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black car with red rims - yes/no?

Old Jul 27, 2006
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black car with red rims - yes/no?

im kinda looking for a set of rims, 15", lightweight, relatively low cost, split spoke design. i was set on some enkei RPF1's, but those are kinda pricy.

found these, but they dont have silver in 15" and only color options are black, bronze or red. dont want black, because thats too much black. bronze might be ok, but still a little dark. but red...im wondering if its too loud, too "flashy"...too much?

this is a very quick, 5 minute chop...what do you think?


btw, thats a polished lip, not a white-wall tire. lol

yes? no?

btw, these are flik fuel, 12lbs for 15x6.5, 40mm offset, at ~$79/rim...that is an amazing deal, considering the enkeis are 9.9lbs for 15x7, 38mm offset, $200+/rim.

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I;m definatly not fealing the red rims, i think thats nasty. But what is my opinion worth? nothing really. I think you should go gun metal or low gloss black.
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Old Jul 27, 2006
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too ricey, maybe on a civic.
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Old Jul 27, 2006
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id say no unless you were changing more color on the car red
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Old Jul 27, 2006
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i think red rims are bomb... look at my gallary, i have red rims on my black 7thgen
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I like the red on black look alright. I dont however like that rim design. If you are going for red I like the look of the GT-3s best. I guess the Flik are just too much red not enough polish, IMO.

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rota gt-3


flik fuel


looks like the same amount of lip and red....just a different design. and i like the split spoke look much better.

my concern isnt the design, its the red w/ black.
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if you get red rims on your black car, i wont be your friend anymore.
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ok...good. so its pretty much a unanimous no. lol

awesome. what about bronze? on black car...not too dark?



this is on a brittish racing green



they look dark, but it could just be the photos...
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Looks like a knockoff of the Kosei K1-TS, which is available in silver, with out the dumb polished lip. Not $79, but not 200 either.
Small rim, polished lip = even smaller looking rim.
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black black black black. BLACK = all business
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Just go with the bronze or black......more "professional". And both look good.
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kosei's are about 130/rim...and 12-13lbs. i dont really see a point.

maybe ill just keep saving for the rpf1's...or maybe something better will come along by the time im ready.

ideally, id love something like a rota battle, or a tenzo r passion, but in a 15" and lightweight. 5 narrow split spoke design. i know about the kazera, not really digging it.
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no red

yes bronze!!!
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red is a no no....

jdm gone wild?
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who said red is a no-no?
my car...

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Dan, rock those red fliks, it's dope. Then get flying miata on there
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rock'em
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i think its ****ing ugly... its alll rice... expecially the knock off's
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^^^ yea! what he said lol
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if you didn't like them right off the bat, then i'd say no. you probably won't get used to them.
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