Liquidflex81

new wheels are not in my future anytime soon, so i thought i should refinish/paint my stocks to hold me over for some time... questions come in as to what color? I have Abyss blue pearl,

i think the "stock color" on the wheels is boring. I've seen them in black and i'm not fan.

A brighter silver? White? Gold/bronze? i just don't know.. what color have you guys done yours in? and if you haven't done it,, what color do you think would go good with the color of my car? thanks

Liquidflex81

here's a side pic if someone is willing to photochop some colors onto the wheels.. obviously this is an older pic before my headlights and tint was done,, so take that into consideration as well..

pwr2panda

duplicolor gunmetal? are you tinted? the car might look loads better with even just a light tint.

enigmaos

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The color in the pic is nice. I would go with black, gunmetal, dark red, or dark blue.

RonJonTL757

Black and call it a day.

Acutally maybe its the wheel gap that is killin the 5 stars... Do not paint your rims and leave it stock height because you and US will say its

LoveMyTL-S

I think a gold color would stand out nicely.

voigt

I would be interested in seeing a gold or bronze.

chill_dog

Gunmetal.

Liquidflex81

hmm.. never heard of this duplicolor gunmental,, is it basially going to look like my front wheels after my brembos have had a nice dusting all over them? lol

the car is tinted,, on the rear windows only pretty dark.. can't do the fronts... gotta keep it legal in new jersey

Liquidflex81

hahah. yea that stock color is amazing lol ,, black is out,, i can't do the spare tire look... another for gunmetal.. but i don't know if you were joking or not with the dark red or dark blue....?

Liquidflex81

hey ron.. a drop IS in my cards soon, but the black,, i just can't picture it on my car,, but on the other hand,, i would assume they are easier to keep clean looking.. my brembos throw off SO much brake dust,, i was actually considering brake dust sheilds

Liquidflex81

i was kinda thinking the same thing,, i see alot of dark blue cars around my area with gold/bronze looking wheels and they always look great to me.. NOT bright gold,, on the darker side if you know what i'm talking about

me too! lol

Liquidflex81

i need to see this gunmetal color that a few have mentioned on a stock wheel,, have not seen it in person

ackebous

although not factory wheels, these pics might help you with color choice
http://doc-0s-24-docs.googleusercont...k7gvu73383b97q
http://doc-00-24-docs.googleusercont...I1Mzk5ZjU4MWRj
http://doc-00-24-docs.googleusercont...ZkMzZlOGJiZGQ3

http://doc-10-24-docs.googleusercont...RjNmEzOTk5MWFi

Liquidflex81

can't view these links, i even created a google account just to see.. not working =/

Liquidflex81

going to take a picture of what the car looks like now for a better idea of what i'm dealing with lol

ackebous

ok,I loaded them on imageshack. Hope they work from there
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1...awgunmetal.jpg
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8963/04acurawgold.jpg
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5606/04acurawblack.jpg
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/8067/04acurawred.jpg

Liquidflex81

hey thanks that helped, black is out of the question for sure,, that eliminates one color lol ,, the gold is lookin good!

Liquidflex81

gave it a bath, cleaned the wheels best i could, i just don't like the stock color of the wheels at all...car currently looks like this .. oh btw.. that isn't a chunk of my wheel missing in this first pic lol.. after i took the pics i realized some of the tire shine i wiped on got on the edge of the rim.. the wheels are far from perfect tho,, that's why i want to refinish them, and change the color... color choices??

t3hanarchist

just paint them black

Liquidflex81

not for nothing.. but why does everyone do the black wheels?

i get it looks good on silver, white and black,, but Blue?? no i don't think so ,, if it was an aftermarket wheel that was black with a polished lip,, then yea i could see it workin on my car,, but it's the STOCK wheel.. no lip...

i'm going bronze/gold on this situation

enigmaos

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Yeah, bronze/gold looks good on blue. There is a member who had a blue TL with gold wheels.

Liquidflex81

check out this vid from duplicolor,,, can't wait! http://www.duplicolor.com/training/w..._training.html

enigmaos

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Here are some pics of gold wheels on ABP: https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...24&postcount=1

enigmaos

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Check out this thread: https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-tires-wheels-suspension-97/abp-tl-stock-wheels-painted-graphite-766234/

Another member with same color and same idea.

Liquidflex81

WoW! those pics SoLd me on the idea no doubt! I just wonder if the duplicolor bronze is TOO dark, ya know like in the brass family of shades? the color on that blue TL is exactly the color i'm going for

UNC96XJ

Liquidflex,

I guess we think alike, i just started a thread with the stock wheels photshopped in graphite on a ABP.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=766234

I will just post the pics here..



I wanted opinions..

The fog lights are photoshopped as well, i will def. do that mod for sure.

Liquidflex81

holdin off on this project.. because my tax return was A-LOT bigger than i expected! i was like whattttttt ,this must be wrong, once i pick out a wheel and tire package,, the stockies and tires will be up for sale. VERY SOON

Souljah

nice man! spend that refund!

if you are still accepting input, i wouldn't do gold...
with your car's colour, it would look like an STi to me.

Liquidflex81

hell yea dude,, spending it WISELY,, make it last and get some worth while mods done,,

S type bumper been sittin in the garage waitin to get pained, Quad tip mufflers been sittin in my closet, Roof wing spoiler sittin in my closet waitin for paint, Mid muffler delete when the quad's go on H&R sport springs been sitting in closet, pretty stoked it's all going to be done in a week from now

now i just gotta pick out the right wheels and tires and i'm DONE for a while... maybe all in time for the spring

as for the sti thing ,, haha i know what ya mean,, i thought about that,, will my car have that "subaru feel" to it? searching for the perfect wheel for a 2" inch drop with the mods i listed going on the car very soon... suggestions are welcome, pics and links help of course

h22aDc2

my advice to you,
I would go with Paint Code NH-546M Kaiser Silver same as PPG 5303 which is the Honda Paint Code for the Integra Type R wheels.
I just called my local paint center and had them mix up a spray paint can with the paint. Cost me $16.85 for 1 can.
I just painted my SI wheels this past weekend and will be painting my TL wheels here soon. Hope this helps out

APchi

im going to go with black.. it will have a nice contrast once you tint up your car

TL-AholiK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=43hoXgqpj3s

happyboy

IMHO gold or bronze would look best on that color TL.

Undying Dreams

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You guys realize this was posted 2 years ago, right?