Painting OEM Rims On Matrix XR??

[AOH_Trinity]

What d you guys think of painting the OEM Rims for the '03 Matrix XR???

[fishexpo101]

Which wheels - the OEM steelies or the OEM Alloys? Completely up to you - if they are heavily pitted, curbed, peeling, etc. - probably not a bad idea to repaint them back to the way their were. Lots of options to materials to paint them - rattle can, urethane/epoxy paints, powdercoating, etc.

If you planning to paint them some wild color - again, up to you - personally, I like to keep them low keyed, don't want the car to look like a Hotwheels or Matchbox project.

[AOH_Trinity]

Yeah these would be the OEM Alloys. Thanks for the advice, just curious to what everyone's opinion is. Also, where in NoVA are you??

[fishexpo101]

Originally Posted by AOH_Trinity

Yeah these would be the OEM Alloys. Thanks for the advice, just curious to what everyone's opinion is. Also, where in NoVA are you??

Ashburn/Broadlands area, if you are wondering

[AOH_Trinity]

^^^ I'm in Tysons and work in Reston

[fishexpo101]

Originally Posted by AOH_Trinity

^^^ I'm in Tysons and work in Reston

Cool, small world.

Used to live in Reston, right next to the Town Center, before I moved out to the Ashburn/Broadlands area. Work in Arlington - used to take the express bus from the Reston Town Center straight to work - was nice. But needed the space and the condo I was living at was getting tight.

So now I have to hoof it from Ashburn to Arlington, fighting DC metro traffic the whole way. Tolls costs increases are a really PITA, but you got little choice if you want to get to work at a reasonable time.

At least you are coming against the traffic - better once they finish up all that work on the metrorail to take it up to Reston.

[AOH_Trinity]

If they ever finish up the work on the METRO. Yeah I work right in Town Center, we should try and get a meet together in the area for Trix Owners