Black S Spokes?

[futureal33]

Hiya,

Has anyone painted their S Spokes in black? I am thinking of getting the AeroGrille conversion done and think so black alloys would match it nicely, but the cost of a set of new alloys and tyres is putting me off - whereas getting my (currently silver) S Spokes painted in black, prefferably gloss black is a much cheaper option and I reckon it might look good - just wondering if anyone has done it before and has pics?

Cheers

[MINIAC]

[futureal33]

Thank you Miniac

[bigMINIsmalls]

hi, im abit of a dunce when it comes to wheel maintenance...but am i right in assuming getting them black would mean you have to get them refurbed??.......cos i thought getting them refurbished and powder coated were part of the same process......

so question is can you get them powder coated in the state the wheels are in?...???!?

[Darthbladerni]

In my opinion black s spokes look absolutely stunning.

They have to be sanded down alot before anything is done to ensure a smooth surface with no original paint. Then after that it is layer upon layer of paint. i think i read a step by step guide on how to do it once upon a time but i cant remember where.

It may of been on NAM. I will try and find it

[scraggles]

there's some nice ones for sale on eBay at the moment which have been powder coated instead of painted...

[jdmini]

i got a set of them off ebay

i could not find fault with them !!!

tyres arnt brand new, but they are nearly !!

couldnt reccomend him enough - he is located in bradford !!

[jdmini]

http://www.mini2.com/forum/wheels-ty...ted-black.html

mine is the blue cooper, near the bottom

[swgn]

Here's a photo of one I saw a while back.. (Not mine)



Looks very nice IMHO.

[aussie11]

My wheels dude, S spokes look the nuts in a dark colour

[Root Ginger]

Here's mine:


click to enlarge

[OJM]

What kind of prices have people paid for their black spokes, company used, and service quality etc?

[aussie11]

I paid £65 per wheel, with flip paint

[jdmini]

£450 for wheels and 4 nearly new tyres all fitted ready to go

[Root Ginger]

Mine came with the car but many here and other sites recommend Lap-Tab for the job.

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