Are White JConcepts Rulux White??

[finman]

Just received some White J Concepts Rulux wheels but they appear to be more of a pale blue grey colour is this normal. The other wheel is a JCRacing white for comparison

[Charlie don't surf]

Normal-

[Chris00gt]

Sadly it's normal. I have a set that is pure white, and another set that has almost a purple hue to it

[finman]

I hope the fronts match when they arrive.

[soniccj5]

The JCRacing wheel looks more like off white. All the JConcept wheels I have bought are all bright white, like what you have pictured.


Here is picture of my latest JConcepts wheels.

[askbob]

Seems all the new stuff is 'cool white'.

[finman]

Fronts have now arrived - a lighter shade of bluey-greyness than the rears - perhaps I'm just too fussy.

Good excuse to try dying them.

[kaiser]

do jconcepts rulux accept dye? i didn't think they did.

[finman]

I hope they do - there's a couple of you tube's with people doing them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FZiGtb1JH8

They look the same wheels except yellow not white(ish).

[aeiou]

do jconcepts rulux accept dye? i didn't think they did.

Yep, they sure do.

[RichieRich]

I just noticed that yes, some look white, while some kinda have that HID blue look.

aeiou - How long did it take to get the wheels black?

[aeiou]

aeiou - How long did it take to get the wheels black?

It's been a while since I built that car, so I don't recall exactly how long I let them soak. I dyed several other parts at the same time and I’m sure I just kept them in the pot until I was good with the color. I’ve had issues before with parts not getting black enough and having a purple hue. The good thing about black is that you can’t really overdo it.

On a similar note – I purchased a set of the yellow B4 Rulux wheels a while back to match a set I already had (I can’t recall if I already had the fronts or the rears). Anyway, there was a significant color difference between the front and rear sets. Out of curiosity, I sent JConcepts a quick email about it and they offered to send me a matching set at no charge! Very impressive customer service.

[MattyCJ7]

What do you need to do to run Rulux wheels on the front of an RC10? I assume you need the usual 2.2 upgrades to run the rear rims.

[jwscab]

You don't *need to do anything to run the front B4 wheels, although the offset is more inboard than the old 2.0/2.1 wheels. If that bothers you, you can run GT front axles which are wider and correct the offset.