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 Sep 19, 2005 - 5:13 PM
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ok. i'm gonna paint my GTS rims and i really dunno which to get. i got help from coomer, lewfx, drocay and AMCMoe to photoshop some pics for me to compare. thanks guys. now i need your opinions.
(#1)  (#2)  (#3)  (#4)  just for the fun of it, here's a off poll selection. TANGERINE  
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Sep 19, 2005 - 5:25 PM
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ahem, what happend to gunmetal?
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Sep 19, 2005 - 5:30 PM
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i vote tangerine, yellow or gun metal.!
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Sep 19, 2005 - 5:31 PM
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gun metal came up ugly IMO... looks like dirty rims
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Sep 19, 2005 - 5:40 PM
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pic 3 looks best.... but i dont know if i really like any of those more then the stock color
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Sep 19, 2005 - 7:27 PM
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i have to say shin, outta the choices, i like the bronze the best, none of them really make you say WOW tho..
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Sep 19, 2005 - 8:13 PM
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tangerine cause it matches really well with the sidemarkers
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Sep 19, 2005 - 9:09 PM
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i would go with bronze. i just painted my gt rims black and then put a clear coat over them. im gonna post pics and a how-to sometime later this week. i also took all of the curb rot out with some metal files and sand paper. Hit me up on AIM later ill help you out if you want.
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Sep 19, 2005 - 11:22 PM
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how to with the curb rot would be cool...
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Sep 20, 2005 - 8:47 AM
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With your body colour I would go with bronze.
But you just gave me a hint of what to do with my GTS rims - orange Celi on tangerine rims!!! That's it!!! ;-) -------------------- '94 ST202 - tuned, highly apprieciated, but sold.
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Sep 20, 2005 - 8:47 AM
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QUOTE how to with the curb rot would be cool... good deal...ill start putting that together. |
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Sep 20, 2005 - 9:20 AM
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good looking jdog. if you're free on sundays, hopefully this coming sunday, we'll do it over at mac's place, or maybe your place lol. manny, what would you suggest that would make it look WOW? i mean i don't have to stick with this 2 colors. any opinions are welcomed
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Sep 20, 2005 - 9:22 AM
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i have gold 6th gen gts rims......ill try to post pics later
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Sep 20, 2005 - 9:55 AM
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thanks. i would like to see how it looks
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Sep 20, 2005 - 2:20 PM
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heres a quick picture i took this morning...first day of rain in so cali in a awhile
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Sep 20, 2005 - 2:44 PM
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vin.. i have to can of bronz paint i was going to use on my stock wheels.. but changed my mind on color.. this shade of bronz would look sick on your car... you can see it sunday when you get here
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Sep 20, 2005 - 3:38 PM
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I think white would look good....go or the `Rally Slag` look
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Sep 20, 2005 - 4:40 PM
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hmm. aznxrussel, the gold does looks pretty good. mac. lets try out the bronze this weekend and see how it looks. i mean we could always change colors if it doesn't work out
insanity, what you mean by rally slag look?
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Sep 20, 2005 - 9:21 PM
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QUOTE(Insanity-74 @ Sep 20, 2005 - 4:38 PM) I think white would look good....go or the `Rally Slag` look [right][snapback]336571[/snapback][/right] White.  |
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Sep 20, 2005 - 9:50 PM
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I think stock color looks best on those rims...
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