Powder coating wheels.

[McCoy]

Okay, I'd like your specific opinions on this. I am thinking of getting our next r-colt demo, which is silver in color and powder coating the wheels gloss black or a gloss dark grey/charcoal and painting the calipers red like our last demo.

What do you think? Dark grey or black? Im trying to go for a look like the images below. Your thoughts will be appreciated.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/mitsubishi_colt_version_r_2006_05.jpg

[Philip Lee]

are u painting the wheel arches too?

[McCoy]

Nope, not doing the wheel arches. Will powder coat the wheels, paint the calipers red, whack in an optional evo 9 weight adjustable billet gear knob, probably some mats, and might get some stickers made up. I was thinking somthing liek Colt R Evolution.

Kinda like this:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/Revolution.jpg

[McCoy]

Okay stickers are done and on the car!

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/Revolution1.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/Revolution2.jpg

Now to get the wheels and brakes done!

[ShortShift]

Yer all you need now is AWD and twice the wheel kw so real EVO mitsi boys have nothing to laugh about... ditch those stickers and get some RCult stickers made up

[Philip Lee]

actually i think a JDM "Version R" sticker would probably look better.

[aby82]

yeah man ditch the sticker.. and if u don't mind defacing the wheels go for it, looks alright in the pic u did up

[McCoy]

Will do a 'Version R' sitcker at a later date for sure, but the ones I did I am happy with for the time being. As for the wheels, I've just booked them in for powder coating. :D

[Corosith]

McCoy, how much would it cost to powder coat the wheels? :)

[McCoy]

$320 plus I have to factor on taking tyres off, and whacking them back on afterwards.

[radiostar69]

The grey seems to look a lot better....and im not a huge fan of the sticker...i reckon it'd look sweet with a turbo badge whacked next to the Colt badge from the BA XR6T, or any turbo badge for that matter...oh and red brake calipers....SWWWWEEEEETTTT....i havent been game yet!

[Macca]

How much is the ralliart gear knob?

[McCoy]

Carbon fibre evo 9 knob $220 Incl GST. (Not a fan personally )

http://www.ralliart.com.au/images/accessories05.jpg

Weight Adjustable Evo 9 knob $247.50 Incl GST.

http://www.ralliart.com.au/images/accessories06.jpg

The weight adjustable gear knob would suit the colt well as the standard gear knob is super light and the weight adjustable knob gives a more positive feel.

[chefholliwood]

hey mccoy,do u hav other rims whilst the stox r gettin coated ?or ya gunna hav it on stands?

[McCoy]

Car will be on a hoist, and thats okay as it gives me time to get the brake calipers painted while the wheels are off.

[MLT.32E_RCOLT]

thats funny im painting my stock rim gloss black can wait to pick up my spare wheels tom, ill post up photos when im done hehe.

[ShortShift]

The grey seems to look a lot better....and im not a huge fan of the sticker...i reckon it'd look sweet with a turbo badge whacked next to the Colt badge from the BA XR6T, or any turbo badge for that matter...oh and red brake calipers....SWWWWEEEEETTTT....i havent been game yet!

I did offer... and a VL commondoor turbo badge would look teh shiz

[McCoy]

:UPDATE:

Okay, there is an issue with our wheels. The clear layer over the top of the painted wheels needs to be removed chemically as sand blasting will just tear it to pieces and subsequently pitt the wheels to hell.

So, first you have to get them chemically peeled with some sort of special stuff (sorry, forgot the name) that affect's the plastic coating and not the rim itself, last thing you want is to acid bath them and weaken your wheels, so they get bathed in some sort of solvent, then a light sand blasting, and THEN whack on the power coat. Going for a color called onyx black. Its a dark charcoal metallic. Should look good, but I'm still about 1 week away from this happening. Will post pics when its all done.

$35 chemical strip per wheel.

$35 sandblast and powder coat per wheel.

[Steve-B]

pretty good prices there.

[lovecolt]

That means 280 for 4 wheels. Sounds alright to me. Can't wait to see the final look on the car :)

[McCoy]

Trade pricing I guess. As soon as there done I'll take a pic and whack them up here, currently the car is still on a hoist taking up valuable space in our workshop. :o

Anything else I should be doing to this car guys? I was thinking a TMR exhaust, and anything I fit has to be either a Ralliart or TMR part as its a new car to be on sold.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/hoist.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/calis.jpg

[aby82]

what about the ralliart intake pipes??

[McCoy]

Yup, was thinking either Ralliart intake pipes or the Ralliart zorst.

