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Old 03-10-2009 | 11:27 PM
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Wheel Color Help

Ok i just been informed that my air runners are now about 5 to 6 weeks out since japan is out of some of the parts needed to fabricate the kit. So that gives me more time to save money and with that set back i am now able to buy wheels since they are a 3 month build as well. I am dead set on work vs-xx wheels. I plan to go with 19/8.5 front and 19/10 rear since i will be able to tuck them. What color should i get? Keep in mind this is going on a NBP Type-S.

Custom color my wheels or

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Old 03-10-2009 | 11:33 PM
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Do custom.

I have a set of RJ Legend II on my 04 TL and I didn't want chrome or silver that they come in. So I had them sandblasted down and powdercoated with a "liquid graphite" and they look great!

It's sweet having a custom color on your wheels and it's very unlikely that you will see some just like yours. Just make sure you LOVE the color before you have it put on. If you got a custom color, what would it be?

But anyways, the wheels are going to look sick no matter what color you get them in. If you say the hell with getting a custom color, get the gold ones, imo.
Old 03-10-2009 | 11:37 PM
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Currently what the car looks like





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Old 03-10-2009 | 11:39 PM
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MY first choice would be custom gunmetal [darker color ]with polish lips, 2nd would be burning silver, 3rd choice would be the gold but all in all with those wheels any color would look gorgeous!
Old 03-10-2009 | 11:48 PM
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i was thinking like lexus charcoal color rims with polish lips

Old 03-10-2009 | 11:52 PM
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Old 03-10-2009 | 11:59 PM
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custom color deff. itll compliment the color of your tails and flow well on your car. the color your thinking about will be great..your car looks great already and will look even more amazing with those hott wheels
Old 03-11-2009 | 12:14 AM
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bra go with the gold!!! haha
Old 03-11-2009 | 12:37 AM
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i will order the wheels in a little over a week from now, cause i gotta shop around and get price quotes. But to any photochoppers out there to help with wheel color choice is most appreciated.
Old 03-11-2009 | 01:48 AM
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gold looks hot
Old 03-11-2009 | 01:58 AM
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this is the wheel specs that i plan to go with can anyone for see any problems that i should take into consideration now before i buy these. Will spacers be need and what size if i do. Thanks

19/8.5 +28 Front BBK Wheel
19/10 +23 Rear Deep Wheel
Old 03-11-2009 | 03:07 AM
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Crazy fitments what size tires u gonna stretch on there, your car is gonna be seriously fuckin sick man when you combine air runners with those works its gonna be like holy shit!
Old 03-11-2009 | 11:01 AM
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Crazy fitments what size tires u gonna stretch on there, your car is gonna be seriously fuckin sick man when you combine air runners with those works its gonna be like holy shit!
Havent figured out which tires i will be running, but for sure i will need to stretch some tires.
Old 03-11-2009 | 12:01 PM
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Consider these styles. Some of the best imho.

Old 03-11-2009 | 01:20 PM
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These are what the gunmetal wheels look like and i think that is the way i will be going.





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^ thats the way uh huh uh huh I like it uh huh uh huh

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Gunmetal with polished/chrome lip.
Old 03-11-2009 | 08:59 PM
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to be honest I like your current type s wheels better than the new ones, I'm not a big fan of work wheels and I'm def not feelin the gold ones. I'd say go for the gunmetal with a polished lip.
Old 03-11-2009 | 09:52 PM
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I went to a local dealer and saw the burning black and they are awesome in light cause the have a slight gloss to them and the gun metal's have a flat look to it. So now i think i will be going with the burning black. This is what the burning black looks like.

Old 03-11-2009 | 10:47 PM
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oh my .....air runners + vs-xx + nbp , im in cloud9
Old 03-12-2009 | 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by wrxyboy
I went to a local dealer and saw the burning black and they are awesome in light cause the have a slight gloss to them and the gun metal's have a flat look to it. So now i think i will be going with the burning black. This is what the burning black looks like.

