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After toiling with the duplicolor bronze, I tried the black wheel coating. It came out just as grainy! Grrr... so I tried some 1200-degree ceramic paint, and it came out nice, in a semi-gloss. So for now, until I can either powdercoat them bronze or buy other wheels, I have 17's in semi-gloss black.

**WAY** better than chrome! all ya need is a nice, clean AVS Downdraft on the trunk....

looking better.....put the grill back in....i hate those hood pins...other than that it looks good

I likem alot. Wonder why.

Car needs some sort of exhaust.....

Exhaust is next. Grille stays out (I like it that way), and I'm debating on the AVS

Yeah, definitely go with the AVS.

Rims look good. Good job

Thanks for the compliments on the wheels, guys

The hoodpins I agree, but they are necessary. Not so much on '03+, but the airdam on mine... I've seen a CF hood come off before on the road, not a pretty site. Safety first.

I'm gonna have to post a picture request for AVS spoilers in another thread.

have u tried a clear coat?

looks nice! What size are your tires?

i think they are 215/45/17 or 215/50/17

215/45 -17. A 45 series on a 215 is taller than a 45 series on a 205. For those who don't know, the second number is a percentage of the first. Anyways, it turns out that a 45 series on a 215 is a liiiittle taller than a 50 series on a 205.



So I get a wider footprint And I don't have ricey lowprofile sidewalls (no offense to those who have 205/40 and 45, I think it makes the combo look too small in the Neon wheel well, and I like a little more rubber for safety nyuk nyuk nyuk). The 215 width doesn't look too wide on these wheels, either.



I'm keeping them semi-gloss black. I don't want shiny, but I didn't want flat black either. So these are perfect as is. I'll probably throw another couple solid coats on them for durabilty but otherwise they're gonna stay the way you see them until I get a chance to powdercoat them bronze.

Looks good bud! Good choice going with the 215-45's


Maybe paint the hood pins satin black too?

r u running stock struts on those wheels?

No, I switched to SRT-4 struts and SRT aftermarket lowering springs about a week ago. Stock SRT tire size (and definitely the size I went with) will not fit with non-SRT struts, because the spring perch is too low.

I paid $80 for the set of four SRT-4 struts in good condition. I paid $110 shipped for the springs (230 front springrate, 200 rear), so that's $190 total. Not too shabby, eh? And after that I could run the wheels as planned with something wider and taller than 205/40. Fills up the wheel well nicer IMO.

I can't paint the hood latches, they get scratched up alot and will look better in bare aluminum than scratched black.

Well i'm running 215/45/17 on stock sxt struts, NO problems here. But in a couple of weeks will change to srt struts with goldline springs.

have you thought about maybe some side skirts...or a rear bumper conversion

orangeblast05 wrote:Well i'm running 215/45/17 on stock sxt struts, NO problems here. But in a couple of weeks will change to srt struts with goldline springs.

FYI lots of guys that use that setup on their SRT usually end up with blown struts.

Wel that i don't know but as you said, usually, because a friend of mine has that setup for like 4 years now and no problems. Maybe it's luck..lol

No, it's spring rates. Some of these springs are god awful stiff, and are murder on stock SRT struts. Mine are milder and so will probably last a lot longer in that config.

orangeblast05, from the look of your wheels, yor offset is WAY more outward, and that is why you can run 215/45-17. Remember that the spring perch is at an angle, so the farther out the wheel is from the hub, the more clearance you have.

At stock offset (such as SRT wheels, for instance), you're in closer at te lowest point on the spring perch and 215/45-17 will not fit. Trust me, I tried

The Goldline springs only have a 1" drop in the front and a 1.75" drop in the rear. Mine are about 1.75" drop int he front, and around 2.25" in the rear. Quite a difference. Look at my pictures. Do you want to be taller than my setup? I'm running SRT struts and 215/45-17.

I suggest against goldline unless you still want to look raised. Mine are Megan Racing.

Adionik wrote:have you thought about maybe some side skirts...or a rear bumper conversion

Why yes, I have thought about it

orangeblast05 wrote:Wel that i don't know but as you said, usually, because a friend of mine has that setup for like 4 years now and no problems. Maybe it's luck..lol

don't take my word for it, check out srtforums
http://www.srtforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=163

There are alot of people that are indeed happy with their goldline springs. On the other hand, the goldlines have more complaints than any other line of springs for srt struts.

...which is why I didn't go with Goldlines

Megan Racing FTW.

me no likey black wheels.... i think you should give bronze another try

I think the bronze paint looks like shit, and you couldn't pay me to try again. When I go bronze, it will be powdercoating. For now it's quick and easy black.


Although apparently not so easy... the black paint is rubbing off of the three silver wheels. The one I tried to bronze had primer underneath, so it's holding. I have to sand the other three down again, primer, and repaint, but I'm sure it will be fine after that.