brought life back to old wheels

blue_t · 09-21-2012, 02:48 PM

I am fixing up this turd bucket that i bought basically sight unseen, the guy had painted the wheels silver,then white, then black. the wheels are 19x8.5 not a factory bmw wheel, I stripped the wheels down to the original coat.they didnt look too bad,but the corrosion was under the clear coat,so i went ahead and sand blasted them all the way down .went to harbor freight and bought a polishing kit..it actually worked good..here are some before and after pictures.wasnt able to save the plastic rivets tho.

ModBargains IV · 09-21-2012, 07:48 PM

Wow great job!

-Frank

ZHPinthe103 · 09-21-2012, 07:50 PM

Those are the grossest headlights ive ever seen

ebay projectors?

Jets330 · 09-21-2012, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ZHPinthe103

Those are the grossest headlights ive ever seen

ebay projectors?

did not even realize those at first.

blue_t · 09-21-2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ZHPinthe103

Those are the grossest headlights ive ever seen

ebay projectors?

Lol. Yep.. pure junk. Funny thing is I put them on Craigslist to sell or trade thinking ill end up just throwing them away. Guy called me like 5 minutes after I posted the ad wanting to trade me a set of factory BMW headlights...now I have factory headlights!! Yah!

kaldE46 · 09-22-2012, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by blue_t

Lol. Yep.. pure junk. Funny thing is I put them on Craigslist to sell or trade thinking ill end up just throwing them away. Guy called me like 5 minutes after I posted the ad wanting to trade me a set of factory BMW headlights...now I have factory headlights!! Yah!

I feel bad for that guy. Nice job on the wheels.

///MPR77 · 09-22-2012, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by blue_t

Lol. Yep.. pure junk. Funny thing is I put them on Craigslist to sell or trade thinking ill end up just throwing them away. Guy called me like 5 minutes after I posted the ad wanting to trade me a set of factory BMW headlights...now I have factory headlights!! Yah!

Nice

halogens I assume?
You can put some morimotos projectors in them...win win win.

Check SolidJakes "Do's and Don't s of Lighting" thread.

09-21-2012, 02:48 PM	#1
blue_t Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: daytona beach Posts: 15 My Ride: 323ci View My Garage	brought life back to old wheels I am fixing up this turd bucket that i bought basically sight unseen, the guy had painted the wheels silver,then white, then black. the wheels are 19x8.5 not a factory bmw wheel, I stripped the wheels down to the original coat.they didnt look too bad,but the corrosion was under the clear coat,so i went ahead and sand blasted them all the way down .went to harbor freight and bought a polishing kit..it actually worked good..here are some before and after pictures.wasnt able to save the plastic rivets tho.

09-21-2012, 07:48 PM	#2
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09-21-2012, 07:50 PM	#3
ZHPinthe103 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Pennsylvannia Posts: 365 My Ride: 325i Black on beige View My Garage	Those are the grossest headlights ive ever seen ebay projectors?