I like that color the best! I like that whole wheel better actually....
Old 03-12-2009 | 08:17 AM
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burning black is the same color i had when i had my set of work vs-xx's. it's the color in my avatar
Old 03-12-2009 | 08:20 AM
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just a heads up
Old 03-12-2009 | 11:22 AM
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Got an awesome deal on the wheels so burning black with polished lips VS-XX in 19x9 +34mm Fronts and 19x10 +23mm(3.82” lip)
Old 03-12-2009 | 01:24 PM
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just an idea of what i hope my car to look like.





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Hell ya burning black is the way to go man!
Old 03-12-2009 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by nokiaboy808
burning black is the same color i had when i had my set of work vs-xx's. it's the color in my avatar
What happened to your set of vs-xx's and what were your wheel specs.
Old 03-12-2009 | 06:22 PM
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NO!!!!!!!! go gun metal with chrome man ftw!
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NO!!!!!!!! go gun metal with chrome man ftw!
Burning Black is similar in color but has no reflective look and more of a flat look. At nite the gun metal does not have a good look but the burning black does. I saw it in person and it doesnt look as good as the burning black. They said to match the lexus charcoal color look would be a very hard task for them to do and if doesnt match what i want than tough shit for me. So i wanna be on the safe side since i am dropping dollars into these wheels.
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Originally Posted by wrxyboy
What happened to your set of vs-xx's and what were your wheel specs.
Im sure its 8.5 9.5 and he sold um to his friend
Old 03-12-2009 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxyboy
What happened to your set of vs-xx's and what were your wheel specs.
my set of vs-xx's were actually the ones on the black TSX in the pictures. they were 19" 8.5, 9.5, don't know the offsets though because the stickers were removed. i sold them to my friend and bought the s1's but i was planning on buying another set in the near future because i think the burning black vs's match my AM better than the s1's

Old 03-12-2009 | 08:49 PM
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burning black is damned sexy
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Geez brad, whats up with the HUGE rat in your house!?!
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Originally Posted by nokiaboy808
my set of vs-xx's were actually the ones on the black TSX in the pictures. they were 19" 8.5, 9.5, don't know the offsets though because the stickers were removed. i sold them to my friend and bought the s1's but i was planning on buying another set in the near future because i think the burning black vs's match my AM better than the s1's

Nice. Do you remember lip size on the wheels? The fronts that i am getting are just under 2" (1.85") and the rears are a good size under 4" (3.82"). Wish the rear was a little bigger since it is a 19/10. Oh well the wait is on now.
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Originally Posted by nokiaboy808
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Originally Posted by WalkerUA6
Geez brad, whats up with the HUGE rat in your house!?!
lmao
Old 03-12-2009 | 11:07 PM
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I'd say go with the factory Gold. Your stock wheels are
already gunmetal. Why would you get the same color on
a diff set of wheels? I dunno it does not make sense to me.

The Gold rims will stand out with your color (NBP) much
more than a set of gunmetal rims.
Example:
Put 2 NBP TL's next to each other with the Gold rims on 1
and Gunmetal rims on the other. You will notice @ first glance that
the Gold rims stand out. If you make the rims darker its harder to
tell what kind of rims you have. (its all in what your shooting for)
Just my buck fifty.......

BTW someone on here had a set of the Silver VS-XX with NBP &
it look pretty hot too!!
Old 03-12-2009 | 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Jays_04TL
I'd say go with the factory Gold. Your stock wheels are
already gunmetal. Why would you get the same color on
a diff set of wheels? I dunno it does not make sense to me.

The Gold rims will stand out with your color (NBP) much
more than a set of gunmetal rims.
Example:
Put 2 NBP TL's next to each other with the Gold rims on 1
and Gunmetal rims on the other. You will notice @ first glance that
the Gold rims stand out. If you make the rims darker its harder to
tell what kind of rims you have. (its all in what your shooting for)
Just my buck fifty.......

BTW someone on here had a set of the Silver VS-XX with NBP &
it look pretty hot too!!
True but i dont wanna stand out, I just want my car to look clean and flow well. Gold to me goes really well with the WDP. But that is just my preference.
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Burning black

Quick get them before nokiaboy does lol
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nope, they wern't that big though as you can tell in the pictures.


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