BIGGU Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Well, On Driftindy a set of rx-8 wheels came up for sale and was a decent deal so i snatched up on them. The owner of the wheels said they were in good shape, less than 2 inches of curbage on all 4 combined. told me the middle of the wheels were power coated gun metal, they were and he also told me they were straight. i felt like i was getting a good deal so i went and picked them up. got them home and started looking at them and wow, these are crap! the powdercoating was done and it seemed like the person was in a rush, they came out wrinkly in some places and on the edge on every wheel where the powder coat stops the original owner painted it with a darker grey to mask the line and the clear coat is chipping away. sadly to my dismay, one of the wheels has a good bend in it. Im taking the wheels to wheel medic to see if they can be repaired and to get repainted but i was wondering, what color should i go? I dont want to go black, if i wanted black id spray bomb them. im thinking a satin silver like whats on the 35th AE 350Z wheels, Bronze, or a light gun metal. what do you guys think? they are going on a white car. heres some photoshops some one else did trying to figure out the same thing Satin http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x287/llwdesigns/Photoshops/RX8_Satin.jpg Light Gunmetal http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x287/llwdesigns/Photoshops/RX8_LightGunmetal.jpg Dark Gunmetal http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x287/llwdesigns/Photoshops/RX8_DarkGunmetal.jpg Bronze http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x287/llwdesigns/Photoshops/RX8_Bronze.jpg Black http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x287/llwdesigns/Photoshops/RX8_Black.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) Dark Gunmetal. Or pink ... you know why ... Edited June 4, 2009 by sol740 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Bronze, but I am bias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Dark gunmetal looks pretty good. I think the bronze is a good idea, but for some reason it doesn't look right on that car. A bit too busy/distracting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Dark Gunmetal. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 bronze or dark gun metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 bronze or dark gun metal +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Dark Gunmetal. plus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bruh Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 black chrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPL_Josh Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 dark gunmetal or black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGU Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 They look fine the way they are haha well ill have to get you a picture of how they look and im sure you will retract that statement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I really hate the way gunmetal and silver colors look against a white car. I'd have to say black, bronze, or chrome, given what you seem to like I'd go bronze. I have come across so many good deals on silver wheels for my car, but I just can't take the chrome off even if they are extremely stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 black chrome or hyper silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Bronze or Dark Gunmetal. I would even say no to Black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo Vette Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Bronze! Looks great on the white car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 dark gunmetal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 bronze or black... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 IMO, don't go too dark. Get the paint code of the Canadian MS3's from a dealer. I'm going to have WM do mine next winter after I put the snow shoes on. Here's what I'm aiming for: http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/106063980/original.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Bronze on a white car, definitly. Dont go black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGU Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Tim that looks great! I think im going to end up doing a Satin Silver/black combo like whats on the 350z, i think it will look good and pop out just enough to really set them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 there is a RX8 over by my work that has those wheels in a light bronze/Ti color and it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Lavendar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 i like silver like on tims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 I like the black, naturally. But have you considered white? Kind of an "Anti-Murdered" look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Get them in a polish finish, it's not done much and works well with white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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