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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 03:53 AM
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i need wheel color opinions... gold or gunmetal... pics inside

ok.... i have a dilemma.... i am gonna buy these wheels... there are 2 things i cant decide on......

1. i have 2 wheel combos i like...

17x7 40 offset 1.75" lip front
17x9 35 offset 3" lip rear ($550 shipped to my door)

or

18x7.5 38 offset 2.25" lip front
18x9.5 35 offset 3.25" lip rear($650 shipped to my door)

next is color...... i like them both equally, and would like to hear everyones input... heres a photoshop of both colors

heres a link to the wheel http://www.sportmaxwheel.com/sportmax_962.shtml
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 05:08 AM
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gold just isnt doing it for me.....gunmetal looks a lot better i think. And id definatly go with the 17's

Whats the price for each wheel? thems are pretty nice
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 05:38 AM
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Gold doesn't go very well with your orange, And personally I've always thought 18's are too big on an FC.

17" Gunmetal would be a great choice.
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 88t2romad
gold just isnt doing it for me.....gunmetal looks a lot better i think. And id definatly go with the 17's

Whats the price for each wheel? thems are pretty nice
heres the price sheet..... just click what size you want, the price is right next to it http://www.autotoyaz.com/spmaxrawh9621.html
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 06:47 AM
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i would say the gunmetal.
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 06:52 AM
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Gunmetal.
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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gunmetal... thanks for the website. i have just found the wheels that im putting on my vert. i think im going with the sport max 006 in gunmetal with a 1.75 lip in front and a 2.5 lip in the rear.

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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 02:40 PM
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The gunmetal would look the best if you had some darker stuff on your car to offset all the orange, for instance if the hatch surround was still black. It would probably be good tho cause I know your windows are probably tinted pretty dark.
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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gunmetal ... it would look best with the orange ... and i like those rims btw
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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You should do a color matched rim.
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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If the car was black, or blue, white, or silver, I'd say gold. I'm extremely partial to gold rims. Love em. But with this color car, I really dislike them. Gunmetal all the way.
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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17" Gunmetal +1
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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ok, well i just broke down and bought the wheels......... and the verdict was.... (drumroll please)





GOLD!

i got them in 18x7.5 front, and 18x9.5 rear .... i pick them up tomarrow ($577 total, including all hardware and lugnuts)





the good part is, i bought them at a local wheel shop, so if i dont like the gold wheels on the car, i can return them and get the gunmetal (as long as i dont mount tires on em')
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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A prime example of why opinions don't mean ****.
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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i would go with gold Jesse
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 06:52 PM
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gold on orange... not my personal likings

i would have gone with the gunmetal
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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I think you should paint black lines up your car and paint the sunroof green...
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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jesse...man after my own heart

GOLD FTW!!!
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by El Nene 7
i would go with gold Jesse
already did! bought the gold ones

thanx robtechfab.

i mainly wanted to see what everyone thought, then do the complete opposite i like to be different, so if everyone likes the gunmetal ones, im gonna go w/ the gold ones but who knows, i may not like the gold ones when i put them on the car, so at least i have the option of swapping for the gunmetal ones
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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or paint them if you change your mind
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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wheres your exaust?
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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gunmetal forever
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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wheres your exaust?
its the new invisible exhaust from ClearASmogg
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