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Powder Coating Gemini
- Thread starter Tranman329
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loanchau2k
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Pro: Qualify
Cons: cost, because the shop has to take off your tires and put them back on, they will add $300 on top of powder coating. You might end up paying over 1k, half the cost of 4 new aftermarket wheels which look better than Gemini.
I went for regular paint, the finish is the same, but a little bit less quality. I paid $300
Cons: cost, because the shop has to take off your tires and put them back on, they will add $300 on top of powder coating. You might end up paying over 1k, half the cost of 4 new aftermarket wheels which look better than Gemini.
I went for regular paint, the finish is the same, but a little bit less quality. I paid $300
miggz410
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I thought about going the same route but elected not to... Reason was because I thought powder coating would add some additional weight on the wheels. Plus after taking off the aero covers, you will likely lose range anyways. So I just decided to get some aftermarket black wheels instead. The cost should not be that much more, if I decide to sell my Gemini wheels.
loanchau2k
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miggz410
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@miggz410 , how do you sell your wheels? I also live in Bay Area, is there a local market? I imagine it would be hard to sell thru Ebay because of the shipping
I usually sell stuff on Craigslist, OfferUp, Facebook Local Market... Ebay charges you fees... You can sell on here, Tesla Groups on Facebook or any other Tesla related forums.
RoBoRaT
PoPeYeD'SaiLoRDuDe
Going rate here in SoCal is $400, powder coated - rebalanced - mounted to car. No other extra cost.
Powder-coating adds negligible weight to the wheel, as mentioned above.
Looks nice. Where did you go in SoCal? And is that a MYP or did you get the calipers done too?
I'm getting mine done sometime before spring. Local powdercoater here charges about $100 a wheel. I work at a garage so I will mount and balance myself, but we usually charge around $25 a tire to mount and balance. We actually work with the powdercoater too and have left cars on spare lifts or jackstands for a few days while their wheels got done.
<$600 including all labor and tire removal at Atlanta Alloy Wheel Repair in Norcross. Powder Coating is much more durable than paint and looks fantastic.
Just had same done to my 2020 C8 too. Great folks.
Just had same done to my 2020 C8 too. Great folks.
They look great! I'm interested in the shop you went to. I'm not too far away from Santa Ana. Thank you!
