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Old 12-12-2006, 12:12 AM
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Rim Poll... powdercoating
I have a set of SSR comp's, in silver, currently installed on my nsx. Last weekend I met up with an elise owner, who had the centers of his SSR's powdercoated black, I thought they looked great, and am now considering something similar...

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Old 12-12-2006, 06:44 AM
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black is badass
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Old 12-12-2006, 10:55 AM
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so is the first pic what they look like now? i think any of them would look badass.
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I thought that powdercoating a rim potentially compromised the strength. Having personally bent and cracked SSR competitions before, I would not want to weaken them any further.
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I don't think it weakens them, but it will not show stress cracks. And that can be bad on a big wheel with little rubber. i vote black!
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There was a problem with people powdercoating kosei's, due to their cast construction the re-heating involved in the process somehow weakend them... ssr's are forged, so I don't think that's an issue?
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There was a problem with people powdercoating kosei's, due to their cast construction the re-heating involved in the process somehow weakend them... ssr's are forged, so I don't think that's an issue?
I doubt there is an issue, but I've also never seen anyone powdercoat SSR Comps before. I would assume the powdercoater is well versed on how the process affects the strength of the wheel.
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I like the 5 spokes in your sig the best, but if it was out of the SSR's I would go black.
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that is one awsome machine

great choice with the black, A++
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Looks pretty good.. I myself voted Silver and still think it looks best.. but I have nothing against black w/polished lip. Still looks nice. Hot car man.
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personally, i like the gold, i have seen it on an nsx before here, and it just looks the business, but the black you did looks nice too
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they all look great but id go with black
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black turned out awesome, they look SICK.
i would have blacked out the lip too... but they look great no matter
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The black for sure looks great.
Gold looks a bit out of place and silver dosen't look as nice for some reason. Black suits the CF and other existing black roof etc. Nice choice.
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