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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 01:37 AM
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Painting my rims

I'm about to paint my rims. I want to know what ya'll think before I do it.
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:56 AM
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I'm on mobile, but what car? What wheels? What color?
Old Jun 28, 2011 | 11:48 AM
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As long as you like, do it. I'm not a fan of the time attack wheel look.
Old Jun 28, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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thats qa no go with me, just go all black!
Old Jun 28, 2011 | 01:59 PM
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Black sti, black rims with red stripe on outer part then blue stripe on inner part of stock rims



right on, thanks for the input
Old Jun 28, 2011 | 02:01 PM
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Is that like a light teal blue or something? If you're really set on it, I guess it's worth a shot. The color combo looks like it belongs on a Nike running shoe or a pair of Hyperdunks. LOL.


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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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Black Sti, white wheels.



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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 02:17 PM
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Personally, I dig the gold colored wheels...

but the white looks clean too
Old Jun 28, 2011 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by SubyWrxGuy
Personally, I dig the gold colored wheels...

but the white looks clean too
Can't go wrong with gold neither.
Old Jun 28, 2011 | 05:41 PM
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Is that like a light teal blue or something? If you're really set on it, I guess it's worth a shot. The color combo looks like it belongs on a Nike running shoe or a pair of Hyperdunks. LOL.


lol, no the colors I'm getting is different than the colors in the pic. That color is from windows paint. The color will be newport blue.

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Old Jun 30, 2011 | 07:01 PM
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Do you think black with a gold lip would look good?
Old Jun 30, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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Do you think black with a gold lip would look good?
Ummm. They might look good. W/ the gold brembos too. Photoshop it!
Old Jul 1, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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i painted my scions wheels black with a single clear , i recommend more layers of clear tho. and the calipers red
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How about black/green ha ha... Black/gold or white is a good combo too... These colors contrast well with black...
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black and bronze, with shotty photo quality



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