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Old 10-14-06, 11:33 PM
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gunmetal FD: gunmetal wheels or flat black wheels?

my FD is the spirit R color and right now my wheels are painted gloss black (by the previous owner) and i;m wanting to change them. i am debating painting them gunmetal or flat black. which do you guys think looks better? these pics are my friend's former car, not mine



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I'll take gunmetal. damn that top car is sexay :P
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those rims right now look like gunmetal to me? anyone else think so?
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here's what my car looks like right now. the wheels are gloss black, which is darker than the tires, and i think it looks kinda stupid... sorry for the crappy pictures btw




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Ah, I see now. Awsome car by the way.

I hope these can help solve your problem. (Sorry for posting anyones car, but it means that I like it)

Some of the cars are silver instead of gunmetal but it was the best I could do.

My vote right now is, larger black rim with chrome lip. See car #2







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for some reason, i thought the spirit-R's are a bit lighter... is that really 25g paint?
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that last pic you posted is the same car that i posted
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Originally Posted by jacobcartmill
that last pic you posted is the same car that i posted

haha

now thats funny, when I posted it I was like damn that looks just like it with different rims. It didnt even cross my mind it was the same car.

I still say, Black rims chrome lip. Not one of your options but I think out of the box.
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flat black...that glossy balck does not look good
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