Powdercoated Wheels...finally (some new pics)

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:38 am

So, after all of that waiting and finally finding center caps...the price essentially tripled to have them powdercoated since they changed their pricing for aluminum wheels...and then the center caps didn't get powdercoated after all of that. I would have taken them in months ago had I known that.

They got done in gloss black, not flat like I had originally wanted. I think the gloss looks pretty good though, actually. I got black spline drive lug nuts for free though. I paid for regular, non-locking chrome ones. They look much better than steelies, lol.

EDIT: New pics with some actual light. Had to mess around with my new camera I got for Christmas. First time I've been able to use it.

Anyways, onto the pictures I snapped real quick. Nothing fancy:

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:22 am

Looks good. Adam's wheels are making the rounds!

Do I spy a Cobalt SS?

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:28 am

I like the gloss

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:57 am

Looks really good man, I like the car, just get it a bit lower and it'll look tits. Maybe paint the chrome trim pieces around the front grille area black too, so it'll match up some.

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:35 pm

no more steelies lol. they look good, its about time

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:41 pm

Looks great. Now grab some lowering springs and it'll look 1,000 times better!

+1 on painting the chrome grill pieces black.

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 2:48 pm

Needs lowering, BH headlights, and something with the chrome grill pieces, I don't like where it's at right now[despite all your hard work]

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 3:44 pm

Gloss looks nice!

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:00 pm

Those things look soooo much better. Nice job mang.

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:55 pm

Very nice, I dig the gloss. Looks great!

[DJ]Tomski · Post by **[DJ]Tomski** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 5:27 pm

looks good. will be better lowered, and if you can get your hands on a mopar lip. i agree with invujerry, paint the chrome grille pieces

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:48 pm

neonslg09 wrote:Needs lowering, BH headlights, and something with the chrome grill pieces, I don't like where it's at right now[despite all your hard work]

I agree man. It's a work in progress as I still have two car payments, etc. It's not easy to drop hundreds of dollars into it at a time. My to-do list still includes painting the chrome trim pieces on the grill black along with the trim pieces in the headlights...still have those damn gauges to install too...

I found a set of R/T struts with Tien springs a while back for like $125, but didn't have the money. Unless I stumble across something like that again, I'm not lowering it until I actually need new struts. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Besides, where I live, the height it is at now is pushing it sometimes.

I do want to get a lip kit as well. On my to-find list.

Yes, there is a Cobalt SS in the background, lol. I'm going to be prepping the interior and exterior here soon before it is put up for sale.

Thanks for all of the comments guys and gals!
*Will be getting to those steelies shortly Adam*

j-king · Post by **j-king** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:34 pm

looks good

i like the gloss

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:44 pm

Man you guys got crappy PC places. Local shop hooks up Mopar guys. My 17's were $50 a piece gloss black.

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:45 pm

Looks good!

smallblockfreak · Post by **smallblockfreak** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:24 pm

SlvrACR wrote:Man you guys got crappy PC places. Local shop hooks up Mopar guys. My 17's were $50 a piece gloss black.

I only have to pay $40 a piece for aluminum rims.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:15 am

SlvrACR wrote:Man you guys got crappy PC places. Local shop hooks up Mopar guys. My 17's were $50 a piece gloss black.

Mine were about $74 each (any aluminum wheel, any size is this price without any "hookups"). They were originally going to be $25 each. Most PC shops here charge about $80-$100 per wheel. I'd imagine with a "hookup," my price would have been about the same as yours.

measy27 · Post by **measy27** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:34 pm

wow the wheels look awesome

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:42 pm

My friends dad is going to my srt rims for 40, altogether.

LILBLUNEON · Post by **LILBLUNEON** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:35 pm

looks great!

the chrome grille doesnt look right though.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:12 pm

Is it an SRT swap? For some reason I thought you had an SRT

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:07 am

LILBLUNEON wrote: the chrome grille doesnt look right though.

+1

Looks out of place now.. You should also lower your neon

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:48 am

Haganracing wrote:
LILBLUNEON wrote: the chrome grille doesnt look right though.
+1

Looks out of place now.. You should also lower your neon

You guys don't read the posts do you...

Adionik - No SRT swap for me. I've always thought about getting one, but couldn't afford the payment and insurance of that along with my current "toy" car.

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:58 am

Ofcourse not, and not at 2:30am

Besides, why read when you got pictures to look at

and to be fair.. there was nothing in the original post talking about lowering

You should take the side door moldings off too

zhneon · Post by **zhneon** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:00 am

You should take the side door moldings off too

x2

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:45 pm

The side moldings are one thing I probably won't do (at least in the near future) simply because they don't really bother me, so I don't want to spend all of that time removing them; most likely running into problems in the process such as adhesive not wanting to come off.

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:50 pm

out of curiosity, how much did you pay for the pc work?

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:55 pm

darthroush wrote:The side moldings are one thing I probably won't do (at least in the near future) simply because they don't really bother me, so I don't want to spend all of that time removing them; most likely running into problems in the process such as adhesive not wanting to come off.

Its really not that bad, i did mine outside when it was snowing a few years back

But your car would look so much better without the sidemoldings. Every neon should have their side molding removed IMO

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:31 pm

The wheels came out to under $300 for full prep (they needed a lot of that (Adam can vouch for that, lol), but I'm sure it took them much less time than it would have taken myself) and powdercoat and shipping there and back. I didn't actually have to pay any shipping, but there was a possible charge of $10 per wheel. Had I taken them in before they changed their policy on aluminum wheels, it would have been around $110 for the entire set. Either way, having it done through the tire shop, I'm sure that if I have any problems, they should take care of it.

I'll keep the side moldings in mind just in case I happen to have a free day and actually have nothing else to do on that day

Today's project, for the car, was cleaning the interior since I haven't been able to do that in about a month or two. God it looks so nice now! Smells good too!

zhneon · Post by **zhneon** » Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:05 am

Every neon should have their side molding removed IMO

x2 again.
It didn't bother me before either, until I took them off. They look more natural/ sleek without side moldings imo.