20-inch alloy NEVIS Wheels
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20-inch alloy NEVIS Wheels
I have to either refinish and powdercoat the 20-inch Nevis alloy wheels on my 2011 XKR convertible or look for refinished or new wheels. Redoing the four wheels professionally from a reputable supplier will cost me $900-$1,000. Since the wheels were a $5,000 option on my car when new, probably having my wheels done is the best, most economical route. Any thoughts?
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Get new wheels, send the Nevises to me, I'll pay shipping!
Actually, I am seriously considering new wheels myself, with wider rims and more backspace to fit larger tires without all the crazy Spacer stuff.
Course, if I had an extra set of Nevis wheels, I'd see if a wheel guy could swap out the rim parts and keep the centers. Quite a job THAT would be, but possible.
I like the Nevis, they don't have all those crazy fake bolt heads to clean for hours and hours.
Actually, I am seriously considering new wheels myself, with wider rims and more backspace to fit larger tires without all the crazy Spacer stuff.
Course, if I had an extra set of Nevis wheels, I'd see if a wheel guy could swap out the rim parts and keep the centers. Quite a job THAT would be, but possible.
I like the Nevis, they don't have all those crazy fake bolt heads to clean for hours and hours.
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I have to either refinish and powdercoat the 20-inch Nevis alloy wheels on my 2011 XKR convertible or look for refinished or new wheels. Redoing the four wheels professionally from a reputable supplier will cost me $900-$1,000. Since the wheels were a $5,000 option on my car when new, probably having my wheels done is the best, most economical route. Any thoughts?
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I may have over stated the price I paid (its been awhile), based on the pricing on their web site it was probably be $600. I took a total of three sets of wheels to them for refinishing (and they did give me a discount on the 3rd set, for being a 'volume customer'). My wife's Integra wheels looked better than new (added two tone color and mirror cut surfaces). All I can say is for anyone in the Chicagoland area, if you need wheel repair/refinishing, check out Crown Customs & Coatings:
https://crowncustoms.net/
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But ultimately, you're right that the wheels will cost you a ton to replace so you might as well spend the money to get them done right.
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Seeing this post I looked and saw I cleaned mine just about 10,000 miles ago. So being I set up my annual oil change for next week I decided to clean up the winter sleep and today removed and cleaned and polished the rear wheels. Tomorrow maybe I'll do the fronts. So here are the results with 1 before shot and 2 finished shots.
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1st just regular wheel cleaner then scrub with car soap and wheel brush. Any road tar I used fine steel wool. I did this about 10K miles ago and also did this when I got the car at 6700 miles. Car now has 22K miles. I waxed them after with plain old car paste wax. I used mothers. Also cleaned red brake calipers and painted the center section of the rotors with flat black high temp paint. Took an hour and a half to do 2 rear wheels.
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Seeing this post I looked and saw I cleaned mine just about 10,000 miles ago. So being I set up my annual oil change for next week I decided to clean up the winter sleep and today removed and cleaned and polished the rear wheels. Tomorrow maybe I'll do the fronts. So here are the results with 1 before shot and 2 finished shots.
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OK I did the front wheels today and had an interesting observation. I see a lot of posts where there seems to be a lot of complaining about brake dust. As I mentioned earlier I have about 10K miles since I last cleaned and waxed my wheels. I also usually get a touchless car wash every 2 weeks during the summer and don't drive in the rain unless I am caught in a storm. I usually wipe the wheels after a drive but only on the outside. So below is a picture of my front wheel before and after cleaning. The interesting part is I don't have to much brake dust .
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I made the move and had the wheels made new by The Wheel Doctor in Sarasota, FL. He stripped them, made some magic, special primer, powder-coated in color similar to Liquid Silver and clear-coated. Job came in at low-end of $800 to $1,000 estimate ($200 per wheel) and they look better than brand new! Check out his services at The Wheel Doctor, Sarasota, Florida, Wheel Repair
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Another option would have been to upgrade to the Kalminos wheels.
They have 35% fewer spokes And you can get your fingers behind each spoke.
Essentially you can clean the entire Kalminos wheel from the front- in 60 seconds. The inability to do this with the Nevis makes people give up early on, and the downward spiral begins.
They have 35% fewer spokes And you can get your fingers behind each spoke.
Essentially you can clean the entire Kalminos wheel from the front- in 60 seconds. The inability to do this with the Nevis makes people give up early on, and the downward spiral begins.
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I happen to really like the Nevis wheels which came with the car when new. Last thing I want to do was buy a new set of very expensive wheels that I don't particularly like better than the ones I have. Then I would have to try and sell my wheels. Too much work without any rewards other than easier cleaning.
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