip.

This pic was when Lance325is had the wheels:

[phillyB///M3]

Paint them black-it looks really sharp. Here are some 5 spoke Borbets that I have with black centers and polished lip.

This pic was when Lance325is had the wheels:
those look nice... How did you paint them? are they powdercoated? :)

[Jed]

those look nice... How did you paint them? are they powdercoated? :)

The original owner taped off the lip and sprayed the centers with German Würth black paint. It looks really awesome, but I think I might have them redone-near the holes it is a little chipped up from swapping the wheels on and off at autox and the track.

I might either:

1) sand them down and respray it with the Würth
or
2) have them painted Cosmos Black

I heard that powedercoating can weaken the structure of a wheel.

But yeah, I really love the look of the black wheels with polished lip. I think your Rojas would look great with either black or Anthracite centers and polished lip.

[KaOTiKM3]

whats gun metal grey look like? any pictures of an example? :D

Rojas in gunmetal...

[Daved]

They're perfect now. Leave them alone :)

[phillyB///M3]

But yeah, I really love the look of the black wheels with polished lip. I think your Rojas would look great with either black or Anthracite centers and polished lip.
yah i agree,.. damn! decisions, decisions... :cyclona:

[phillyB///M3]

Rojas in gunmetal...
Those are sweet :buttrock . I wanted to order them in Gunmetal but they only offer them in silver, unless i wanted to special order them and that would be around $1,700... is gunmetal a paint color? or could i only get that color through P/C'ing it?

Thanks for the replies guys. :D

[phillyB///M3]

how much and where did you get those? awsome looking wheels!
oops, sorry wasnt trying to ignore you or anything... i paid $998 +shipping so it came out to about $1100 ($998/4 = about $250 a wheel), others paid alot less then me back in the day, but i still think its a decent deal. I bought them from Detail-Works, which also sell's them on ebay.. Their located in the East Coast. :)

[hc1001]

nice wheels!

[phillyB///M3]

nice wheels!
hey hc1001 thanks for all the help earlier.... those wheels look sweet on your car. :D

[hc1001]

hey hc1001 thanks for all the help earlier.... those wheels look sweet on your car. :D

as it will look sweet on urs...

[mach330]

What about gunmetal grey centers? I think that would look really hot.


i second that :lol:

nice rims kaoticm3!!!

[MGregski]

Sweet looking wheels.

[M50E30]

I say you put them on as they are now. If you don't like them then change the color. And my vote goes for a gunmetal gray!


I heard that powedercoating can weaken the structure of a wheel.

LOL! That is the funniest thing I have heard of! Powder coating is not going to affect the wheel. It is just a powder form of paint that gets baked on. Which is stronger and easier that paint (unless you spend big bucks to have a shop paint and clear them properly).

[phillyB///M3]

Their already on. :D been on for 3 days now.... i had to cut the hell out of the fender lip to make them fit....Damn they look so sweet!.. i havent posted pictures yet because i have to paint the rotor hats and brake calipers, but i'll post them up soon... i think they look sweet in silver.. but i might paint them later... you never know. :D

[YoWsup]

what's the offset of those wheels?

[phillyB///M3]

what's the offset of those wheels?
I beleive their 40. :)

[hc1001]

Et 40

[msw328]

Jed is CORRECT, wheels not powder coated properly can affect the metalergy of the wheels. I have seen 1 wheel failure due to this.

Those are awsome wheels, I had some FF7's. Same but with 7 spokes



LOL! That is the funniest thing I have heard of! Powder coating is not going to affect the wheel. It is just a powder form of paint that gets baked on. Which is stronger and easier that paint (unless you spend big bucks to have a shop paint and clear them properly).

[toddman35]

I say you put them on as they are now. If you don't like them then change the color. And my vote goes for a gunmetal gray!



LOL! That is the funniest thing I have heard of! Powder coating is not going to affect the wheel. It is just a powder form of paint that gets baked on. Which is stronger and easier that paint (unless you spend big bucks to have a shop paint and clear them properly).

LOL!

Improper heating procedures can weaken the wheel. Do a search for powdercoating wheels and you'll find that if the wheels are heated up/down to quickly it weakens them. I believe a corvette broke its wheels at the track because of this. I forget which forum it was on though.

The wheels look great, I'm looking forward to seeing the pics of them. :)

[toddman35]

Jed is CORRECT, wheels not powder coated properly can affect the metalergy of the wheels. I have seen 1 wheel failure due to this.

Those are awsome wheels, I had some FF7's. Same but with 7 spokes

Damn, beat me to it. ;)

[M50E30]

Jed is CORRECT, wheels not powder coated properly can affect the metalergy of the wheels. I have seen 1 wheel failure due to this.

I knew about the temperature issue but I thought that they were talking about the paint affecting the wheel.

BTW - If someone has a wheel failure because they are powdercoated then the shop that does it definatly dosen't know what they are doing. To powder coat the wheels properly...obviously...they should be pre-warmed and cooled slowly.

[madsedan]

I like the gunmetal gray centers, look clean with a polished lip. I'd like to have a set of these staggered for my car but don't want to cut the lip.

[YoWsup]

well if they're already on the car, where're the pics?!?

[hc1001]

yea id like to see some pics of these on ur car.

[phillyB///M3]

Mannn! i was headed to the park so i could go take some pictures with a nice background when my Guibo cracked... had to go back home. :( Ohwell, i did manage to take a picture while at Costco... i'll try to take some more soon. :)

[phillyB///M3]

Oh, and these two. I promise i'll take some good pics soon. :)
http://www.uploadimages.net/images/451164wheels3.JPG

http://www.uploadimages.net/images/061861wheels2.JPG

[phillyB///M3]

Some more I snapped today. :)

http://www.uploadimages.net/images/270870wheelercar.JPG
http://www.uploadimages.net/images/988528wheeler1.JPG
http://www.uploadimages.net/images/047155wheeler2.JPG
http://www.uploadimages.net/images/402285wheeler4.JPG
http://www.uploadimages.net/images/519260wheeler6.JPG
http://www.uploadimages.net/images/811227wheeler7.JPG