Teaser: powdercoated Audi RS6 wheels

[dparm]

Just came out of powdercoat yesterday. Trying to mimic the super-rare "Black Optics" color they were offered in.

They're going on this as new summer tires:

 

[CharlieJ]

Nice, what tires are you going to put on them?

 

[dparm]

Reusing my existing Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric tires, 245/40R18.

 

[HTSS_TR]

Nice, it looks much better than the 6 spokes on the car now. In general, I like 5 spokes wheel better than 6, 7 or more spokes wheels.

 

[rshunter]

They look great! I look forward to seeing them on the car.

 

[K20FA5]

Nice. How much did it run to powder coat them? How long were they at the shop?

I would love to powder coat my truck wheels someday!

Looks good!

 

[dparm]

$250. Small local shop. Got them back in about a week and a half.

 

[cchase]

Originally Posted By: dparm
$250. Small local shop. Got them back in about a week and a half.


Did $250 cover sandblasting the old finish off as well? Either way, that's a very good price...

 

[dparm]

Yep, $250 out the door. Just a group of guys who do it in their spare time, so their overhead is nice and low.

 

[Vikas]

For all four? How do they eat?? That would be so cheap!!

- Vikas

 

[dparm]

They're finally on...powdercoated RS6 wheels, 18x8 +30 on 245/40R18 rubber. Absolutely amazing. So glad I opted for gunmetal instead of the original silver. The wider offset versus stock helps give it a meaner stance for sure.

No centercaps on for the photo -- had to paint and install them later in the day, see the last shot I took for a close-up.

And my homemade centercaps which turned out a million times better than I had hoped:

PS: If anyone is curious, the rotors are DBA 4000s.

 

[asiancivicmaniac]

They look very nice!

 

[Malo83]

I like the silver better

 

[Vikas]

Not only the color looks stunning, you never have to clean the brake dust off it. It is *exactly* the color of the brake dust

Did you spend $1000 or $250?

- Vikas

 

[dparm]

$250 for all four. Plus $20 and 30 minutes of my time to make the center caps.

 

[Vikas]

You "robbed them blind" What a great deal!!

How did you make the center cap? Where did you get the emblem?

- Vikas

 

[dparm]

Center cap was included but it was the wrong color and style. I sprayed it to match, then bought some metal Audi logos on eBay and glued them on.

 

[kkreit01]

Looks very nice. Great job.

 

[IndyIan]

Originally Posted By: kkreit01
Looks very nice. Great job.

+1 You'd never know those caps aren't OEM

 

[rshunter]

Impressive work on the center caps. It's one of the best looking homemade jobs I've seen. To be honest, I've seen plenty of aftermarket caps that don't look nearly as good.

I don't hate to say it, but I told you that the wide-track RS6 was the way to go for the summer tires. I'm just glad they look as good as I'd imagined. Otherwise, I'd have some explaining to do...

Have you noted any rub, or are the sidewalls inset just enough to give you the necessary clearance? If my calculations were correct, you shouldn't see any except when turning with the suspension compressed.