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    Each to his own, all depends on what you want. I drive a black miata with tan top. I plan on going with bronze wheels.
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    people get tired of normal and want to stand out....i had some black 24's on my tahoe and i painted the 5 inch lip red just to give it a different look.......i love a classic silver looking wheel though

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    Quote Originally Posted by TTaz02
    Please no one take offense to my opinion. I’m not personally "hating" on anyone's ride, I simply don’t understand the mentality. Why is it so common to have painted wheels? I don’t understand why people buy/paint wheels green, red, or purple. Is sleek classic silver just not an option now?
    Because silver gets boring, fast.

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    depends on the car. Lucy (my old B14) had 4 different color wheels in her life time... it keeps people from copying me and i enjoyed having something "new" on the car to occupy my time

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    Quote Originally Posted by PURE jdm
    depends on the car. Lucy (my old B14) had 4 different color wheels in her life time... it keeps people from copying me and i enjoyed having something "new" on the car to occupy my time
    Lucy is now rocking blue or purple rims. I love it. Lane hates it.

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    I've always dreamed of having black on black on black. I'm going to keep my wheels stock and just powder coat them flat black... on my 330i. Is that cheesy?




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    Quote Originally Posted by tokeahontas
    I've always dreamed of having black on black on black. I'm going to keep my wheels stock and just powder coat them flat black... on my 330i. Is that cheesy?
    You have a BMW, spend a little bit on the rims, LOL, cheap ass. Just playing, as was stated above to each their own.

    I also liked some Volks that I saw, they were "Takata" green, and another set of orange ones. I thought they were nice personally. But it would be something just to have people go, "look at those wheels, they're green." Something like that will tend to catch an eye or two......
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    Quote Originally Posted by tokeahontas
    I've always dreamed of having black on black on black. I'm going to keep my wheels stock and just powder coat them flat black... on my 330i. Is that cheesy?
    Please dont. Just buy a set of wheels. If you want flat black, get a set of Dforce LTW5's in flat black. They look great, weigh nothing, and are pretty cheap.

    Thats whats going on my car (4 more weeks and they will be done)
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    Okay but I really love my stock wheels, they are the sport, lightweight and I really don't want to change them unless I get like AC Schnitzer wheels. But any other after market would look tacky and cheap. Honestly i love my wheels.. i really dont want to change them except to color them black.

    Quote Originally Posted by matthewAPM
    Please dont. Just buy a set of wheels. If you want flat black, get a set of Dforce LTW5's in flat black. They look great, weigh nothing, and are pretty cheap.

    Thats whats going on my car (4 more weeks and they will be done)




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    Quote Originally Posted by tokeahontas
    I've always dreamed of having black on black on black. I'm going to keep my wheels stock and just powder coat them flat black... on my 330i. Is that cheesy?
    Go gloss. I thought of doing a matte black on my wheels but went with gloss at the last minute and i makes me smile from ear to ear everytime i clean them and see that shine

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    Quote Originally Posted by tokeahontas
    I've always dreamed of having black on black on black. I'm going to keep my wheels stock and just powder coat them flat black... on my 330i. Is that cheesy?
    if you got the cash, its your ride, do as you please

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    I like when they are crazy colors. I am tired of seeing chrome, black w/ polished lip, broze. LAME.

    Lets see that lime green, bright blue, fire red. That shit adds taste and creativity.

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    i like silver wheels.. just sometimes its fun to have something different.
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    personally i think besides bronze, white, silver, and black it starts getting cheap looking. but thats my opinion.




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    Quote Originally Posted by TTaz02
    Please no one take offense to my opinion. I’m not personally "hating" on anyone's ride, I simply don’t understand the mentality. Why is it so common to have painted wheels? I don’t understand why people buy/paint wheels green, red, or purple. Is sleek classic silver just not an option now?
    to me it depends on the car and what is done to it... i've had quite a few two/toned wheels but i think they work b/c my rides are two toned.

    on a car like yours silver i would stay w/ silver/polished lip... if you had a red car red wheels w/ polished lip looks nice; just depends on your personality.
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    i had blue wheels. and then i had gold.

    it just depends on the car.

    im about to have matte black wheels.

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    because it's jdm tyte y0!


