Powder coated rims glossy black.

I am thinking painting them too. Looks good!

 

Looks great TB, I'd do the center caps for sure...the silver doesn't really match anything.

Did you have them done at Andrews in Canoga Park ?

 

They look Great!. Can you tell me how much you paid? I would do the center caps for sure. If you have a steady hand consider doing only the background glossy black to match your rims. Blue might look good also though.

 

I love the new look. Where did you get it done at...?

 

Wheels look great! More pics please! Preferably outside.

Question: Did you put the car on blocks while you had the wheels powdercoated? How did you handle that?

Thanks. And, yes I would vote to get the center caps black.

 

Wheels look great! More pics please! Preferably outside.

Question: Did you put the car on blocks while you had the wheels powdercoated? How did you handle that?

Thanks. And, yes I would vote to get the center caps black.

 

Consider spray painting your lugs yourself..I've done it in the past..Just poke the lugs in some Styrofoam to hold in place and paint..Works great, lasts a long time..

Your v is looking sharp..I have to start saving...

 

Looking good TP...you might consider a set of the black Gorilla lug nuts, they look great and anti thief as well, the acorn style in black are very nice.
Gorilla Automotive Products - Lug Nuts, Wheel Locks, Auto Security, Wheel Accessories

 

FWIW, it is also possible to match the body color with powder coat, but
the process is more involved. Here are the rims I had coated to match
my Barcelona Red '08:



The process went like this; pick colors from sample cards, order
custom paints (took about 10 days), strip off OEM gray metallic
coating, ScotchBrite the flat area of the rim at the bead edge, mask
rim area, apply red base coat, apply metallic coat, de-mask rim area,
apply clear top coat.

The actual work on the rims took about a week, cost ~$650. I had a
second set of Touring rims that I got from a member here on PC to be
used for snow tires so the delay didn't matter.

I had the work done at EastCoast PowderCoat in North East, MD, near
Aberdeen.

 

The OEM Touring rims are unique in that the spokes don't go all the
way out to the bead edge and there is a flat ring about 1 in.wide.
I wanted some separation between the colored rim and the tire. If
the rims didn't have this feature, I wouldn't have done the 'coating.

When the OEM finish was stripped off, we found that the rim surface
was polished. That was too bright for the look I was after, so I had
the ScotchBrite finish done.

All OEM Prius rims as a class are non-typical in that they have ridges/
depressions that the wheel covers snap into. This creates the
possibility of using an aftermarket trim/accent ring. It might take a
while to locate ones that don't have attachment issues due the curve
of the spokes; they'd have to be quite thin. An example that probably
wouldn't work but shows the tabs that would hold them to the rim:

 

Thanks for the pics! Car looks great! A nice sporty people mover..

 

Hey - I wanted to let you know I saw you while I was jogging in my neighborhood - Kensington on Adams Avenue...across from the Starbucks. I knew it was your car (mods. and Carson Toyota plates)...Car looked great!