A good question i thought. Has anyone here had wheels line-x'd? I was wondering if you had it done would it cause a wheel balancing problem? my other option was powder coating> which i have fam in both lines or work so was just figureing the best route to go!!Thanks!!

 

Shouldn't cause a balancing problem its just they might have to scrap some off to put the weights around the lip of the rim to balance it properly.

 

If it needs them

 

That was the other thing i thought of but i would just have the face done and not the back side and just have the wheels static balanced.

 

then there should be no problem at all and u'd never scratch ur rims :P

 

Only way to find out is have it done. Hey I even have a set of Alcoas for sale......

 

Well not to let the cat outta the bag here but me and mike (sonic04edge) just did a rim swap. The alcoa's look really good on his truck!!

 

I would have them powder coated. I think it would be more durable. Also the Linex might fade over time.

 

Good point and if i have the line-x fade resistant coating put on it will be glossy. I just may go with powder coat!! And get a flat black or charcol to match the bottom color on my truck.

 

You know you want another set to play with....LOL

 

LOL!! Naw im gonna play around with these for awhile and see whats what. i kinda like the change other than the factory. I had a hard time parting with them though it was well worth it!!

 

pics have been on here a few times already, but this is raptor liner

 

I absolutely love Line-X. Its great stuff for protecting any type of vehicle. I wouldnt put it on wheels though. While it is very durable, if you hit your wheel on anything that would cause a scratch while off roading, the line-x would still be damaged. If you have some nice black steel wheels, these scratches can be easily fixed with spray paint while the line-x would have to be taken to a line-x installer for repair. I know they offer life time warranty, but I doubt they would honor a warranty if it was applied to rims

 

wow that looks hideous.

 

How could they do that to an Audi?! x2 Love Line-X! But as far as wheels get them powder coated if you can.

 

That Audi looks TERRIBLE!!! As if the owner did that to such a beautiful car.

 

the story behind the audi was it was vandalized and dented to ****, the rims were hit with etching cream ... and he figured $400 in materials for paint job that will be awesome for his DD and not get keyed beat the $4000 estimate he had to fix the car .. estimate for the rims was $900

he has some other really sick *** rides the audi is just a daily with a lot of miles for him

 

found the thread bout the audi

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4064843

 

Line-Xing the rims would cause balancing problems. Remember the more weight needed to balance a rim the more likely it is to shake even when it is "balanced"

 

now all he has to do is take out all the windows so no one can smash them out...

oh, and i would say powdercoat would be a better option.