[Leem40i]

In a couple of weeks I'm going to have my wheels powder coated gloss black. What is the best way to replace the small M emblem on the wheels afterwards?

[TXGrey]

Originally Posted by Leem40i

In a couple of weeks I'm going to have my wheels powder coated gloss black. What is the best way to replace the small M emblem on the wheels afterwards?

The PC biz I use has them in stock and just charged me an extra $20 or something close to that for 4 new ones.... Or he said he could attempt to take the old off and put back on after PCing them (for no charge). I said, "just charge me for some new ones."

[lfdal54]

Originally Posted by Leem40i

In a couple of weeks I'm going to have my wheels powder coated gloss black. What is the best way to replace the small M emblem on the wheels afterwards?

There's a thread on here somewhere about someone who had powder-coated wheels from the dealership and they apparently caused some bat-shit weird problems with his brakes. You might want to do a search just in case. BTW- it didn't make sense to me either but it took the OP on the other thread a lot of misery to get it sorted.

[Leem40i]

Originally Posted by lfdal54

There's a thread on here somewhere about someone who had powder-coated wheels from the dealership and they apparently caused some bat-shit weird problems with his brakes. You might want to do a search just in case. BTW- it didn't make sense to me either but it took the OP on the other thread a lot of misery to get it sorted.

I saw that thread and truly thought it was odd. I had the feeling that there was more to the story than the OP was sharing. The bottom line though is to make sure that the mating surface of the wheel that touches the Hub needs to be clean with no paint.

I also just ordered a whole set of brand new emblems to go on the wheels. I didn't know it was that easy

[lfdal54]

Originally Posted by Leem40i

... The bottom line though is to make sure that the mating surface of the wheel that touches the Hub needs to be clean with no paint....

This.... as long as the mating surfaces are good/clean/true, I couldn't understand why there would be a problem. Anyway, I hope you're spared any issues.

[Keefy]

You simply purchase OEM badges and stick them back on, that’s what I did after powder coating my wheels.