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Anyone had this done with some wheels and have reccomendations in the Seattle area? Spoke to a few places this morning and just looking for references. Thanks

[PJS3]

pricey, but talk to CARNUTZ, they will tell you where to go. They should say Steve's Wheel Repair. Nice guy, works next to CARNUTZ in a small garage. CARNUTZ is in bellevue, off Northrup Way

[scollins]

Cool. I've been tempted to have my 162's powder coated "brake dust" color, since that seems to be the color they are mostly anyways!

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Originally Posted by PJS3

pricey, but talk to CARNUTZ, they will tell you where to go. They should say Steve's Wheel Repair. Nice guy, works next to CARNUTZ in a small garage. CARNUTZ is in bellevue, off Northrup Way

Thanks for the reference. Spoke to CARNUTZ this morning and I guess Steve does not have a powder coater. Checked out a few places yesterdays, one in Mukilteo (powdercoating inc.) and a few other places.

Also spoke to Cascade Wheel Repair in Lynnwood formerly known as Custom Wheel Repair whom specializes in wheel refinishing. All the guys on the e46 forums had rave reviews and recommended these guys. Supposedly top notch quality there. CARNUTZ also stated the same thing. Going to check them out tomorrow.

General prices for 4 wheels (sandblasting, powdercoat) is around $75 to $150range. Cheaper if you don't need the finish stripped.

[brocken]

I would highly recommend Powdercoating Inc. in Mukilteo. I had some motorcycle rims done there and they had good prices, customer service and excellent results on the wheels. turn around time was about a week. Not sure if that varies, usually they give you an idea.

I've been contemplating getting my 197's powdercoated charcoal or graphite, let me know how yours goes if you decide to do it.

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Originally Posted by brocken

I would highly recommend Powdercoating Inc. in Mukilteo. I had some motorcycle rims done there and they had good prices, customer service and excellent results on the wheels. turn around time was about a week. Not sure if that varies, usually they give you an idea.

I've been contemplating getting my 197's powdercoated charcoal or graphite, let me know how yours goes if you decide to do it.

Thanks for the info. I have been speaking with the owner Jim (really nice guys) at powdercoating inc. the last few days. My only concern was they don't do there own sandblasting which I need done. I guess they contract that out to someone else.

It's either between Jim's shop or Cascade in Lynnwood. Pretty sure I will go with Jim and see how it turns out.

Did you have your motocycle rims stripped/sandblasted as well? Sounds like he did an excellent job for you.

I going to get the hyperblack CSL refinished in a matte black with a sublte clearcoat. I will get pics of before and after results for sure. Thanks again!

[brocken]

I had them take care of the sand blasting. They have a local shop that does it and I think it was pretty cheap.
Basically I just dropped the wheels off and they took care of everything.
I did have to make sure I didn't leave any bearings or anything in the wheels.

Yeah, good luck. I'd like to see how they turn out.

I want to get mine done but I don't have an extra set to put on the car while getting the wheels done.

[ohsnap]

Just dropped the wheels off @ powdercoat inc yesterday. Jim estimated he would have them done early next week. Will post pics on return. Thanks again for the info brocken.

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Got my wheels back from Powdercoating Inc. They did an excellent job. Here are a few pics of before/after.

HyperBlack to Matte Black finish:

[scollins]

What was the total cost, if you don't mind my asking?

[Roland]

Nice choice in wheels/color. I just put the same setup on my car (look here):
http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90208

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Originally Posted by scollins

What was the total cost, if you don't mind my asking?

Total came around $330 which included stripping (sandblasting) the original finish. They also powdered my tpms stems at no extra charge. Great friendly group of people and I would definately reccommend. I shopped around 4-5 places and most were asking $100-$140 per wheel.

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Originally Posted by Roland

Nice choice in wheels/color. I just put the same setup on my car (look here):
http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90208

very very nice!! did you get the matte black from eas or end up getting them refinshed. looks very sharp on a z4, especially with that color.

[brocken]

looks sweet dude! now if I could only convince my wife I need to do my rims that color. She doesn't care if I powdercoat them, she just doesn't like black rims(especially with my black car).

[brandon @ eas]

Originally Posted by brocken

looks sweet dude! now if I could only convince my wife I need to do my rims that color. She doesn't care if I powdercoat them, she just doesn't like black rims(especially with my black car).

maybe instead, just convince the wife that its your car and your choice. period.

[Johnny Lin]

Looks great! You got to come to the next meet, so I can check it out lo~ How much was the wheels?

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Originally Posted by Johnny Lin

Looks great! You got to come to the next meet, so I can check it out lo~ How much was the wheels?

I definately want to meet up with the locals. I am taking delivery of my car on the 28th so anytime after that. I got the csl's from **********s. Tom over at eas is supposed to be getting the matte blacks next month in et30 if people are interested.