bigeshorte45

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looking for pics of 2nd gen type S painted rims... tried search but nothing, i have seen previous threads on this but i cant find any... anybody have any pictures? all thoughts/opinions welcome and also anybody know what price range im looking at to have a shop do this?

also whats the difference in powder-coated rims?

dreem1er

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can't say i've seen someone on here with tls rims painted, and if they did the most likely would be painted black

bigeshorte45

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i think black would look pretty decent on SSM? maybe not? let me see if i have a side pic maybe one of the photoshop geniuses here can help me out...

bigeshorte45

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BlackuraTL

It's been done there's a few threads. Can't remember his name tho hopefully he will just see the thread.

6MTUA5

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Yea, search has been down for a while since the changeover

bigeshorte45

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^yeah it sucks.

6MTUA5

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bigeshorte45

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nice photoshop, what about with a red line around the rim! what do my fellow a-ziners think of this?

bigeshorte45

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plus i would leave the lug nuts chrome

6MTUA5

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Sorry... I suck

ArTL-S

^^^^^ the very first picture looks good i think. I have the little triangles between the 5 spokes painted a dark gunmetal color and i like it. It makes the rims look different. when i get my car clean tomm. i will post a pic if you want. I am getting some Aspecs and having them powdercoated gloss black to go on my WDP.

BTW powdercoating is just alot better durability speaking. it will last longer and look better. Its is costing me 60 a wheel to get them powdercoated black

bigeshorte45

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^damn, yeah def post pics, still not sure whether red around rim would look good?

6MTUA5

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I'm with Ar, I think I like the gunmetal more than the black

iforyou

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There's a picture in the WDP Photo Gallery.

ArTL-S

ok well i snapped some pics even though my car is filthy right now. The sun is also hitting the wheels and it looks like the paint is uneve but its all even.

heyitsvu

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wow gunmetal?

heyitsvu

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i think gunmetal looks nicer then the black, but also it depends on the car.

Jake 6MT

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ya that looks nice, and you stand out more. My friend did the same on his Si wheels.

bigeshorte45

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^i like the look alot, wonder how it would flow with SSM? can't decide whether i would get the insides painted gunmetal or the whole rim... hmmm still not sure whether im gonna do this or not but this definitely helps me out thanks alot guys

ArTL-S

i tried finding it and i just saw the thread the other day but there is someone one here that has Type S rims that are all gunmetal. cannot find it though sorry.

iforyou

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hey that's pretty nice! At first I didn't notice anything but after looking at the pics longer, the gunmetal sure makes the car looks more appealing! What paint did you use? I think I will do this! Did you sand at all?

ArTL-S

the process i used went as follows:

products used:
aeresol paint prep
duplicolor eningine paint (primer)
duplicolor wheel paint (gunmetal)
1000 grit sandpaper
i used the sheets of laminate paper from office depot( self adhesive to tape everything off. it is clear so you can precisely cut it. i then sprayed the wheel really good with the paint prep and let it sit for about 20 seconds and then wiped it off real good. then i taped everything off and primed each little triangle. I let the primer sit for about 15 minutes and then very lightly sanded it. then i put 4 coats of wheel paint on each area sanding very lightly between each coat. thats about it. very time consuming but i like how it looks. if you wanted it to be glossy you can go one step further and clear coat it but i chose not to do that. it is a really good project for a nice saturday mod. any other questions just ask.

BlackuraTL

There's one of the guys I was talkin about^^^^. The other guy painted his whole rim like charcoal gray.

Never Summer

I'd personally try and find some of the gunmetal A-Spec rims from the 3G, those things are hot!

bigeshorte45

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^yeah i know they are... i dono if i have the cheese for that though! i gotta save up to fix my f-ed up front bumper : (

iforyou

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Thanks! That's a nice DIY writeup by the way! I will give that a try when I have time (probably the next long weekend?).

thinhthan

could anyone photoshop the type s rims to a bronze color like maybe a light bronze or somehing please on a fpr tlp

ArTL-S

LOL. Yeah you never think about a DIY write up until you are done. Here in the next weeks or so i might redo one of the wheels so i can post a write up.

TL-FREAK

https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...5&postcount=89


Speaking of DIY...this is what I did a couple of months ago. 6 hours total.

ArTL-S

Been looking for those pics for the OP for 4 days almost. thanks man

FirePR2002

stRodda did this to his tls wheels. can't find a pic right now, but he started a thread a while back with a bunch of photos.

thinhthan

does anyone have a pic of a 99 fpr tl-p with some bronze type s rims?

ArTL-S

The paint that is used in my pictures is speciffically made for wheels. i dont think they have bronze. to my knowledge its Black, gunmetal, silver,and white. those are the only avaliable colors that i know of.

Secondly the TL-S rims would look kind of funny i think all bronze. The 5 spokes are wide if you really look at them. that was my reasoning on painting the insides of the spokes darker. It gives the appearance of not so wide spokes in turn making the wheels look slightly bigger or a better word for it would be not so chunky. im pretty sure that the only way you will see the TL-S wheels in bronze is if someone photoshops it for you man.

bigeshorte45

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i wonder what a gloss black would look like with a nice drop... then again im dreaming right now because i gotta replace/paint my front bumper...

RalphiieP

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can you photo shop those rims to have white instead of the gunmetal in that picture thank you very much guys

02type-s

Paying that much money for another set of stock wheels is retarted

Unless its the 19 inch HFPs

abptltypes02

^

Mister_TL

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i have an 03 SSM with a 2 inch drop all the way around i have been pondering painting my type s wheels black..leaving the center caps alone..i haven't seen but one pic...and one pic with black 04 tl wheels which was amazing...i will try to find the pic for you...if i could get it done right...and have the paint look perfect i would do...thank god i might have the hook up on that...let me try to post this pic for you

Mister_TL

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