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Old 04-11-2007 | 05:48 PM
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to paint or not to paint....

my wheels that is.
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paint black everything but the "shiney" part of the wheels:
Old 04-11-2007 | 06:01 PM
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by shinny do u mean the face? i dont know, looks good but if ur doin it by urself it might be hard to get those line precise
Old 04-11-2007 | 06:08 PM
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not to paint. keep your CL clean. i think painted wheels and no drop will look tacky.
Old 04-11-2007 | 06:50 PM
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-paint it all black with a brushed lip
does anyone have a set of stock 16 spokes theyd like to sell me?
Old 04-11-2007 | 07:21 PM
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Paint bright gold colored.
Old 04-11-2007 | 07:23 PM
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http://www.freewebs.com/mostwantedmotors/ Look at the black evo with gold wheels in this....pure sex.
Old 04-11-2007 | 09:03 PM
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In my opinion, it would be best to just leave the rims alone.
Old 04-11-2007 | 09:35 PM
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In my opinion, it would be best to just leave the rims alone.
don't paint them
Old 04-11-2007 | 09:40 PM
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http://www.freewebs.com/mostwantedmotors/ Look at the black evo with gold wheels in this....pure sex.
haha actually i did do a chop of it bronze/gold awhile ago
Old 04-11-2007 | 09:43 PM
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haha actually i did do a chop of it bronze/gold awhile ago

That looks WAY nicer
Old 04-11-2007 | 09:52 PM
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That looks WAY nicer
was that supposed to be written in red text

i say leave them the way they are
Old 04-11-2007 | 09:53 PM
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yeah but i dont want to bite pimpcl23's style
Old 04-11-2007 | 09:58 PM
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my friend painted his same rime, black with a chrome lip...turned out to be pretty nice
i'll see if i can get a pic for you
Old 04-11-2007 | 10:20 PM
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drop first mang.

get your priorities straight.
Old 04-11-2007 | 10:32 PM
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^^^Werd

but the gold does look better. dont you have tinted tails, too much black might not be a good thing.
Old 04-11-2007 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by kpd
my friend painted his same rime, black with a chrome lip...turned out to be pretty nice
i'll see if i can get a pic for you
Old 04-11-2007 | 10:43 PM
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besides small stuff the cl will never see any more mods.
Old 04-11-2007 | 10:47 PM
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why not?
Old 04-11-2007 | 10:49 PM
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its just a daily driver, im trying to get my hands on a 240sx this weekend......modding the cl is pointless to me now. haha, it will always be slow unless i dump tons of money into it.
Old 04-11-2007 | 10:59 PM
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have u modded it at all yet?
Old 04-11-2007 | 11:03 PM
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besides intake the rest was just restoring the cl
Old 04-12-2007 | 08:29 AM
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drop first mang.

get your priorities straight.
but out of the 2 I like the bronze better, I don't think you'd be biting pimp's style, you'd be hitting a bunch of peoples' "style" painting your rims black
Old 04-12-2007 | 12:07 PM
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That looks WAY nicer
At least its different. My car doesn't even stand out because everyone and their brother has black rims with polished lip now...pisses me off.
Old 04-12-2007 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
but out of the 2 I like the bronze better, I don't think you'd be biting pimp's style, you'd be hitting a bunch of peoples' "style" painting your rims black
and plus more ppl out there have gold wheels, not just Pimp.
Old 04-12-2007 | 12:33 PM
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just leave them alone

but do whatever you think looks good.
i have black wheels with polished lip, but i think they really bring the look of my car together..
i couldn't care less if every car on the road had them, i love them on my car regardless.
Old 04-12-2007 | 12:36 PM
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yea true. i mean everyone has 96 Type-R wheels but idc. lol
Old 04-12-2007 | 01:17 PM
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Are you guys saying that you didnt like what i did to mine when i still had my first gen??






