A-Spec Wheels Painted Black ... Need Opinion

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Old 04-10-2010 | 11:45 PM
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A-Spec Wheels Painted Black ... Need Opinion

painted my A-Spec wheels black, what do you guys think?

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Old 04-10-2010 | 11:47 PM
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Honestly... not sure if i like em. Different though and if you like them, then go for it!
Old 04-10-2010 | 11:49 PM
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Looks nice in my opinion but I think you should of painted the center caps as well. Overall looks good
Old 04-10-2010 | 11:57 PM
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im sure id love it 10000% more if u slammed your car lol... (seriously) and also removed those chrome inserts in your front grill
Old 04-11-2010 | 10:52 AM
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I love it... needs a drop though... I was thinking of doing this on my NBP if I keep it...
Old 04-11-2010 | 12:21 PM
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I don't like it. The wheels look more like a set of 4 spares.
Old 04-11-2010 | 12:37 PM
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Nice plates in 2nd and 4th pics!

Car looks more aggressive! I would remove the chrome grills/inserts in the front to get the black theme all around.
Old 04-11-2010 | 03:14 PM
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Thanks for your opinions guys. It needs a drop for sure. I'm thinking of repainting the wheels to gold.
Old 04-11-2010 | 03:33 PM
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I think they look good, but they would prolly look better on a light colored car, like WDP or SSM. Although I'm not a huge fan of gold wheels, I think that might actually work better on your car.
Old 04-11-2010 | 03:41 PM
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Paint them Takata green or bforbrian orange!
Old 04-11-2010 | 05:42 PM
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On a black TL, the dark wheels look good. You might consider tinting your headlights and tails now too, BUT DO NOT PAINT THE WHEELS GOLD.



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Old 04-11-2010 | 07:12 PM
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I think it would look better if you black out the grill and emblems plus that silver strip on the above the back license plate in the same color. Than it would all go together....IMHO.
Old 04-11-2010 | 07:14 PM
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I've been wondering how the A-Specs would look black. I like them but I don't think I would do mine like that.

I think silver would look best so they flow with the lower grills. Just my though.
Old 04-11-2010 | 07:14 PM
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The paint "job" is good, but I'm not a fan of black wheels.
Old 04-11-2010 | 07:17 PM
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I like it, not feeling the chrome on the lower grills.
Old 04-11-2010 | 07:35 PM
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they look good, but my only question is will they scratch easly when you need to get new tires? I'll second the, don't paint them gold!
Old 04-11-2010 | 09:42 PM
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looks good. lose them chrome inserts tho
Old 04-11-2010 | 09:49 PM
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It may be your car's colour, wheels don't seem to compliment it.
Old 04-11-2010 | 10:36 PM
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1. paint the center caps
2. loose the lower grills
3. take them off the car and box them up
4. send to me @ 123 Fake st., springfield
Old 04-11-2010 | 10:44 PM
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shitty wheels dude ... just sell them to me
Old 04-11-2010 | 10:49 PM
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AM TL, You want me to box my lower grills and send it to you... LOL.

The center caps are painted but not the center 'A' cura logo/emblem.

My A-Spec wheels were black chrome and scuffed as hell before I painted them. I didn't know what colour to paint them so I decided to go with black (figured black goes with everything). I should've gone with a light gunmetal or something.

I don't think the chrome inserts look too shabby, but then again, I painted my wheels black.
Old 04-11-2010 | 11:04 PM
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nice to see a royal blue pearl fella here. Not many of us on the street.
Old 04-11-2010 | 11:39 PM
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As a fellow A-spec wheel owner, I dont think they look half bad. But that may be becuz they look more like a dark gray to me than they do black.
Old 04-12-2010 | 01:29 AM
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they clash w/ your chrome grills dude. the wheels by themselves look good though. they would hawt on a slammed wdp a-spec'd tl though.
Old 04-12-2010 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by charmer888
AM TL, You want me to box my lower grills and send it to you... LOL.

The center caps are painted but not the center 'A' cura logo/emblem.

My A-Spec wheels were black chrome and scuffed as hell before I painted them. I didn't know what colour to paint them so I decided to go with black (figured black goes with everything). I should've gone with a light gunmetal or something.

I don't think the chrome inserts look too shabby, but then again, I painted my wheels black.
Whoops i wrote that down wrong. But on another note, i think you should paint them silver because it looks too dark and dull IMO.
Old 04-12-2010 | 10:11 AM
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side shot??? I love black wheels
Old 04-12-2010 | 10:13 AM
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I think stock color looks better IMO. Lower the car tho, just a little bit at least
Old 04-12-2010 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Kro
As a fellow A-spec wheel owner, I dont think they look half bad. But that may be becuz they look more like a dark gray to me than they do black.
That's the exact same thing I was thinking. I didn't know if it was the pics, actual color or just me but they still look dark gray IMO.
Old 04-13-2010 | 03:49 PM
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Dont like it. To me the black doesnt flow with the color of your TL.
I think the gunmetal look or silver would be a better choice. IMO
Old 04-22-2010 | 04:59 PM
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I was hoping Acura sold black centercaps since i thought they made a hyperblack A-spec wheel... I might have to have my caps painted now...
Old 04-22-2010 | 05:00 PM
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continued> because i am having my RL aspec wheels powdercoated gloss black as we speak... I need to get the centercaps painted or I need to buy black caps and I cant seem to find these anywhere
Old 04-22-2010 | 09:31 PM
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^You could take the emblem off of the center cap, spray it black, and then put the emblem back on with some sort of glue.
Old 04-23-2010 | 10:57 AM
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I like it but don't like the chrome on the front bumper
Old 04-23-2010 | 03:37 PM
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def loving the black wheels
Old 04-23-2010 | 06:27 PM
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Wheels look ok. Lose the chrome on the lower grills, it doesn't flow.
Old 04-23-2010 | 07:29 PM
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+1 for painting them Gold! That looks hot on a RBP!
Old 04-24-2010 | 12:16 PM
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Alone, the wheels look good, I like the satin finish. Gloss black would really suck to keep clean. But, the wheels do not flow with your car.

I would do something with your center grill, lower side grilles, and drop the ride height. I would color match the upper bumper, inner grille part. Then use the same color paint or similar vinyl on the rest of the grille except the emblem. And, remove the chrome on the lower side grilles, and get the new coilovers Heel Toe is working on.
Old 04-24-2010 | 12:57 PM
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I like black wheels,for snow tires.Just my
Old 04-24-2010 | 01:35 PM
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Looks ok. The chrome in the fog space needs to go, looks like a DUB item IMO.
Old 04-24-2010 | 04:44 PM
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Doesnt look bad maybe a gloss black would look better but its what you like just dont rice it up lol.
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