Wheel advise needed

[BIGHVM]

Hello all, I have a Northface, the wheels are crap and the clear coat is flaking and has black marks that I cannot get rid off- I was thinnking of having a go myself and restoring these- I feel I could do this and fancy changing the colour also, my X is charcoal green, what do you think would look good, I think black, or should I go with the same as the body?
Has anyone done a colour change to the wheels here-did you do it yourself-what did you change to?

 

[blueka]

IMO you only get what you pay for when doing wheels.. I think the Northface wheels are horrid anyway.. but that's just my opinion..

I'd take em to a pro n get them done black.

Si

 

[BIGHVM]

Looked into that, most places want to charge around £100 per wheel, I can get brand new alloys with tires for that....................Ok they wont be fraud ones but will look better I am sure..........Hmmmmmmmmmm.
Think I will go that way in the end- start hunting online for wheel and tire deals.
Cheers!

 

[blueka]

£100 a wheel? where you going? buckingham palace?

Pristine in Milton keynes don't charge that for a basic refurb... they charged me £104 a wheel for the best finish they do..

Si

 

[Ian5700]

The other option is to just switch over to the chrome ones, which hold up pretty well, i.e. not flaking, etc, you do lose a bit around the rim where the wheel weights are though.