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Offline Aparat

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #10 on: 23 June 2020, 23:15 »
They do look good, to be honest.

Never been a fan of DC wheels.

- Easily damaged by poorly maintained tyre changing equipment or inexperienced / poorly trained tyre fitters.
That was the case with my wheels. Tyre fitter messed 4 of them up  :sick: :sick: He had to pay for refurbishment which was very good but not that durable as the original. So as soon as Brescias are in bad shape on this car I'm getting BBS or the likes. Will never pay for diamonds ever even if they are best looking wheels you can get.
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Offline Vaporise

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #11 on: 23 June 2020, 23:24 »
Company was Rolling Rims in Essex. £140 a corner (ouch!). Bordering on new wheel territory but they were brilliant. Wheel gurus.

Just got really fed up of the delicate diamond cut wheels and the dreaded white worm.

9 refurbs over the years.....

140quid a wheel  :shocked: think we are 50 quid a wheel at our local place

For the usual powder coating, but two tone is not going to be £50/wheel surely...
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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #12 on: 23 June 2020, 23:29 »
Silver wheel caps with black surround.

£25 a set on ebay.
Might fit a Golf.
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Offline barrym381

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #13 on: 24 June 2020, 00:12 »
Company was Rolling Rims in Essex. £140 a corner (ouch!). Bordering on new wheel territory but they were brilliant. Wheel gurus.

Just got really fed up of the delicate diamond cut wheels and the dreaded white worm.

9 refurbs over the years.....

140quid a wheel  :shocked: think we are 50 quid a wheel at our local place

For the usual powder coating, but two tone is not going to be £50/wheel surely...

I’ve had a few sets done with black barrels and shadow chrome faces and cost wasn’t higher even had candy colours done a few times  :smiley:

Offline Mag_Pie

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #14 on: 24 June 2020, 09:14 »
Too many refurbs to mention so had all 4 powder coated in two tone. Wheels are pushing 7 years old but I think they look good. Not diamond cut but in many ways better.
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And a front.


I'm impressed, I thought the pictures were before pictures as I skimmed through.  What name/shade of silver is that?  Like someone already said you can still see the machining effect slightly which maintains that original look.

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #15 on: 24 June 2020, 09:46 »
Company was Rolling Rims in Essex. £140 a corner (ouch!). Bordering on new wheel territory but they were brilliant. Wheel gurus.

Just got really fed up of the delicate diamond cut wheels and the dreaded white worm.

9 refurbs over the years.....

When I had new tyres fitted, I thought they had been careful but they must have caught the lacquer as got some white worm this winter  :angry:
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Offline Al1040

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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #16 on: 24 June 2020, 11:25 »
Just About to get mine painted as well... Whiteworm in lots of places (must admit to a few being my own doing tho :embarrassed:)
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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #17 on: 28 June 2020, 11:30 »
I had the same dilemma last year, and went for the anthracite finish.

p.s. I have tried to share photos, but don't know what I am doing. Apparently people don't use photobucket anymore lol
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Re: Diamond cut to powder coated
« Reply #19 on: 28 June 2020, 12:02 »
Too many refurbs to mention so had all 4 powder coated in two tone. Wheels are pushing 7 years old but I think they look good. Not diamond cut but in many ways better.
Hubs and callipers next.




And a front.




That looks spot on :afro:
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