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Jan 11, 2005

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Repainting old SI Rims

i have a 02 Civic with those chrome old SI Rims and i wondering how can i repaint them white

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powdercoat them

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Yes. They're such a smooth surface powdercoating is really the only way to go. I tried painting them before I powdercoated them... the paint lasted about 12 hours. White? I think they're too blocky to be white.

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yeah i think they will look a little funny too. i saw some gunmetal ones but hey, different strokes for different folks.

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aight

Thanks for the input people im still deciding i might not lol i might just buy new ones some white MOtegi MR7's

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some on site had black ones

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powdercoat

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oem SI wheels > motegi mr7's
oem hub caps > motegi mr7's
bicycle wheels > motegi mr7's
no wheels > motegi mr7's

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There is a way to put a white clearcoat on them,I'v done some. They look like a pearl finish. It is alot of work and a lot of time!

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Pics???

Do you have any Pics of those rims man

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i know a lot of people hate the MR7's cuz mass people have them, but i still think they are good looking wheel, especially on the 7thgen

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yeah i like

i like MR7's i think they bomb

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IMO you're better off repainting the Si rims. In fact it's not a hard DIY (just takes time), and will look better than MR7s.

Nothing wrong with the MR7's really, they're a nice style. But EVERYONE has them. I've seen them (and their copies) on just about any car that will fit them....they don't even stand out anymore.

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Paint

i kinda wanna paint mine lol or trade em now for other rims lol i dont know
Keep and paint or Trade?????

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trade them in! definitely DO NOT paint them white. white wheels are the biggest pain in the *** to keep clean. i'd get a new set of wheels if i were you...but i'm not a big fan of those si wheels in the first place

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Do you have any Pics of those rims man

When to computer went down so did the pics! I got white rims, like the man say-alway dirty!

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yeah i had mr7's...after i let them go, i swore i saw them on a rav4...

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The problem with MR7s isn't the fact that everyones grandmother has a set, or what they look like. Its the fact that they weigh 24 lbs.

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From all the SI rims that ive seen that have been powdercoated, i have yet to really like one. I think they are better off the way that they are.

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From all the SI rims that ive seen that have been powdercoated, i have yet to really like one. I think they are better off the way that they are.

I second that for sure. They just dont look right. Think they look tacky, and that they wanted something new, just couldnt afford it. But I am a big fan of SI rims, think they would be ruined if did anything to them.