FX50 21" Enkei's on my 08 FX35

[Dleezy]

I also posted this at the org.

So I found these on craigslist and they were in pretty rough shape. I refinished them in my garage over the past few weekends. What do you think?

The first 2 pics are of my stock 18s with winter tires and the second set are comparison shots with the 21s. The last one is a poser shot after I got around to washing the FX.

Overall, I love the look of them. I saw other members with a similar setup and waited until I found these wheels.

Now to get that TPMS warning light turned off...

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[la_fx35]

Very nice. What do your use on refinishing these wheels?

 

[Dleezy]

I used the duplicolor hypersilver kit, however, I didn't use the clear that came with it. Apparently, the clear has a blue hue to it and that wasn't the look I wanted. I opted to use duplicolor gloss for wheels after painting.

These rims were in pretty rough shape, so I went the way of sanding, filling, priming and then painting. Definitely not 100% perfect up close but from a couple feet away they look great and it's hard to beat the cost at $50 to get them here.

 

[aiya]

Congrats on the new mod! Looks great and being a DIY makes it that much better! Pop into this thread and please follow the directions to get your members only tattoo for the 21" club.

​https://www.infinitiscene.com/search/1/?q=7060-I-ve-joined-the-21-quot-Aiya-club

 

[GEE50FX]

Looks great, good job on the refinishing.

 

[RIPnFX]

Looks awesome bro


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[Dleezy]

Thanks guys. With the larger rims, the space between the tire and fender appears exagerated now. Now I gotta look into some springs...

 

[gto]

Coils instead

 

[RIPnFX]

+1 get coils


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[Jdmartinez]

looks good! but yeah it needs a little drop

 

[Jimmies]

Looks awesome. Maybe a strange request, but do you have any videos of it driving by with those wheels?

 

[ocal21]

I don't think anyone posted a video of a first gen with fx50 rims.

 

[jchien86]

Excellent choice