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Wheel colour on sprint blue
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:49 pm
by marcr
As I have mentioned before my wheels require a refurb and I'd really like a different colour if I am going to do it. Seems pointless to spend money for an oem look. I am toying between graphite (ala Klauster) and white. Will white look chav, I have standard optics and it's an avant. What do you think?
RE: Wheel colour on sprint blue
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:04 pm
by approved
i was gonna do mine sprint blue to match the car, but it doesnt look right with standard optics...
if it was black optic then fair play.
i'd say oem to match the silver optics and grill surround...
RE: Wheel colour on sprint blue
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:06 pm
by sonny
I did not vote as its hard to say, I like the OEM silver look on Sprint blue, however everybody has it. Im thinking maybe white, if you was going to do some sort of track day style car, then white I reckon will look good, dare I say it, with white mirrors too?!
I safe bet would be Titanium look, mirros also.
RE: Wheel colour on sprint blue
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:41 pm
by marcr
Titanium would be safe but I like the idea if being a bit different, may get some prices.
RE: Wheel colour on sprint blue
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:43 pm
by Outtlaw
Just to confuse you a little more, what about.......Polished face of the wheel and the inserts White? Will be a bugger to keep clean though.
Safe side i'd go titanium or silver
RE: Wheel colour on sprint blue
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:03 pm
by 22B
Definitely not white wheels on a blue car for me!
I think that the standard colour looks absolutely fine on a Sprint Blue car although I can understand you wanting to be individual and doing something else with them.
How about something completely different, paint the spoke inner edges, and rim inner edge in dark blue ( mugello would be about right ) and leave the outward facing surfaces silver/alloy/.
I used to have an Avon Lotus Sunbeam years ago and that car was Moonstone Blue with the wheels picked out with a darker blue as described and they looked well smart.
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:30 pm
by mfire
Polished face with sprint blue inserts or arms? reckon that would look good.
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:34 pm
by iR8V10
Gold / Bronze goes with blue. Might be a bit scooby for some?!
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:42 pm
by marcr
It does go, but yes had gold on my green scooby many years ago, white seeming very unpopular so far.

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:18 pm
by approved
marcr wrote:It does go, but yes had gold on my green scooby many years ago, white seeming very unpopular so far.

thats becuase it will look <beep>

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:25 pm
by wellzieRS4
Get them done in high power silver, just had mine done looks the nuts i got lepsons to do them its 3 times the price of normal silver but its worth it
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:54 am
by marcr
Any pics of before and after
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:11 pm
by lengster1
Come on wellzie pics pics pics im liking the sound of this and mine desperatly need doing i cant bear looking at the flaky paint any more!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:55 pm
by marcr
jonathonturner wrote:marcr wrote:It does go, but yes had gold on my green scooby many years ago, white seeming very unpopular so far.

thats becuase it will look <beep>

So I'm guessing you don't like the idea then.

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:02 pm
by klauster
Hi Gloss black might look quite nice on Sprint blue....