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I have an IBM with 99spec parts...gunmetal or silver wheels?

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Old 07-18-04, 01:50 PM
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I have an IBM with 99spec parts...gunmetal or silver wheels?

I have a newly painted 94 to IBM with 99 spec parts...

I am debating wheels and am thinking about some volks...

what do you think would look good with the paint? I think the silver would be good but "standard"....what about the RMC?

1) Rays Metal Coat (RMC) this would be unique as I don't think I have seen it here in the states

2) Mercury Silver?
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Wow those thumbs cam out small...

here is a link to a guy with a Spirit R IBM with the original gunmetal wheels that he switched to more of a light silver for comparision.

http://www.akimitsu.net/rx-7-en/modify.htm
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I am considering selling my volks and getting something gun metal for my IBM.
I think anything is going to look good though.
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I think the RMC would look amazing on IBM. Your right, mercury silver sometimes looks too plain, and the RMC just spices it up and looks a whole lot better.
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ahhhh good to have opinions...

I just have never seen a car set up like that except for a black porsche with gunmetal wheels...it just looked MEAN.

FD3boost, what rims are you looking at? I love the LOOK of the HRE 840r's but can't stand to pay that price or know that there are other lighter wheels out there.

The Volk MAG series looks impressive...and I would hope the weight reduction would be substantial...the looks on the other hand aren't to my liking
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i say silver wheels with a really high polished lip
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Dammit! Too indecisive!!!

I wish I could just put them on my car and see.....
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Bob, still looking at wheels????
Get the Volk and be done with it.
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Originally Posted by Radical Rotary Avantgard
Bob, still looking at wheels????
Get the Volk and be done with it.
Ack! Robert I can't decide

and the poll is pretty close...

BTW, I just saw a Porsche with some Kinesis on them
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I like se37's and BBS challenge right now. Bronze or gunmetal. Something darker.
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tough call. i agree that the silver is a little plain. i also think gunmetal isn't quite the right color for ibm. the tones don't mesh well. is white out of the question for you? even black (preferably flat black) would be better than gm if you like the darker look.
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yea not into white or flat black....

what other combinations have you seen in Japan?

Seen anyone with these Volk rims on their 3rd gen?
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Just tell me which choice you want to win in the poll and I'll make sure it happens

Looking forward to seeing this thing some day. Some of us actually drive our FDs all the time
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that's about it. i don't usually see mesh wheels on fd's here. in the end my opinion doesn't matter anyway. i was just wondering if you thought about those other colors.
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Silver! GM, like black, is fashionable but will look dated eventually. Silver will always look good. Just make sure the spokes are not polished (Yeeech! Too much like chrome).
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Originally Posted by DamonB
Just tell me which choice you want to win in the poll and I'll make sure it happens

Looking forward to seeing this thing some day. Some of us actually drive our FDs all the time
DRIVE IT?!?!?! After it was done I was going to stuff it an mount in on the wall!!

Anyways, change the poll to silver
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Originally Posted by '98 Type RS
that's about it. i don't usually see mesh wheels on fd's here. in the end my opinion doesn't matter anyway. i was just wondering if you thought about those other colors.
mesh isn't popular??? Is it a classic 5 spoke that gets put on? Thanks for your opinion though.
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Originally Posted by roadsterdoc
Silver! GM, like black, is fashionable but will look dated eventually. Silver will always look good. Just make sure the spokes are not polished (Yeeech! Too much like chrome).
ahhh good point! OK silver it is!
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