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Been busy with photoshop tonight, trying to decide how i should get my wheels painted....

3 choices, opinion appreciated... big_smile

current:
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7433/20062008di0.jpg

all black:
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9417/blackb4wheels2kb4.jpg


chrome lip:
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/9810/blackb4wheels3qa1.jpg


or black spokes:
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6117/blackb4wheelsgp6.jpg

please excuse the poor photoshopping skills, it's been a long week and i really CBF to do a better job...

thanks guys,
T

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I think it looks rice either way.
But the black + polished lip.

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Paint them pink. 

Coz STi is pink


And paint the mirrors and door handles to match.



Win.

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trust the two biggest smart-arses on ozlib to reply first...

why does it look rice paul???

you think they look better stock? well i disagree, but i guess thats just my opinion....

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regashi;146938 wrote:

Paint them pink. 

Coz STi is pink


And paint the mirrors and door handles to match.



Win.
like this???

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/7495/pinkbitspv6.jpg

got to be about a 50% HP increase just because it's STI pink

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Because it is rice?
I proffer the original to be honest.

How are we smart arses?
You asked for an opinion and you got it. If you want people to suck your balls go to Boostcruising.

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Soop;146941 wrote:

Because it is rice?
I proffer the original to be honest.

How are we smart arses?
You asked for an opinion and you got it. If you want people to suck your balls go to Boostcruising.
ok, so maybe your comment wasn't as smartarse as alex's... *shrug*

i'm not after anyone to suck my balls or blow smoke up my ass, i just want to know what people think.... i did ask for an opinion and i got one... so, thanks...

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http://lineout.thestranger.com/files/2007/11/crybaby.jpg


I say leave them silver.

Your car needs more deckage and other happy fun bits before you think about painting wheels.

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tru...

she needs to be lowered and have a paint touchup...

but i figured "how expensive can it be to paint wheels?"

maybe i'm wrong...

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leave them stock colour. looks sh*t when they are dark.

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cost me $700 odd for a professional job for mine.

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regashi;146946 wrote:

cost me $700 odd for a professional job for mine.
far out... *shakes head*

guess i'm leaving them stock colour then...

*sigh* why spend that amount of money on wheels that i'm going to change when i want 4 pots (or brembos)??

what a waste of like an hours worth of photoshopping...

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As has been stated:
Research > Plans > Spend.

Bleaven method:
Plans > Spend > Research.

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Blaeven;146947 wrote:

far out... *shakes head*

guess i'm leaving them stock colour then...

*sigh* why spend that amount of money on wheels that i'm going to change when i want 4 pots (or brembos)??

what a waste of like an hours worth of photoshopping...
you?

brembos?



HAHAHAHAA

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regashi;146951 wrote:

you?

brembos?



HAHAHAHAA
one day..... in the distant future, when i need more braking power after my turbo conversion....

why is that funny..?


Soop wrote:

As has been stated:
Research > Plans > Spend.

Bleaven method:
Plans > Spend > Research.
the really sad thing is that it's true... i really need to learn to do more research before coughing up cash...

my front struts for example... $550 down the drain pretty much...

damn ultratune / munroe shocks.... this was back when i bent the struts, the first week i owned it...

should have just found some second hand billies.... save some friggin money...

i guess i just see someone mention a figure near the $200 mark (for painting wheels) and i think "i can afford that"... but that hardly counts as research does it...?

time to start doing research before coughing up money...

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IMO honest opinion, the original color suits your car the best.

I do like them in black (gloss) like iOrions, and even with a polished lip they look good, but not against your paint color.

If you want cosmetic changes, id be painting your front bar and color coding your mirrors and side moulds first.

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CRUISN;146969 wrote:

IMO honest opinion, the original color suits your car the best.

I do like them in black (gloss) like iOrions, and even with a polished lip they look good, but not against your paint color.

If you want cosmetic changes, id be painting your front bar and color coding your mirrors and side moulds first.
Couldn't of said it better...
Do your conversion rah rah rah before you touch body. Sleeper look is cool. I mean hell off with those rims all together and get some steelies with hub caps. Nanna sleeper.

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Hi,

Paint them white.

Cheers,
Niklikeswhiterims

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theprotest;146974 wrote:

Hi,

Paint them white.

Cheers,
Niklikesmansphincter
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Hi,

Are you even trying anymore Alex? Seriously?

Cheers,
Nik

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*puts hand up* I like the black spokes, but then again I wanted a pair of these and painted white.. Also, I want to have my current ones done in white. white on kinda blue = teh sexctimesinmuhpantswithsnappedundieselastic

edit, the pink was cool too smile

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leave them silver, black looks like you got them of VK or something. Silver plus low springs should do it.

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OEM looks best in my opinion, but if you had your heart set on it then the last chop looks best...

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is dupli colour or VHT better for wheel paints?  im looking for cool black one, anyone  used black wheel paint???  any thoughts?

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goran;148106 wrote:

is dupli colour or VHT better for wheel paints? im looking for cool black one, anyone used black wheel paint??? any thoughts?
Duplicolor is better IMO, but as theyre both spray packs then they wont look good for too long. IMO better off getting them done professionally.

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