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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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Should i paint my pana's?

Im contemplating painting my UL's black and leaving a polished lip, i want too, but i don't know if i want too. My car is going to be World Rally blue Pearl
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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Are you insane?

Leave the pana's be.

Beautiful color blue, BTW.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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I have a set of panasports like yours 15x7 and i have contemplated painting the spokes black also but just dont want to for unknown reasons. try it and see if you like it or do a search for those that have pice of b4 and after myabe.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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I found a pic in the 4sale section, but they arent ul's tho, well, i think i will give it a shotcould anybody photoshop it black w/ pol. lip???please.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 04:05 PM
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Yah, they look nice the way they are.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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Leave them, the black spokes w/polished lip wont look better than the way they are with that blue.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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i can photoshop them for you ill post it when im done

blah!, photobucket screws up the hosting, wont post it full sized, ill fix it though

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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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much better
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a31...ack-polish.jpg

cant make the black darker, no detail shows up
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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Here is my car with painted panas, but my car is charcoal colored... i am probably going to have to powdercoated with black/polish...

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/777150
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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You paint those panasports ill kick your ***, they are in mint condition!!!!!! If you want the black center polished lip, get seperate set of enkei mesh.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 05:32 PM
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Don't paint them. They look great as they are, and I don't think the black with polished lip would look right with the colour of your car.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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please, dont.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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no, maybe trade them for something else to paint.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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i think they'd be fine the way they are, but if you're gonna paint them, paint them gold. That would look awsome with the blue paint.

Actually, it would look like you were trying to be a subaru wrx.

Whatever, silver is fine.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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well it is a WRX colour, so then i would need 4 more pistons, a circle spinning thing that goes*whistle whistle*, something that goes *pshhhhh* and another drive shaft, hmm, its a start.im dun think i am going to paint them.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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My vote is not to paint them....

Awesome job painting that light cover!

If you paint your car PLEASE PLEASE keep the window mouldings black aswell as the window frames and door handles, drip rails etc.

Otherwise can't wait to see it done!!
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by JIMMY54
My vote is not to paint them....

Awesome job painting that light cover!

If you paint your car PLEASE PLEASE keep the window mouldings black aswell as the window frames and door handles, drip rails etc.

Otherwise can't wait to see it done!!
I totally agree. Leave the rims alone. Even though I love black rims with a polished lip, those pana's look great just the way they are.
Also leave the trim and stuff on the car black. I think it looks very cheap when the trim, handles, and such are painted to match the car. Tacky, just plain tacky.
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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im leaving the mouldings off, ane everything u mentioned black
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 11:12 AM
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Look at it this way, you can put them on and see if you like them or not. If you don't, you can always paint them. But if you paint them first and don't like it, then you'd have to strip it down and clean it up....

Nice blue btw.
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