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Old 09-15-2006, 06:58 PM   #1
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Default Where are the White's with black wheels?

Contemplating haveing a shop here refinish my wheels black.


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Old 09-15-2006, 07:04 PM   #2
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They are probably busy looking all sexy with their goldies.
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Old 09-15-2006, 07:12 PM   #3
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Yeah tottaly..I thought I was the only one that wanted to do that..I was thinking to send them somewhere to get powder coated..on white with black rims omg...niciest ever..does anyone know where I can get this done in southern cali??
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Old 09-16-2006, 06:32 AM   #4
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Yeah tottaly..I thought I was the only one that wanted to do that..I was thinking to send them somewhere to get powder coated..on white with black rims omg...niciest ever

why!! black hides the lines of the wheels, might aswell get steelies!
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Old 09-16-2006, 12:28 PM   #5
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I saw a White evo9 with black wheels and it looked really nice.


..... Doesn't white hide lines too???
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Old 09-16-2006, 12:46 PM   #6
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I saw a White evo9 with black wheels and it looked really nice.


..... Doesn't white hide lines too???
to some extent, but it's nearly impossible to see any shadows with black wheels.

with white wheels you see a shadow it's there.
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Old 09-17-2006, 09:14 PM   #7
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got the rays powdercoated in flat black



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Old 09-25-2006, 05:13 PM   #8
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Yep ^ sportin the goldies... dont like the way black rims look on white cars..
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Old 09-26-2006, 05:57 AM   #11
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Black Rota Torques:



Taken of my car at the Peru ProSolo.
The black is nice since it hides the brake dust.
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Old 09-26-2006, 09:20 AM   #12
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They are probably busy looking all sexy with their goldies.
I wont black or gunmetal wheels though, preferably the prodrive gc10 in british black, thanks to the pics myles put up on his car.




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Old 09-27-2006, 09:13 AM   #13
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black wheels really make the brembos stand out which i love
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Old 09-27-2006, 10:28 PM   #14
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I wont black or gunmetal wheels though, preferably the prodrive gc10 in british black, thanks to the pics myles put up on his car.





i love your car. do you mind me posting your pics for lightwerkz (essteaeyee) to see? i want him to do the same thing to my headlights and i wanna give him your pics as an example.


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