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Detroit/ huff wheel colour???
« on: September 03, 2010, 07:25:32 pm »
Hi all I'm getting my monza's Refurbed  next week and want to get them the same as the Detroit/ huffs. I have looked at pics of them and I'm sure they are satin black all over and diamond cut lip, but some pictures I've seen look as if the inserts are different colour....    :confused:B hope I can get some help  :happy2:

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Re: Detroit/ huff wheel colour???
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2010, 07:28:47 pm »
nope there satin black all round with a diamond cut lip  :happy2:


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Re: Detroit/ huff wheel colour???
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2010, 07:35:05 pm »
Thanks Gti mad  :happy2:

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Re: Detroit/ huff wheel colour???
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2010, 07:38:48 pm »
the detroits are conpletelt black. think they have a polished lip.

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Re: Detroit/ huff wheel colour???
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2010, 12:09:18 pm »
The Detroits are actually matte black rather than satin. They take a bit of buffing to get any sort of shine on them.
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Re: Detroit/ huff wheel colour???
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2010, 06:25:18 pm »
Can anyone tell me exactly how the polished lip is achieved? I have just powder coated my Pescara's in Satin black, and rather than paint a pin stripe I would rather have the Detroit/Huff rim look  :happy2: ......if it is possible?

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Re: Detroit/ huff wheel colour???
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2010, 07:16:08 pm »
Same as a lot of VW wheels, the outer rim is turned on a lathe after painting to achieve the polished look, then the whole wheel is lacquered.
The other option with Pescaras (which don't have the flat rim like Monzas and other polished rim VW wheels) would be to source the shiny trims BBS use on their black CHs. The may have to be slightly modified to fit (not much I reckon) but at least won't end up with whiteworm.
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Re: Detroit/ huff wheel colour???
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2010, 07:18:09 pm »
hmmmm bit  :confused: i really need to no what the colour is a taking them in tommorow! Had a good look at the wheels today and im not sure how much diamond cut lip there supposed to have either anyone no roughly???