Figured I'd share with the forum as I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. Had them repaired and redone at Wheels America. Once I get tires and have them mounted, I'll snap some pics on the car.



URL of massive image
http://am.wrex-racing.com/index.php?...ach=1489;image

 

nice! clean wheels make a drastic difference on the overall apperance of a car.

 

WoW, those look amazing! Did you buy new center caps or were those able to be refinished too?

 

Those look fantastic!!! Can't wait to refinish mine!

 

Those really do look great.

 

Those look great. Props for sticking with original wheels.

 

Sorry for missing the thread updates and thanks for the comments. I was worried about having them redone but the results speak for themselves.

I ordered new center caps from Malloy Mazda leaving only 5 new ones in the stocks of Mazda North America. They arrived today and I'll have the tires mounted next week. More pictures will follow soon.

 

Seriously, pops for the oem love

 

def.


I have my street tires on vert BBS 15"
I have my gravel tires on S5 GTU 15"s
I have my studded snows on S4 T2 16"
I have my drift wheels on S4 GXL 15"

 

I'm not keen on the stock rims, would much rather have AM. But they look good mate

 

Sorry for the long delay but I finally got the wheels and center caps on.

http://imgur.com/a/8phjQ#0

Hard to tell by the picture of the suspension, but there is just over 1/2 cm of clearance between the strut and the tires (Advan AD08 225/50/16).

 

Who else has wood

 

Cool, how much did it cost? I was considering the same thing.

I even found a company that will widen them for a better stance.

 

They look very nice. Did they have much curb rash to start with? I was probably going to fix the curb rash on mine and then paint or powdercoat them, but if something like this is still possible, I would probably prefer to do that. I love bare aluminum.

I looked up the Wheels America website, and it looks like they do some good work. Some of those before and after pictures are quite spectacular.

 

Sanding and polishing curb rash is easy. Then powdercoat them clear.

 

Yeah, the PO(s) did quite a number on my wheels though. I've hit a curb maybe once or twice in my life. These wheels got abused to the tune of hitting curbs multiple times per wheel.

 

man those look nice

 

The wheels were in OK state prior with road rash and blemishes in the finish. It was either buy new wheels or refinish these. Wheels America charged $135/tire with tax or $543 for all 4. Had them done within a few days and I'm very happy with the work done.

 

those came out great!

 

I have to be a dick and say it.. why do people quote the whole original post?
Is it for those who forgot what link they clicked on or forgot what they read at the top of the page already?
People seem to use the quote button way to much on this forum.

 

those look awesome, great job

 

To the self professed dick - you're being too hard on yourself. The answer is because many times if you don't quote, the response won't make sense. And most forum members aren't like you and read every post to threads. Those unlike you that don't will question what they're talking about.

To the OP, you should look into having the stock centercaps metalized so they work better with the now shinny aluminum.

 

OP: Great job!

Jerry: I have the full set with center caps in excellent condition from my '91. Contact me if interested as I won't be putting them back on the FC.

 

Man these look great!! I'm trying to refinish my own wheels before I decide to have them done somewhere, working on a budget

 

Good job! looks great!