This is what the wheel looked like when I recieved it from my friend in Seattle... The wheel is from a '99 Diablo Roadster. (messures 19.5 from lip to lip, and 14" wide. It weighs near 20 pounds, and this particular wheel was OEM chrome, and chrome wheels were a exspesive, rare dealer option)

I then took it to Darren, who owns a local powder coating company that paints things like these giant road graters - heres his car...

He offered to help me out with my wheel project, so I dropped it off and he stripped the white and primer around the wheel and replaced the barrel part with a nice metallic silver inside and out.

I added a peice of glass... and now I guess I have a coffee table.

Modified by VWA2MKII at 6:43 AM 10-14-2007

Up next, the lip needs to be rechromed, and I need 25 little bolts.

Note the clear nubs that keep the glass in place...

Modified by VWA2MKII at 6:20 AM 10-14-2007

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Heres a picture comparrison for black bolts vs the stainless steel ones... what do you guys think?


Modified by VWA2MKII at 6:23 AM 10-14-2007

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You live alone...and dont have a girlfriend...right??? That thing would fly away from my house as soon as my gf would see it...

14" wide & some weapons.

Modified by VWA2MKII at 6:25 AM 10-14-2007

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Heres what he had to say:

"Not sure if you still could use one but I have a 2007 rear Murcielago roadster 18x13 wheel in silver that is very slightly bent. No curb rash $750. It actually could still be used for a car, but I dont want to put a slightly bent rim on a 350K car.

... I asked more info ...

Its not bent bad at all. We put it on a balancer and in one spot at high speed you can see a slight wobble. It has a brand new Pirelli on it so it might have had 500 miles of use. It could be fixed but I found another rear that was cheap, so I completed the set. Paint is fine. Cap included. I can throw in the tire for say $1000 shipped."

I might be able to get the prices down, and if your interested at all, give me a PM.

Wheel in question...

Modified by VWA2MKII at 1:06 AM 10-2-2007

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I know a guy in Seattle that owns an exotic dealership called cats exotics. He usualy has spare wheels kicking around his shop, some are damaged, some are from customers cars... The Diablo wheel I have for my table wasn't damaged, but more of an odd end random wheel he had sitting around.

Plans? Same thing, I think a fat 13" Pirelli tire would look awesome, but at $1000 or even $750 for the wheel its a little bit to much money for myself... and I don't know if a tire will look as good inside a house.

I'll wait it out, maybe he will go lower, but hes gonna have to go a lot lower! ... anyone interested give me a PM.

Modified by VWA2MKII at 6:46 AM 10-14-2007

My train of thought:
Need a coffee table.
Love cars.
Most "bent" wheels are not always visibly bent.
18"-19"-20" wheels bend often.
Best to replace.

Modified by rightcoastbiased at 12:14 PM 10-5-2007

The most important thing is how wide it is.... the Diablo wheel is 13" (14" from face to face) and I think it is the ideal height for a coffee table / something to put your legs on from your couch.

I wanna see other people do it!

NOW an APR Distributor!

Wow, is this your house or your office? I'm only asking because of the ceiling.
The table is sick, but do you have more pics of your place? I like the pics a lot (the lighting)

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Thats my basement. We used to have drywall ceiling, but it was way easier to install the lights with the tiles... lighting is the key to a beautiful home!