[BluesforChallah]

The wife got new sneakers for the Solara and because of this, the Venti V53's she had on it will become my Spring/Summer wheels. Because the chrome is flaking on one of them, and before I spend a lot of time and $$$ having the wheels sandblasted and powdercoated, I would like to find out if anyone would happen to know if my '08 EX AWD would have an issue running them.

The stats are as follows:
Venti V53 20x8.5J with offset +38 running Ventus Sport K104 245/35ZR20

Also, has anyone had any experience removing chrome in place of polished aluminum or powdercoat and ballpark idea what it would cost?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

 

[BluesforChallah]

Here’s a virtual photo of what my car would look like with the Venti V53 wheels installed. I’m torn because I’m also considering selling the wheels and getting a set of BF Goodrich A/T KO tires to mount to the stock wheels.
Opinions please.

 

[RdE_Rnr]

nice looking wheels! I used to running 8.5 20 on k104 40's same off set on my 03, no rubbing on a stock height and DYI on powdercoating/paint, save you a bunch of mula. ;-)

 

[BluesforChallah]

Well, here they are. I'm still not sure if I'm keeping them. I may still be leaning towards selling and getting A/T tires for the stock rims.

 

[rojogan]

The wheels look great! They go especially well with the color on your E.

 

[BluesforChallah]

The wheels look great! They go especially well with the color on your E.

Thanks rojogan... but you're not making my decision any easier. :grin:

 

[onelasttoday]

The wheels look great! They go especially well with the color on your E.

agreed. the chrome looks great on the blue.

as for cost of powdercoating chrome wheels, a friend did his for $300..