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What colour should i have my wheels resprayed?
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:37 pm
by ihatesissycars
I've scuffed up my n/s wheels so need to get them resprayed however due to them having a cut rim i can't have that repaired so it'd need to be a complete respray.
What colour?
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:44 pm
by IainB
Is this just for the visible alloy/silver or the whole wheel complete with spokes?
I like the gold as is
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:52 pm
by ihatesissycars
The whole wheel. I luuuuuurve the gold too but the scuffing looks awful!
There is another option and that is to get two new ones but 15 or 16x8 and see if i can squeeze them on the rears for some bigger tyres but thats another £450 ish which i don't want to spend. At present they're 15x7.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:52 pm
by Alley Kat
Polished outer rims, graphite grey metallic inners... not too dark, lighter than gunmetal sorta thing...
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:54 pm
by ihatesissycars
Polishing the outers isn't an option as the scuffing is too deep and i can't get them recut as it would weaken them too much
It would have to be one complete colour for them sadly.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:54 pm
by Wee_chris
I go with Alley Cats suggestion.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:49 pm
by Alley Kat
Shame... how about an bright icy silver metallic/pearl on the outside, over white basecoat, should be nice & bright fer contrast.
Or: body-colour centre section, with either silver or lite gold outers. Makes the wheels very specific to yr car though (thinking future resale of wheels, swaps etc).
Black would tie in the bumper, spoiler etc, might work with silver rims and the shiny centre caps to break it up.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:22 pm
by katanaman
get the scuffs welded up and polish them back to original size.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:29 pm
by ihatesissycars
Is that possible without buggering them up somehow?
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:38 pm
by katanaman
yes its possible so long as the welder knows what he is doing. Anyway its not like your welding a bit back on all your doing is filling scratches.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:58 pm
by kev_the_mole
My vote is for a continuation of the gold theme as it offsets the 'brown'
perfectly
Lol IT AINT BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:00 pm
by ihatesissycars
I'm gonna wee in your washer bottle
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:29 pm
by HairbearTE
I'd keep em gold too. Not too deep a gold though. I think they suit the car nicely actually.
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 7:24 pm
by ihatesissycars
Yup i'm leaning towards that too. I spoke to someone at minilite (a capri owner sympathetic to my cause!) who said he'd do two cheap for me at £110 each + vat! I might well go that route. I'll at least then have a spare to go in the boot!
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:22 pm
by mgbv8
With the body colour, Gold would work for me anyday.