Im trying to rechrome the centers of my work vs-kf's, ive already removed all the bolts and took a rubber mallet to the back of the center, but it is not budging. My question is has anybody done this? Is there silicon holding the center together?
Thanks, any input will be appreciated

 

Nevermind i figuered it out. I used a heat gun and a couple blows with the rubber mallet and the center pop right off.

Only question now is, should i rechrome the centers or fully polish everything. They are going on a wdp tl.

Wat do u guys think would look better?

 

Polished>Chrome.

 

^ +1

 

 

i sent out the wheels to get polished, but i guess they cant polish the centers for some reason, so imma have to get the centers redipped in chrome.

took some pics before i tore the last wheel apart, its actually of the 19x10 thats going in the rear but i just tried it up front to check it out.

what u guys think?

 

they cant polish it because its covered in chrome. you can take it to a metal coating place, they use some chemicals to get the chrome off. then you can take it to get polished.

the 19x10 looks good up front, whats the offset on those?

 

the wheels are 19x9 et 38 up front and 19x10 et 33 in the back.
the polishing guy say that the type of metal couldnt be polished even after stripping in down. im just getting the lips and barrels polished for now. imma see if someone else can polish the centers instead.

 

too much poke =\

 

might not have that much poke when there is a tire on there and the car is not on the lift. a little camber would fix that nicely. It will look good.

 

finally got my wheels finished, it took a while and some cash, but i like the way they turned out. i sent the barrels to get fully polished, including the inside of the barrels and found a place that dechromed my centers and polished those aswell.

some pics were taken with a phone camara...

when i first split them


barrel polished


bought four tpms sensors and adapters to mount them


pic of wheel finished


test fitted on car


i went wit 215-35-19 upfront and 235-35-19 out back, it has a nice little strech to it.
just need to throw my suspension and a-spec and it should look nice...

 

yea definitely LOWER that car haha But I like the wheels and the lip is huge in the back. I like it a lot

 

cool pics. wheels definitely look a lot better now!

 

been carrying these babies around in my trunk for the last 3 months, i just need to find some time to throw them on. i got spc front and rear camber kits to go along with it.

 

Nice I got the type 2's also...they ride pretty nice. You should like em.

 

i hope they ride good, i got the eibach springs with 12k upfront and 8k out back

 

throw those bad boys on!

 

+1

Toss 'em on and take some pics! Did you say you have a-spec also or you're planning on it? Looks good though...need more pics

 

are those from F2 or htspec?

 

Why go with such small tires?!?! I have 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 and run a 245 up front and 265 in back! I would never go smaller then stock.
I like the wheels, just need to get those coilovers on asap!

 

yup, ive bought the a-spec a week after i bought the car, havent put them on because i want to do somthing about the mis-matched bumpers

a-spec still boxed up


i got them directly from F2, got a good deal on them

i went wit small tires because i wanted to run low without rubbing issues, i am pleased with how the rear 235-35 tires turned out but i should've gone with a 225-35 upfront instead of 215-35

 

couple pics of the drop, im still gona go maybe a little lower to eliminate fender to tire gap, but it rides beautiful as it sits right now

ill do a photo shoot later and get better pics...

 

rear looks perfect! Just need to drop the front down about half an inch and you'll be golden! How are those FF Type 2.5's riding?

 

How did you get these back together?

 

slap on the aspec kit!

 

Did u ever get that aspec kit on? Pics? Specs on rims? Tnx:-)

 

looks great cant wait till i get my wheels and suspension

 

I wanna rock those in burning black on my NBP,I'm so undecided on what set up I will upgrade to.,lol