Welcome to  the 1996 Cobra R Rims Page!

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When I purchased these Cobra "R" rims, they were certainly very rare and NOT found on every other Cobra like they are today.  However, they were not available in polished aluminum so Is sent them out locally to get them polished.  The beautiful part about having polished rims over chrome, is that scratches and other imperfections are easy to fix.  I wrote a tech article on this subject so if you have scratches or curb marks on your polished rims click HERE.

Painting the brake calipers and center of rotor is quite simple >>>

Step 1) .  Pull the rim.

Step 2).  Use Brake cleaner to clean entire service to be painted.  Use a wire brush where needed.

Step 3).  Using an "artists" paintbrush - yes, one with about 20 bristles that you would paint a picture with, use this to very carefully paint the calipers and hubs.  You will require 2 coats to cover properly - follow instructions for waiting the appropriate time between coats.

Step 4).  Don't put the rim back on till you absolutely know the paint has cured. 

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