[Steve-B]

get the ralliart rear diffuser and the twin exhaust's, then when you find them we can all get them as they seem to be a ghost product made to tease us...

http://www.rcolt.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=139&d=1188748859

[Corosith]

Carbon Fibre look for some of the dash panels or colour code the rest of dash parts as per the Recaro editon Rcolt!:)

[MLT.32E_RCOLT]

are you kidding i would charge about $60 a wheel to paint the standard wheels inside and out and hats tacking the tyers off the wheels and putting the tyers on and ballance them. Thats in Poliurathine paint too so it will not chip and if you scratch it it can be cut back and polished, can also do it in a matte finish too.

PS there is no protective coat its just paint on the standard wheels

[d-Z1R3]

the twin exhaust looks porn!!!

but black rims on a silver car would look good!!! as for a turbo badge, it would look good if the colors matched the car or badges :)

[McCoy]

Just got the wheels back from the powder coaters, looks AWESOME! Will post up pics soon! :D

[Steve-B]

teaser...grey on grey aye...

[McCoy]

I'm waiting on chris to get me some ralliart wheel caps. :D

[Steve-B]

whoa, ralliart wheels caps....???
pics or ban !

[aby82]

lol.. eta on pics mccoy?

[McCoy]

I just took some with my phone, I'll take some proper photo's tomorrow. These pics dont do the car justice, it looks sensational! You cant really see the grey in these pics as my phone is rubbish, but the grey metallic fleck comes out nicely.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/onyxwheels1.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/onyxwheels2.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/onyxwheels3.jpg

Also, makes the brakes stand out, which I like.

[SilverRabbit]

Wow... thats HOT!!!
you have just inspired me to do the same thing my with Silver Rcolt... that really does look amazing.

Or on the other hand, I could just never clean my wheels and let the brake dust settle in LOL.

Thanks for the pics McCoy. I'm sure that one wont be on the floor for long.

[aby82]

not too shabs.. wouldn't mind seeing some more pics of it out in the open..

the ralliart wheel caps ur waiting for should look good with it

[MLT.32E_RCOLT]

I'm waiting on chris to get me some ralliart wheel caps

hey man they look great but i have to say they look exactly like mine and im speaking to steve about the Carbon RA wheel caps too

[Macca]

they looks nice, will hide the dusty wheel syndrome well :D

[Steve-B]

can we all get in on these wheel caps ?

[lovecolt]

Nice....although i think the red sprayed calliper is more eye catching :D

[Steve-B]

dude, all you need is the ralliart bobcat spoiler in the same colour and that would look the hotness

[McCoy]

Some more pics, this time not taken with my phone. :rolleyes:

Still waiting on some ralliart centre caps, and that looks like it will take some time before they arrive. Pretty happy with the overall result, I think a set of mats, and a Ralliart Filter (when they finally arrive as they are also ex-japan and were done) would finish of this particular car.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/bw4.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/bw3.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/bw2.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/bw1.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/bw.jpg

[Steve-B]

Wow. That Looks Bad Ass !!!
can we get a pic of the ralliart centres ?
also, mcCoy i reckon go for red wheel nuts and the bobcat spoiler !

[Corosith]

Looks good, amazing how the standard 16 inch wheels look a lot larger than they actually are with the dark paint, definately suits the silver duc!:)

[McCoy]

I'm with you on the spolier and wheel nuts steve, but its a new car, so we cant go to silly. When I finally get my hands on some nuts (that sounds omminous doesnt it... :o ) I'll post up some more pics.

Thanks for the comments guys! I reckon this treatment would also work well on a white car.

[aby82]

hey steve the ralliart centre wheel cap pic is here http://ralliart.com.au/RalliartVehicles/SportsParts.aspx about half way down the page..

i think thats the one they're referring to

[McCoy]

Yup, but they are exxy, so I'm not sure I'll go down that path. Might try a JDM alternative.

[aby82]

how much approx r u talkin?? surely theres a cheap ripoff alternative on ebay?? :D

[McCoy]

Yeah, there is and thats what I'm sourcing. Although I might have to bite the bullet and get the genuine ralliart centre's.

[Ralliart_Chris]

RAY65007
Ralliart wheel centre cap set of four
Base material ABS resin
Recommended list price $138 + GST

[McCoy]

And they look like this:

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd72/Ralliartclub/centercap.jpg

[aby82]

they do look pretty nice tho... and so they would for the price! :eek:

[|2colt]

I like it too...:)

[lovecolt]

As good as the caps look, i bet its gonna disappear if you park your car in the city for a day :D So easy to be stolen without a trace.

[phul007]

Mccoy have you sold this special version yet, I have talked my boss itto getting rid of the crap sonata and buying a new company car very earlier next year, are you doing any other special Rcolts and will you delivery to Newcastle NSW as i would like to give you first option.

[McCoy]

Nope not sold yet, however I did put it on carsales.com and cars guide the other day. I've had a few email enquiries on the car in the last two days, so it looks like my taste in do-ups isnt too shabby. :D

As far as selling interstate, thats easy to organise phil.