[stephanie25]

They have grown on me. Much more than all the gloss finish inside. I think The Passports color makes them look different. Once I get to a mileage where I need tire replacement, I will probably get a mat finish.

 

[stephanie25]

Anyone with a modern steel (preferably Elite AWD) change out your wheels for a matte finish? If so,
can you send me or post a photo showing the rims and the side of your passport enough to see how they look with all the gloss finishes? I’m trying to decide if I want to powder coat my wheels and we have so much gloss trim finishes, not sure if they will look ok.

 

[stephanie25]

I don't have what you are looking for, but I was browsing a local wheel repair on Yelp and over 80 photos of work. Amazing what they can do with powder coating. The 10% black powder coating wheels sure has a nice sheen to them.

Thanks! I got some photos from another owner who changed out his wheels and tires. The matte finish looks good!

I think I’m going to wait a bit and then buy new wheels and tires when these wear out, and I will get tires with an edge on it like I had on my CRV that keeps me off curbs. And then hopefully by then, I’m better at parking and not turfing curbs in my stock wheels and tires. My Passport is a whole lot wider and I’m still getting used to it.