Help Me Decided..

[mitchy_]

well, since my rims are looking a bit stained and marked, im going to get them powdercoated, and it just so happens there is a powder-coater next door to my work

anyway, they are currently white, but im contemplating black, or even gunmetal grey?

let me know what you all think!

[sam5709]

looks like black is in the lead lol how much does it cost to power coat rims these days?

[lukits01]

last time I got a quote for $50 per rim, or $30 for just the rim centre (mine was 2-piece detachable centre) from alliance rim repair

[IMPORTD]

Can you photo shop your picture so the rims are white, black and gunmetal grey??

Would make it easier to see which looks best

[Sammie]

id say black since ive got black rims but upgrading to some nice gold ones in a couple of weeks and mitchy can i ask what kind of front bar that is ? mines all mangled after i hit a roo and would like to know the price of urs etc if u dont mind sorry for off topic

sam

[HIPSI]

White FTW!!

White on white looks HAWT

or that bronze on white...that looks hawt to

[Kaido_RR]

black or similar grey colour

[mitchy_]

Can you photo shop your picture so the rims are white, black and gunmetal grey??

Would make it easier to see which looks best

hah, i was waiting for someone to say that.

i was hoping someone would do it for me :sorcerer: ill get right onto it!

White FTW!!

White on white looks HAWT

or that bronze on white...that looks hawt to

i do like the white on white, but do you know how hard it is to keep clean WHITE MESH rims?!

i washed them the other week, took about 30 mins per wheel, and thats just the face, not the back

whereas the black will hide the dirt/brake dust a bit more (not much i know, but hey!)

and fits in nicely with my white/black scheme...

and while bronze does look nice on white, every white rex has bronze rims, ruins it.

id say black since ive got black rims but upgrading to some nice gold ones in a couple of weeks and mitchy can i ask what kind of front bar that is ? mines all mangled after i hit a roo and would like to know the price of urs etc if u dont mind sorry for off topic

sam

its a trust front bar, cost me $500 + fitting and painting (probably about $1000 all up for a good job, i had other things done at the time, so i dont know an exact price)

black or similar grey colour

im leaning towards a dark grey now actually..

makes the wheel look dark, however the black almost makes it look 'pursuit rim spec' whereas dark grey still shows the spokes etc.

*takes a breath*

ps. the square brackets in your name stuff up the quoting mikey!!!

[Sammie]

thanks mitchy anychance you could tell me where u got it ? sorry if it sounds rude haha been wanting a trust bar for awhile now not sure where to get or import cheers again

sam

[mitchy_]

i got mine through cowley smash.

9350 5069

ring brett, and tell him mitch sent ya, he will look after you.

edit: just looking at the thumbnails on the pics i put up.

black looks hot!

[Shayde]

The solid black doesn't look so hot, the gunmetal looks alright, but white is the winner, imo.

Perhaps with a black surround instead of chrome though?

[mitchy_]

chrome surround?

[Shayde]

Photoshop your current rims with a black surround. Give them some contrast. Otherwise try black with chrome surround. The rims on my black R33 are black with chrome surround.

[mitchy_]

geez, my photoshop skillz arent that good

doing a chrome/black lip would be hard with my rims, as they are single piece, and spokes merge into the surround, there is no definate line to coat up too

[Shayde]

Argh, hand stuck up the leg of my jeans trying to scratch my leg.

Anyway, only change the flat section, nothing that goes vertical to the road at any point. I'd do it, but cbf.

[mitchy_]

got me confuzzled..

do you mean the lip, ie the rim around the outside?

or the actual inside, ie if it were a can, the inside of the can?

[Shayde]

Sorry, the lip and the "inside of the can"

[mitchy_]

the lip is ok to do, the inside of the can is a biatch.

the spokes kind of go towards it, then merge into it, so its a curve.. i think... :

[Shayde]

fiddle!

[ossie_21]

They all look good, but the white on white with the stripe looks the best as it is now. But that said, with the dark tint & black stripe, black looks good!