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Old 07-27-13, 01:50 PM
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Gsl-se wheels

:Well after all the mechanics; full RB exhaust, k&n, injectors cleaned, louvers and bra, new moldings, a/c all redone blowing at 36 deg at vents, new calipers,rotors and ss brake lines all around, paint is going to have to wail till tax returns so I put my new side moldings on ( yes I will have to strip them back off) but they compliment the 7's lines so well, I think I have that 80's look I love. Yes those are original louvers ( cost me 100 bucks), love or hate them, I have bronze glass all around and don't want to tint them, and the louvers make a world of difference in south fl heat. Only thing I am contemplating is doing the stock wheels black.

Found this on fl cl looks good on the black, but I think would look better on my white SE minus the red. By the way they are only asking 4k for the SE. What do you all think?

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Old 07-27-13, 01:54 PM
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Anyone? Stock se wheels or do the black!
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Originally Posted by 13bGsl-se
Anyone? Stock se wheels or do the black!
IMO stock looks a LOT better.
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Sell me your louvers!
Old 08-03-13, 12:13 AM
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stock is FAR better. love the SE wheels!
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Ok stock it is, just have to he them refinished, looking a little old. And no way on the louvers,not 4 sale, ha!
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Stock SE Wheels

I recently refinished a set of SE stock 14 inch wheels, and mounted them on my 1997 Geo. Personally, I think they look better on the Geo than on the RX-7, but they definitely look much better with the satin finish Stainless Steel paint that I used, as compared with the original lathe turned and clear coated finish. I just hand sanded the clear coat to feather the edges where it was chipped or peeling off. If you want to put a glossy finish on them you really need to have the clear coat removed, probably best by plastic media blasting.
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Nice, but somewhere out there is a very sad shoeless 7, lol
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My SE Wheels are looking pretty bad. So it sounds like your saying the tires need to come off, and the wheels taken to a professional wheel refurb shop to remove the old clear coat, polished up and a new coat of clear coat installed? Sounds Pricey LOL




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