Old 04-12-2007 | 02:57 PM
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I think that looks great^

hows the cls6?
Old 04-12-2007 | 03:28 PM
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Are you guys saying that you didnt like what i did to mine when i still had my first gen??
haha that was the inspiration of this, when i saw them in person i loved them.
Old 04-12-2007 | 03:32 PM
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I like it... I say go for it
Old 04-12-2007 | 03:36 PM
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do the gold. i think gold looks sweet with black.
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do the gold. i think gold looks sweet with black.
That's what I've been sayin all along
Old 04-12-2007 | 05:03 PM
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I think that looks great^

hows the cls6?

Yeah i loved the paint and then when i looked at the rims, i saw how i could tape them off and paint just the insides. And let me tell you, I sold the car to a kid down the street from my warehouse and every so often I see him driving or I drive by his house. Every time I see the car, I fall in love all over again. The rims on that color with a debadged rear looks nice as hell. Right before I sold it i broke the ACURA lettering apart and put it on the car just like on the stock 2ng gen CL. Looked even better. Sometimes I regret selling that car but then I get into my 6 and I'm happy once again. Haha

The 6 is running well. Getting looks everywhere. Damn thing is loud as hell thus the looks. But it sounds nice, not rice. Just changed the breaks on her all the way around and it stops so much better. The pedal even feels stiffer.

I my friend found a site that sells Xdrilled and slotted rotors for about $30 each. he has them on his car for over a year now and they are still working great. I think i'm going to try them out soon.

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haha that was the inspiration of this, when i saw them in person i loved them.
Haha so those are the rims that I sold you. Nice. So what tires did you get for them? And i must say that the car looks a lot better with those rims on it than the ones you swapped.

If you want to know what I think you should do...

... I think you already know.

Take your time and do it. It will take forever, but it will look good in the end. I mean you saw mine when I had them.
Old 04-12-2007 | 05:10 PM
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yo give me a day or so and ill post some pics of my rims after i painted em...

BUT i HIGHLY recommend that you drop the car first before doing it cause it doesnt look right on mine
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Lowering is a must
Old 04-12-2007 | 11:18 PM
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Yeah i loved the paint and then when i looked at the rims, i saw how i could tape them off and paint just the insides. And let me tell you, I sold the car to a kid down the street from my warehouse and every so often I see him driving or I drive by his house. Every time I see the car, I fall in love all over again. The rims on that color with a debadged rear looks nice as hell. Right before I sold it i broke the ACURA lettering apart and put it on the car just like on the stock 2ng gen CL. Looked even better. Sometimes I regret selling that car but then I get into my 6 and I'm happy once again. Haha

The 6 is running well. Getting looks everywhere. Damn thing is loud as hell thus the looks. But it sounds nice, not rice. Just changed the breaks on her all the way around and it stops so much better. The pedal even feels stiffer.

I my friend found a site that sells Xdrilled and slotted rotors for about $30 each. he has them on his car for over a year now and they are still working great. I think i'm going to try them out soon.



Haha so those are the rims that I sold you. Nice. So what tires did you get for them? And i must say that the car looks a lot better with those rims on it than the ones you swapped.

If you want to know what I think you should do...

... I think you already know.

Take your time and do it. It will take forever, but it will look good in the end. I mean you saw mine when I had them.
loud is good, what kinda exhaust u running??
Old 04-12-2007 | 11:55 PM
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loud is good, what kinda exhaust u running??

Its Comptech headers to a glasspack, then wider piping (I think 2 1/2 or 2 3/4) to the stock Y pipe (for some back pressure) all ending in Comptech Cans. Oh and the Headers are wleded to the glasspack and thats welded to the pipe... the only bolts on it are the Y to the cans and the ones holding the headers together and to the engine.
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And just because I loved that color of the car and the small detail things that I did to it, I'm flaunting more pictures of it...












Sorry for the thread whoring.. Just Loved that car.

Anyway... back on topic.

It really depends on what color paint you get and decide to paint them. That color is like a gunmetal brownish color.
Old 04-13-2007 | 12:17 AM
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WTF is a glasspack my grandpa's talks about him putting those on his cars back in the 50's and 60's.
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