Anyone have good luck powder coating APEX wheels?

135iam · 02-26-2014, 05:37 PM

I've read Internet horror stories of wheels being weakened by powdercoating. Anyone have feedback from powdercoating APEX wheels.

Just wondering,as I am getting a color I don't want in the group buy since Hyperblack is unobtanium.

Chris. · 02-26-2014, 10:01 PM

Powder coating will cost you just as much as you saved with the group buy

Nitrous Garage · 02-27-2014, 12:22 PM

Not to worry! I have powdercoating a couple sets with no issues. I even have a set at the powdercoater right now. Email me at forums@nitrousgarage.com and I can email you a picture of them when I get them back. Should be by tomorrow sometime.

135iam · 02-28-2014, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris.

Powder coating will cost you just as much as you saved with the group buy

yeah, I realize that, but the wheels are the weight/offset/size I am looking for, and with snows on my stock wheels I am going to need summer wheels soon.

If I dont like the matte black on my space grey 135i, I will get them coated or painted.

805beemer · 02-28-2014, 06:35 PM

If your rims haven't shipped yet I would pm David from apex. They had hyper silver in stock for the rear but the fronts in et45 were out of stock when I was trying to order from there website for the group buy. I sent David a pm and asked if I could wait till more came in stock and he said absolutely.

Chris. · 02-28-2014, 06:35 PM

That should look really good IMO.

135iam · 03-03-2014, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 805beemer

If your rims haven't shipped yet I would pm David from apex. They had hyper silver in stock for the rear but the fronts in et45 were out of stock when I was trying to order from there website for the group buy. I sent David a pm and asked if I could wait till more came in stock and he said absolutely.

I called and talked to David, he said I was looking at a 6 month wait for hyperblack to be made. Thats too long for me

135iam · 03-03-2014, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris.

That should look really good IMO.

I hope so, I just think they put black rims on everything these days so I was looking forward to hyperblack.

On the other hand, I think the space grey brakes matching the cars paint that will be easy to see thru the black ARC-8's will look good.

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805beemer Captain 23 Rep 647 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lompoc, CA iTrader: (4)	If your rims haven't shipped yet I would pm David from apex. They had hyper silver in stock for the rear but the fronts in et45 were out of stock when I was trying to order from there website for the group buy. I sent David a pm and asked if I could wait till more came in stock and he said absolutely.
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Chris. Private First Class 2 Rep 103 Posts Drives: 2008 Alpine White 135i M-Sport Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Southern Illinois iTrader: (0)	That should look really good IMO.
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