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 Post subject: Wheel colour - Have I done the right thing?
PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:38 pm 
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I have sent my Cup 1 wheels in to be refurbed ( the silver ones in the pic) and have borrowed Paul's black track wheels.

Well, now I like the black wheels and have decided to have mine done in satin black.

Have I done the right thing?

Rich

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:13 pm 
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Not sure TBH! I think the fact there is such a deep shadow where the wheels are in the photos doesn't help someone to get a clean view.

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I almost coloured the wheels on my 924S black as I do think it looks good on a red car but not sure about on a silver one, my cup 1 wheel centres are colour coded to match the car which is Titan grey (dark silver) and the edge against the tyres polished alloy. I actually brushed one of mine with black poster paint (easily washed off) to see what it would look like and I prefer the colour coded ones, but as they say each to their own.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:18 pm 
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Ha ha ha ha, I wondered if you'd like the black look. Very easy to touch in too

The only thing I would say is to get gloss and not satin as they look permanently dusty IMHO

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Its not my cup of tea but they will be easier to clean I suppose...

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I think they both look good to be honest, if I had to pick I'd choose black.

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Hi :)

I like colour coded wheels... but I would .....

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Another pic for Jim.

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You're brave letting Mia loose in the front seat :o

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:02 pm 
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Sean Smallman wrote:
You're brave letting Mia loose in the front seat :o


Start em young mate, hopefully she'll be a petrolhead like Holls.

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Don't know whether it just looks a bit silly - one side silver, the other one black :lol:

My Fuchs are red inserts - I like it.


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only one colour you can have i'm afraid...

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I prefer the silver although I do like the. car colour coded ones with a silver outer rim


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demonfish wrote:
only one colour you can have i'm afraid...

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Not sure that pink would go with the paint work though :D

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Ask a designer. The one colour thats a nono for wheels is black. Sorry. White, Silver, Body colour. But never black.

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