View Poll Results: What should I do to these rims?
Leave them as-is
9
23.68%
Paint them silver
4
10.53%
Paint them gunmetal
25
65.79%
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll
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06-15-2004, 04:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Nismo_K
White car with tight bronze rims look soooooo hott! As in Volk TE37's.... 
If they were more bronze, I'd say leave them, but the goldish hue could be off ...
I love gunmetal with the silver lip on white cars. If you're not experienced with painting, couldn't you just return them ?
If they were more bronze, I'd say leave them, but the goldish hue could be off ...
I love gunmetal with the silver lip on white cars. If you're not experienced with painting, couldn't you just return them ?
I bought them on eBay, so returning them is out of the question. Plus, I really like the design of the rim.
06-15-2004, 04:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 87MaxWagon
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I painted my wheel covers silver when I had them and found that silver spray paint is much brighter than the "Silver" on a stock wheel. Stock wheel silver is more Gray.The spray painted silver has a more hyper-silver look to it which is nice.
Now on to the good stuff:
Bright Silver:
GunMetal:
Black: (gloss will still show some reflected highlights)
Bronze:
And my personal favorite.....
I vote for silver as they are classy wheel and deserve a classy treatment.
Show us the results later.
Mr.P
I painted my wheel covers silver when I had them and found that silver spray paint is much brighter than the "Silver" on a stock wheel. Stock wheel silver is more Gray.The spray painted silver has a more hyper-silver look to it which is nice.
Now on to the good stuff:
Bright Silver:
GunMetal:
Black: (gloss will still show some reflected highlights)
Bronze:
And my personal favorite.....
I vote for silver as they are classy wheel and deserve a classy treatment.
Show us the results later.
Mr.P
In all seriousness, I am afraid that the darker colors (gunmetal and bronze) will look small on the car. In looking at your pics, it looks like they are teeney tiny in the wheelwells. I30tMikeD warned me that that could happen. As of right now, I may go as-is or POSSIBLY polish the lip and do a brighter silver.
Again, thanks for the photoshop!
06-15-2004, 09:45 AM
#43
I agree with you.....the darker colors look really small on your car.
I like the classy silver look that you are leaning towards. I would go with that.
I like some of the others, but just like you said, they make it look like you pretty much don't have any wheel on there.
Keep us posted.
I like the classy silver look that you are leaning towards. I would go with that.
I like some of the others, but just like you said, they make it look like you pretty much don't have any wheel on there.
Keep us posted.
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