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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

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

I hope the fronts match when they arrive.

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.

Seems all the new stuff is 'cool white'.

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.

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

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).

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

Yep, they sure do.

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?

RichieRich wrote: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.

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.

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.