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View Poll Results: Should I Paint my rims and mesh Black?
Yes Paint both
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No don't paint either
4
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Paint the rims, leave the mesh
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6.67%
Paint the mesh, leave the rims
2
13.33%
Other.... please comment below
2
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Old 07-12-09, 12:20 AM
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Help Me Decide....

ignore my dodgy photoshop skills lol but i cant make up my mind as to wheter or not i should paint my rims and the mesh in the openings black.... so i figured i'd ask the masses... anyway throw in any additional comments if you want

as it is now (well, more or less anyway):


what it would look like with black rims and black mesh (roughly):


Whats everyone's thoughts?
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surely more than 6 people have an opinion on this?....
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I say leave them. Unless you are going for the all dark look, I like the contrast of silver against the dark car. Now if the car was red...
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Paint the mesh, black chrome the wheels, or paint the wheels polish the lip.
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paint the mesh

leave the wheels. black wheels are a trend that has run its course.
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Originally Posted by spr258
Paint the mesh, black chrome the wheels, or paint the wheels polish the lip.
Wait never mind. Paint the wheels/mesh white. I love white wheels on a black car.
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black rims and chrome lip
Old 07-13-09, 04:49 PM
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that is one flashy fd. i;d try to tone it down some how. so i guess that means remove the mesh and leave the wheels.
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sorta going for and all-black/stealth approach, here's a pic of my engine bay.



more here:
http://s398.photobucket.com/albums/pp64/brad89au/

also i like the idea of a gloss black lip on the rims and a satin centre?....

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Is your car Montego Blue or Black? If your gonna paint the rims, try a gunmetal color, and leave the lip alone. I have gunmetal rims on my Black WRX and I didn't like them at first bc I wanted silver, but as I got used to them, I like them more so than just silver.
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Blacc out the mesh and try to color match the lip to the car. Soon as I get things to paint my 88 Vert I'll be doin that to my ASA AR1s from silver to what ever color I go with the car... Thats only my IMO!!! You got to live with it!!!




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