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    Quote Originally Posted by GKtib®
    because it's jdm tyte y0!
    Indeed it is. That's actually in a ection of SuperStreet this month.. JDM stuff you have to have..lime green or pink wheels is one of them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedEj8
    Indeed it is. That's actually in a ection of SuperStreet this month.. JDM stuff you have to have..lime green or pink wheels is one of them.
    lol... no kidding? Doesn't surprise me. I stopped reading super street a long ass time ago. Modified FTW.


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    Quote Originally Posted by GKtib®
    lol... no kidding? Doesn't surprise me. I stopped reading super street a long ass time ago. Modified FTW.
    I have a left over subscription that I got at NOPI 2 years ago that i paid $20 for..2 Year subscription and I think its been over 2 years.

    Anyway, the section is "Big in Japan..The popular JDM trend that we love"

    Included is the Driver badges for young or old, JDM tight license plates that say shit like VT-EC, Quick release steering wheels, Bright big ass Tow hooks, Brightly Colored wheels, Canards mounted to the side of your front bumpers,etc...

    What's funny is I see at least one of these almost daily.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedEj8
    Anyway, the section is "Big in Japan..The popular JDM trend that we love"

    Included is the Driver badges for young or old, JDM tight license plates that say shit like VT-EC, Quick release steering wheels, Bright big ass Tow hooks, Brightly Colored wheels, Canards mounted to the side of your front bumpers,etc...

    What's funny is I see at least one of these almost daily.
    That's the single most retarded thing IMO. Listen people, your car has a stock tow hook put there by the factory which works just fine. And we all know you don't track your car. Judging by the flawless painted finish on the hook, the only thing it's ever been used for is to hang stuffed animals off of. What a joke.


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    Quote Originally Posted by GKtib®
    lol... no kidding? Doesn't surprise me. I stopped reading super street a long ass time ago. Modified FTW.
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    I thought HT got 86'd?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedEj8
    Indeed it is. That's actually in a ection of SuperStreet this month.. JDM stuff you have to have..lime green or pink wheels is one of them.

    i read that issue as you can tell from my sig

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    it used to be different.. now its not.

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    Pretty soon people are going to go back to Neons to be different. That the day everyone will say Royal Silver car is cool.
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    I did mine just to be a lil different even though everyone is doing it now. Plus I get really bored at looking at the same color scheme everyday. I also think its funny when you average Joe looks at it and is all like whaaaaaaaaaa??
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    Quote Originally Posted by TTaz02
    Please no one take offense to my opinion. I’m not personally "hating" on anyone's ride, I simply don’t understand the mentality. Why is it so common to have painted wheels? I don’t understand why people buy/paint wheels green, red, or purple. Is sleek classic silver just not an option now?
    those whores like FnF too mcuh.... wonder who owes who a 10 second car now?





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    Silver just gets old!

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    everything has been done before so nothing looks new


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    Quote Originally Posted by XLR8NMR2
    everything has been done before so nothing looks new
    goddamit...i thought you died already....

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    imo... colored wheels can look good if applied properly. the problem is that most of the people doing it, do it to stand out or to get more attention not realizing the whole package should be what attracts peoples' attention, not just the wheels. if you put too much emphasis on the wheels, you take away from the car and it just looks stupid. its all about balance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GGPIS3
    imo... colored wheels can look good if applied properly. the problem is that most of the people doing it, do it to stand out or to get more attention not realizing the whole package should be what attracts peoples' attention, not just the wheels. if you put too much emphasis on the wheels, you take away from the car and it just looks stupid. its all about balance.
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    b/c I like it

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    Quote Originally Posted by TTaz02
    Please no one take offense to my opinion. I’m not personally "hating" on anyone's ride, I simply don’t understand the mentality. Why is it so common to have painted wheels? I don’t understand why people buy/paint wheels green, red, or purple. Is sleek classic silver just not an option now?
    Can you honestly tell me that the "colored" wheels that I bought for my old car didn't look good? Really?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ruiner
    Can you honestly tell me that the "colored" wheels that I bought for my old car didn't look good? Really?

    I'm pretty sure he was referring to the JDM tyte blues, reds, greens, pinks, and purples.... not black.


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    wouldn't that tear a hole in the universe, or make all the honda boys' heads explode at the very least?


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