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Old May 26, 2004 | 03:06 AM
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Rx8 Wheel Colouring ???

Does anyone know of a wheel place in Bowen Hills Brisbane that repairs and COLOURS ALLOY WHEELS .

I am told these guys do great work as i am looking at re-colouring and repairing my wheels ( Dont worry i wont be doing my wheels in yellow , but in a titanium .

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Old May 26, 2004 | 06:22 PM
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........ ( * sigh of relief)

When I saw the topic of the thread... I think to myself....NONONO not yellow.

Titanium as in gun metal colour...hmmm.... nice

Taka
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Old May 26, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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Yes i decided to be conservative and will go for a Gun metal look

The only set back is cost i was told to expect $ 200 PER wheel ouch , a lot of money for a bit of darker colour.

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Old May 26, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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i think white will look good
looks japanese
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Old May 26, 2004 | 08:24 PM
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White looks boy racer in my opinion actually L&L might like the boy racer look Get himself a some white Micheal Jackson gloves and boogie in his car

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Old May 27, 2004 | 07:47 AM
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I guess some gaffa tape and a can of spray enamel would be too cheap huh??

$800 for paint .. O U C H
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Old May 27, 2004 | 04:04 PM
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Originally posted by pricer01
I guess some gaffa tape and a can of spray enamel would be too cheap huh??

$800 for paint .. O U C H
Cheap yes but a huge saving. he he he
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Old May 27, 2004 | 04:41 PM
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Apprently L&L has made a few DIY things for his RX8

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Old May 27, 2004 | 07:53 PM
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Originally posted by Choppy
White looks boy racer in my opinion actually L&L might like the boy racer look Get himself a some white Micheal Jackson gloves and boogie in his car

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I used to have white car with white wheels...they look good. Then come the new model of Integra Type R and the 5 spoke wheel look suck.

My friend got a white DC 5 and he has changed it to a JDM 17" ... with muti spokes - look so much better.

Conclusion: White wheel need muti spokes = RX-8 stock in white sucks even with a white car...

I like gun metal colour though. SHould suit a yellow car. I am with you and I need pic
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Old May 28, 2004 | 06:42 AM
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I guess if you go gun-metal colour you won't need to clean the brake dust off them as much
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Old May 31, 2004 | 10:22 PM
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I've painted rims before on a WRX to make them gold, you'll need to buy the automotive paint and then clear lacquer on top. The finishing is quite good.
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Old May 31, 2004 | 11:45 PM
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Yellow with gunmetal-coloured wheels much better than white, chrome or black wheels

See Type R pic- https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...5&pagenumber=2
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