i really like the 04 TL wheels in black on that car...

 

heres another 1

 

 

Dam ur sh!t is clean homie, dam nice nice

 

Damn foo - LOOKING NICE!

 

haha thats not mine..I've just accumulated these pictures of the type s wheels being painted..it does look good..the SSM but i don't have a body kit...i do have a 2" drop which helps but i'm afraid to fuck my wheels up for good :/ and I've seen so many wheels painted black that just don't have that professional quality about them which is a necessary factor for me

 

damn going through this thread again makes me really want to paint my wheel triangles gun metal
i always liked the factory rims and thats the perfect touch to make them standout and be more subtle at the same time. thanks a lot for the brilliant idea.

 

Not a problem man. Just take your time doing it and it will turn out great and you will love it. Ithink i am the first person to do this but maybe not. It really really makes the rims look different on the car

 

Here is what L3wD did (recent pics):

I think they are CL-S wheels.

 

Yeah those are CL-S wheels but that looks amazing. Its got me thinking again

 

WTH has L3wd been?

 

I think that is 55's (FiftyFive's) old TL

 

whatever you do when you do it tegkid you should def post pictures of it

 

Hey guys. New to the forum IMHO I like the way the TLS rims look without any paint done, but then again I have a black TL and it may look different on black vs silver. If you were going to paint them, definitely make them look like this...

 

does anyone have a suggestion on the best paint to use for the rims...i am sure i have to sand them down and what not but i want them to look professionally done..

 

Are those the same as the ones on the TL-S???

 

cl-s and tl-s rims are slightly different.

 

there are only slight differences usually only noticeable when they are next to each other such as:

TL-S and CL-S both have a flare on the end of each spoke. On the TL-S the flare begins sooner that it does on the CL-S.

The spokes on the CL-S kind of stick out a little bit whereas the spokes on the TL-S are flat.

There is also a lip on the TL-S wheels that the CL-S doesnt have

 

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

 

in my "coming soon" mod list i now have "ArTL-S wheels"
can't wait til i do it

i was thinking of painting the triangles black but i don't want them to look like l3wds since thats definitely not the look i am going for.

 

heres a quick mock up i just made
stock:


with ArTL-S wheels

 

im about to paint my triangles flat black...ill post a pic later on..wish me luck haha

 

make sure you paint the inside of the wheel also....hide the brake dust better and it will add depth.

 

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/292421...elated&order=4
scroll down half page. I dont know if he is on this site or not but he did the opposite of what you guys are talking about. looks kinda neat.

 

thats not bad..i dont prefer it as much as the other way..but it looks good..mobbed out!! i didnt get to painting my wheels yesterday but sunday i have plans to get it done with my good ol buddy phee...and by paint the inside do you mean just flip it around and paint the back part of the rim? the whole inside?

 

55's car looks siiiiiiiiiick

 

thats awesome. i like. let me see some pics.

 

i checked out the pics..i personally dont like the way that looks..i will def post pics to show you guys what it looks like when im done..i imagine with a 2 in. drop it should look great!! so well see

 

ok so i finished up my wheels..after re doing 2 of them due to mix match paint :/ but they are done now...look good i feel like i did a great job taping it off..i need to wash it and then throw up a cpl pics but there is primer on my tire and my cars real dirty so it doesnt look good hahaha...my profile has an album if you want to see any of the pics i do have of it..

 

its amazing what a little paint can do..damn

 

Those rims on Cardomain looks FUGLY!!!!! but I feel like a real idiot for selling my Extra SET OF TYPE-S Wheels, them bitches look SO SICK IN BLACK!!!!!!!!! At the time my car wasnt dropped but I knew I shoulda kept them.......I think they look best in BLACK, once the car is dropp pretty low meaning NO Finger gaps......

 

wow i cant believe you didn't protect your tires in any way
hopefully they're not too bad.

but the wheels look great dude. i can't wait til i do mine now since this is the first time i've seen them on a lowered car. i'd recommend claying your wheels too just to get them looking perfect and using some tire black next time you detail your car. can't wait for more pics after the detail!

 

the primer comes off..i just have not had time to do it..its easy with the right tools i just don't want to mess the black paint up by fuckin with it too early and i should have just tapes the tires off with newspapers too but i didn't hahaha

 

I just bought a 2006 WDP TL with standard wheels and it was from Florida and has pretty new BFG g-Force sport ZR SUMMER tires, they do not go in the snow! I just purchased a set of 04 TL wheels with Michelin A/S tires, I would like to paint them. I was thinking white to match the body, but how would gloss black look, any opinions? These would be for winter.

 

mistl tl i cant see see your page, will you post some pics of your painted rims? im deciding to do this, just want to see hows yours came out before i try it myself

 

what would a partly gunmetal painted TL-p stock rims look like? thanks

 

i think that the stock wheels w.o. any paint work done to em already look great, one of the best stock looking wheels out there IMO.