Custom Heliums... Post your pics!!!
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Custom Heliums... Post your pics!!!
Anyone painted they're heliums or stripped the paint off? What im wondering is if theres a polishable surface under there for a nice and shiney lip? If you guys got em painted ***** em up!
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Re: Custom Heliums... Post your pics!!! (bigblueandyellow)
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Re: Custom Heliums... Post your pics!!! (Solscud007)
Yea...extreme lightweight+ cheap cast rims dont usually mix too well.
I'd sooner go with the Rota C8's over those...but also...you can look into Falken Hanabi, they are cheap and lightweight as well...8 spokes...I have a set of 17's and they weigh 17 lbs.
I'd sooner go with the Rota C8's over those...but also...you can look into Falken Hanabi, they are cheap and lightweight as well...8 spokes...I have a set of 17's and they weigh 17 lbs.
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Re: Custom Heliums... Post your pics!!! (Solscud007)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Solscud007 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">according to this post on team Integra Heliums crack
http://www.team-integra.net/fo...age=5</TD></TR></TABLE>
I believe all rims break if not driven on correctly. Forge rims are a bit more durable than cast.
I prefer these over c8s but it's an opinion call.
http://www.team-integra.net/fo...age=5</TD></TR></TABLE>
I believe all rims break if not driven on correctly. Forge rims are a bit more durable than cast.
I prefer these over c8s but it's an opinion call.
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Re: Custom Heliums... Post your pics!!! (ProJectCvic)
powdercoated gold, i ddint like the bronze that they came in and didnt like the black so i did them gold. they were pretty bright at 1st but they toned down a bit and turned out pretty good, i hope imagestation works. i didnt run them too long, went back to stock height and stock wheels, now im on a set of 99-00 SI's. please be kind 
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Re: Custom Heliums... Post your pics!!! (NAallTheWAY)
good thread 
i just got a set of the bronze ones...i am interested to see what people did with their's color wise so i can get some ideas...the bronze isn't the best shade
i just got a set of the bronze ones...i am interested to see what people did with their's color wise so i can get some ideas...the bronze isn't the best shade
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RARE_EG2 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^^^they look good gold </TD></TR></TABLE>
thanks, the were a bitch to prep for the powder coating.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ProJectCvic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The look good man.
Anyone try adding a lip color?</TD></TR></TABLE>
i was planning on taking them back down to bare metal, and polishing the lip and repowder coating them but wanted to go back with more of a stock look. it would have taken some work but i think they would have looked pretty good.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bigblueandyellow »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Anyone painted they're heliums or stripped the paint off? What im wondering is if theres a polishable surface under there for a nice and shiney lip? If you guys got em painted ***** em up!</TD></TR></TABLE>
when i stripped mine down, i tried useing paint stripper and aircraft remover on just the lip after tapeing it off. but they turned the section an off white and still left paint on them. after that they looked like crap so i used a large glass bead blaster at my dads shop, this took the paint off but it took some work even useing the bead blaster.
</TD></TR></TABLE>thanks, the were a bitch to prep for the powder coating.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ProJectCvic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The look good man.
Anyone try adding a lip color?</TD></TR></TABLE>
i was planning on taking them back down to bare metal, and polishing the lip and repowder coating them but wanted to go back with more of a stock look. it would have taken some work but i think they would have looked pretty good.
EDIT:
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bigblueandyellow »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Anyone painted they're heliums or stripped the paint off? What im wondering is if theres a polishable surface under there for a nice and shiney lip? If you guys got em painted ***** em up!</TD></TR></TABLE>
when i stripped mine down, i tried useing paint stripper and aircraft remover on just the lip after tapeing it off. but they turned the section an off white and still left paint on them. after that they looked like crap so i used a large glass bead blaster at my dads shop, this took the paint off but it took some work even useing the bead blaster.
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