Quote Originally Posted by dbp View Post
BTW, there is a VehiCROSS on autotrader with black powder coated 18" wheels, and they look pretty sweet:
I agree that the factory wheels with black powder coat would look good! I recently had the same done to the stock 17" wheels on my other car. I dropped off the car and picked it up later so they also removed the wheels, balanced and put them back on. The total cost was $400 which included fixing some curb rash.

Just wanted to point out to other members who are shopping: I've seen that VX and that is not powder coat! The owner sprayed the wheels and cladding with flat black bar-b-que grille paint from a rattle can. (No extra charge for the over-spray on the tires and paint!) It looked "fuzzy" and sloppy and immediately began chipping off from the chrome. Three months later, it's even worse with dark spots from fingers where people have touched the cladding and thin places where the bird poo has been cleaned off. Too bad - if it wasn't for that paint, I might have bought it.