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Old 12-01-04, 09:54 PM
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Red face Help me decide what to do on my stock rims!

Alright i just picked up a 84 gsl in place of my 85 se i foolishly sold a while back. Anyways im on a budget so i cant replace wheels so ill have to make do with the stock ones. First off will 205-60-r13 look good on the 13x5.5 rim? I want wide and lower profile than the stock size but i dont want it to look like bad.

Now here is where i really need yalls help. What can i do to make these rims look good? Ive heard someone paint the wheel black and leave the lip silver so that it mimicks porsche fuch wheels but ive got to see it to understand how it looks.... Does anyone have any pictures or ideas on this? Id like to paint the wheels but id like to get some feedback first. The car is red on grey and has the stock 4 spoke style mazda rim on it. If yall could give me some suggestions and if you have them some pics of examples that would be great. Im open to anything at this point. Id like to get some aftermarket wheels but my budget wont allow it unless someone wants hardly anything for them. If yall could help me out id appreciate it. Thanks guys, Karson
Old 12-01-04, 10:03 PM
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Yes. That is a good tire size. Get them powdercoated instead of painted. It's only 35.00 a wheel for single color around here. I bet the black and brite silver would only be a little bit more.

I had bodyshop painted wheels once and it was okay but damn powdercoat can look so like they were made that way. And DURABLE !!!!
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Ive heard several guys just sand the wheel down with fine grit and then re clear the wheel....... Does anyone have any pictures or testomonial to this process? Im getting a new set of tires for it this friday in the size i wanted with Solid white letters which was difficult to find but before i get those new tires i wanted to get the wheels finished up nicely but im broke so ill have to do it myself. Any suggestions?
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