anyone Paint your stock S14 SE wheels?? what color?

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eastreetmotorsports
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i have stock SE wheels and i wanted to see if anyone has painted them and how they looked (pic's)?? so far i am leaning towards black gloss....

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I haven't painted my ones, but if I did, I would definately do it flat black.

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thanks, yeah i think black will be cool especially since they will be road racing wheels so i won't show so much brake dust...

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I also like it because it is more subtle. I can appreciate a flashy rim, but I personally prefer something understated. Also, if you have painted calipers, the contrast between the black rim and the caliper is awesome.

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well

they were gunmetal!

then gloss black!

then i stripped all the paint/clear coat off and they were bling

NOW They are PINK and retired for track use only.

yea i painted them a few times!

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This is Maxima278's car over in the SouthEast section....



I likey

Heres a good writeup: http://www.peterbeers.net/vw_r...x.htm

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wow pretty nice gun metal look!

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wow yessir240,

you should try a shiney type gold almost chromey look....

i was thinking fire truck red or dark yellow. maybe both 2 in front red and back yellow or visa versa.

i'm sure people are like you guys are crazy!!!
Modified by eastreetmotorsports at 7:56 AM 3/6/2007


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