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View Poll Results: Which color (stock) wheels in your opinion will look the best on my black fd?
black
44.44%
gunmetal
33.33%
keep it stock, aluminum looks the best on a black car
22.22%
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Painting My Wheels

Old May 28, 2003 | 03:25 PM
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i have the sandpaper and paint ready, i'm just afraid to touch the wheels right now because i'm not 100% sure what i want them to look like. if i did black, then my car would be all black, inside and out. gunmetal has always tempted me but i can't really visualize what it would look like. if i choose gunmetal, then i have black and "dark bronze" (really close to gunmetal) to play around with to get the right shade. some of my friends have told me they like it as is, but i kind of want something new, so please give me all of your opinions. Pictures would be great also, if some of you have done this to your fd (especially black fds). thanks for any input.

Brandon
Old May 28, 2003 | 04:16 PM
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go gunmetal....





i dont like the stockers when they are painted black, they look bloated.





I have mine powdercoated silver and i like it alot.
Old May 28, 2003 | 04:22 PM
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I voted black , but what I have in mind is a semi gloss or flat black.. Nothing glossy..
Old May 28, 2003 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by rxtacy' date='May 28 2003, 12:25 PM
i have the sandpaper and paint ready, i'm just afraid to touch the wheels right now because i'm not 100% sure what i want them to look like. if i did black, then my car would be all black, inside and out. gunmetal has always tempted me but i can't really visualize what it would look like. if i choose gunmetal, then i have black and "dark bronze" (really close to gunmetal) to play around with to get the right shade. some of my friends have told me they like it as is, but i kind of want something new, so please give me all of your opinions. Pictures would be great also, if some of you have done this to your fd (especially black fds). thanks for any input.

Brandon
I did mine in gunmetal. You can find my post with pics and write up on the "other forum".
Old May 28, 2003 | 05:19 PM
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bronze
Old May 28, 2003 | 05:42 PM
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keep it stock, have you thought of white?
Old May 28, 2003 | 05:48 PM
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black!



Old May 28, 2003 | 05:56 PM
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Nice Benny!
Old May 28, 2003 | 06:09 PM
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Yeah see benny's are not glossy, they look sexy.. That's the look.!
Old May 28, 2003 | 06:17 PM
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I'm not a big fan of flat black wheels on any car, but thats just my opinion. I mixed my own color, black/gunmetal/topsecret. baked them, hit them with some clear and baked them again.

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