In the quest to be different... (Black Si Wheels)

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Jun 15, 2003

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In the quest to be different... (Black Si Wheels)

Change of plans... it isn't easy to mask off the lip and coat them, so it's all semi-gloss black... and my photochopping ability still sucks.

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Jun 15, 2003

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i would not hit it with a ten-foot-poll! but you've got some damn good creativity.

Jun 15, 2003

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Getting tired of the Superleggera's already?

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Naa, to me they just dont have the right spoke design to carry it off.

Jun 15, 2003

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Originally posted by FlyRiceRacer02
Getting tired of the Superleggera's already?

No... Hell no. Just playing around. I gotta drive on these in the winter, and I'll race on them. If they look cool, I might just switch back and forth for a little variation.

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Jun 16, 2003

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Called around this morning... I can get them done in Semi-Gloss Black for $120... which sounds really good to me. I'm gonna keep thinking about it, but I really like the look.

Jun 16, 2003

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I dont think they look that good.... I like them in silver though

Jun 16, 2003

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I work in a place with a lot of mini puddles of water/sand and i always get amazed of the beautiful gun metal look my rims get..

Really look sweet..

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I think some 99-00 si rims painted gunmetal would look pretty sweet. I never have liked black rims, from a distance it just looks like you're rolling on steelies until you get up close to the car.

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KEEP the Si rim as is, go w/ 95 GSR rims and paint them I did. Ask wcsjunior he saw my car

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Well, it doesn't make much of a difference now. Stupid fukin Honda only clearcoats the faces... so what happens to the back? IT CORRODES! I'm going back to get 4 new ones and make sure the backs are coated, because I've got 4 right now that are covered in white dust (aluminium corrosion). No sense in coating brand new wheels....

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i think gun metal would look a lot better than black..

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yah... gun metal looks good there on the si rims

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Yah... I was looking around... I think I'm gonna do them ITR Grey. I called Honda who claims that the corrosion on the back is nothing to be worried about and it happens all the time... which sounds like BS to me, considering my OZs have a protective coating on the back sides, but they don't seem to interested in replacing them. So if I'm gonna get them coated anyway, the problem should fix itself.
I looked at black on the car last night, and it just doesn't look right... not cuz it looks like a steelie, it really didn't , just that it looks like there's no wheel there at all. I'll have to look into it more this weekend... I'm not in a huge hurry.