Lorne34
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I have a 2019 GT350 with the OEM Wheel setup. I just for the life of me cannot understand why Ford had to go and change the wheel design from the 2016-18 MY. I just cannot live with the gloss black wheels finish and design. I look at them all the time and it's the first thing I want to change about the car. I think the satin finish looks so much better and the spoke design would make cleaning easier (less outer surface showing brake dust).
I have been looking for someone who has a set of wheels from their 2017-18 350 that are in like new shape. Ideally someone who swapped them right away and has the original set in mint condition.
My question is that I found a reseller on ebay that apparently has a bunch of OEM wheel sets from the shelby's that they are selling, but they have been refinished/powder coated but still maintain the OEM satin finish.
I am including the link below along with an email reply they sent me regarding these wheels.
Does this look like a good/legit deal and are there any issues with getting wheels that are powder coated vs the Ford Factory Satin finish. I would like to get them Ceramic Coated before putting them on to ensure that are easy to clean.
I read somewhere that Powder Coating can add weight to the tires, but I can't imagine it is that significant....
Here is the link and email:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184291465883?ul_noapp=true
New message from: thewheelexchange
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We purchased over 1000 of these Mustang GT350 and GT500 wheels and wheels and tires from Ford. Some of these where on vehicles for a very short period of time, and some were either taken off a brand new vehicle with zero miles on them, or were mounted onto wheels but never driven on. They spray painted part of the front wheels with red and the rear wheels with yellow, I have no clue why they do this, it seems very strange. None of these wheels have ever been damaged or repaired, all we do is strip these wheels in a cold chemical bath, put them into a wheel abraider, then pre-treat the wheels, then we powder-coat these in our satin black finish which is VERY close to the factory finish. We sell these wheels as singles all the time and no one has complained about these not matching. I do not want to claim they are a 100% perfect match, but they are very close to where we have had zero issues. I have heard of companies putting a ceramic finish over our coating, I honestly do not feel its worth doing, and worth the money. We have the nicest powder-coating line for coating wheels that I have seen being in this business for 27 years. We provide a 3 year "no hassle" warranty on all our powder-coated wheels.
I hope I answered all your questions, if you have any more please let me know? Thanks
*do not let the great price fool you into thinking these must have been repaired or damaged wheels, etc. We happen to buy a large lot of these for such a great price so we can sell these for less than we would normally pay for these wheels. We will be raising the price on these $40-$60 per set very soon, so its a good time to buy a set while we have this awesome deal. Thanks,
I have been looking for someone who has a set of wheels from their 2017-18 350 that are in like new shape. Ideally someone who swapped them right away and has the original set in mint condition.
My question is that I found a reseller on ebay that apparently has a bunch of OEM wheel sets from the shelby's that they are selling, but they have been refinished/powder coated but still maintain the OEM satin finish.
I am including the link below along with an email reply they sent me regarding these wheels.
Does this look like a good/legit deal and are there any issues with getting wheels that are powder coated vs the Ford Factory Satin finish. I would like to get them Ceramic Coated before putting them on to ensure that are easy to clean.
I read somewhere that Powder Coating can add weight to the tires, but I can't imagine it is that significant....
Here is the link and email:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184291465883?ul_noapp=true
New message from: thewheelexchange
We purchased over 1000 of these Mustang GT350 and GT500 wheels and wheels and tires from Ford. Some of these where on vehicles for a very short period of time, and some were either taken off a brand new vehicle with zero miles on them, or were mounted onto wheels but never driven on. They spray painted part of the front wheels with red and the rear wheels with yellow, I have no clue why they do this, it seems very strange. None of these wheels have ever been damaged or repaired, all we do is strip these wheels in a cold chemical bath, put them into a wheel abraider, then pre-treat the wheels, then we powder-coat these in our satin black finish which is VERY close to the factory finish. We sell these wheels as singles all the time and no one has complained about these not matching. I do not want to claim they are a 100% perfect match, but they are very close to where we have had zero issues. I have heard of companies putting a ceramic finish over our coating, I honestly do not feel its worth doing, and worth the money. We have the nicest powder-coating line for coating wheels that I have seen being in this business for 27 years. We provide a 3 year "no hassle" warranty on all our powder-coated wheels.
I hope I answered all your questions, if you have any more please let me know? Thanks
*do not let the great price fool you into thinking these must have been repaired or damaged wheels, etc. We happen to buy a large lot of these for such a great price so we can sell these for less than we would normally pay for these wheels. We will be raising the price on these $40-$60 per set very soon, so its a good time to buy a set while we have this awesome deal. Thanks,
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