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Wheels colour advice

Post by Speedy88 » 17 Sep 2009 10:09 pm

One day I plan to spray the tardis fire-engine red. Until that day when I actually have money, I'll probably be looking for some nice wheels to put on. But I've realised smoke silver is a hard colour to put wheels with. First I tried some white wheels (in photoshop) but the lightness clashes too much with the silver. So then I tried black but it made it look shaggy. I can't find anything that really fits, obviously silver would be too samey. Other people on here appear to have a better eye for colour matching so what do you peeps think I should put on?
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Re: Wheels colour advice

Post by volvosneverdie » 17 Sep 2009 10:46 pm

Speedy88 wrote:One day I plan to spray the tardis fire-engine red. Until that day when I actually have money, I'll probably be looking for some nice wheels to put on. But I've realised smoke silver is a hard colour to put wheels with. First I tried some white wheels (in photoshop) but the lightness clashes too much with the silver. So then I tried black but it made it look shaggy. I can't find anything that really fits, obviously silver would be too samey. Other people on here appear to have a better eye for colour matching so what do you peeps think I should put on?
AAArrgh. Really?
Origonal paint dude. :?

Yours looks cool as is.
Wouldnt silver wheels (like Leos) sit really well?

Or black?
if youve still got the black mesh grille on, it should scan ok.

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Re: Wheels colour advice

Post by Speedy88 » 17 Sep 2009 11:04 pm

Lol, I just think it looks a bit... dull. I mean I'm all for it right now, it looks tidy and I can appreciate its shinyness as it is. The paint idea is a long way off btw, we're talking sometime late next year so the fad might have worn off by then :lol:

Of course the other idea I had was the "mad max" look with black steelies :D
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Post by volvosneverdie » 17 Sep 2009 11:11 pm

Yeah, mad maxy sounds cool.
He'd have been a lot better off in the post apocolypse wastelands in a 300 than a supercharged v8 falcon.
Although the fuel aconomy is probably comparible. :lol:
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Re: Wheels colour advice

Post by Bazboy » 18 Sep 2009 12:58 am

I reckon gun metal grey would match in well with the body, and then even better when she is gleaming in red.

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Post by filthyjohn » 27 Sep 2009 04:20 pm

I have the same problem as my new one is smoke silver too. I think I'll try to find some vauxhall 15" steelies for the sleeper fun.
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Re: Wheels colour advice

Post by CWA » 24 Oct 2009 09:21 pm

have you done any colour changes to the wheels yet mate?

if not, i reckon you should go with the white on most of the wheel, but spray the rim lip in either silver or exact match with your body colour. should blend it in a bit more, i think it would look pretty good!

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Re: Wheels colour advice

Post by Speedy88 » 26 Oct 2009 07:56 pm

Speedy88 wrote:One day I plan to spray the tardis fire-engine red.
In hindsight this looks really stupid :lol: Smoke silver ftw!

I'm looking around for something like these but black rather than silver, started to get a silver/black theme going which looks nice (cameras knackered, will hopefully get some pics soon)

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Re: Wheels colour advice

Post by magnumpi » 01 Nov 2009 12:30 am

They look like Revolution 4spokes but with rounded off spokes.

I've got a pair of black ones in my garage but as far as i'm aware they have a sleeve nut design so being Mini PCD and not 4x1oo i don't think they'd fit nicely even with wobble bolts.
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Re: Wheels colour advice

Post by Speedy88 » 02 Nov 2009 01:14 am

Ah well, they're RS 4 spokes, the ones you see on old escorts and stuff. I also messed aboot with ronnie's car pic and decided these would look awesome:

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It's all part of the big dream though. Another financial kick in the teeth coming up - insurance :(
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Re: Wheels colour advice

Post by volvosneverdie » 02 Nov 2009 01:24 pm

Yeah dude.
Leos look good on EVERYTHING.

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