Anyone got any leads on lug bolts I can use for my newly bead blasted Fuchs. I've got less than $250 in the wheels so far including bead blasting, so I'm trying not to overpay for lug bolts. Thinking about polishing the rims and leaving the inside raw RSR style. I'm guessing I'll need to clear coat or clear powder coat. Any suggestions on any of this would be greatly appreciated.
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Stock wheels are similar to how you are thinking of finishing them.

For lugs, there is a guy names the "Sierra made collection" that seems to carry things like that

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They look awesome! But without anodizing, I expect they'll be hard to keep clean. The finish you're looking for is how the factory four lug fuchs came. Although the bead blasting is a little 'coarser' than the OE finish.

Love the look thought. Do it!

The longer bolts are sort of hard to find.

If you can afford the extra $$ I would go this route:

http://www.race-studs.com/servlet/StoreFront

Stu

"If" you got all of the previous anodizing off with the media blast you can then polish the rim. Then have them re-anodized vs. clears and such that will eventually peel.

How bad did the wheels look before they bead blasted any before pictures?

This sounds like it is just what my Fuchs need to have done to them. Your wheels look great.

Posted wheel bolts, just blasted in classifieds a couple of hours ago.

Bdstone usually has plated sets for $75 or so

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They didn't look too bad before (except for the 5th wheel which I also should have had blasted to experiment on.) I had 4 wheels with black paint and another wheel from a different set that was stock. I used oven cleaner and a pressure washer to clean of the paint and anodizing (I was somewhere in the process when this photo was taken). Some of the wheels had kind of a blotchy appearance after that so I really just wanted to bead blast them to get a uniform look as a starting point. I found a local guy that used glass bead and water to blast them for $80. The re-anodizing would be pretty expensive but sounds like the a far better end result.

Thanks Eric. I like the idea of re-anodizing. Seems like the only way to make sure you end up with a "done right" finished product in this case.

Nice Score!

Tip: If you are going to anodize, polish the rim to a mirror finish, The anodizing will dull the finish to that factory look (unless it's bright anodizing).