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mlewis412 03-21-2007 01:29 AM

Stock Black Wheels?
 
Your guys opinions matter most to me right now :) Below is a picture of stock wheels painted black on my car which i photo shopped on ! Thanks for your opinions guys... you all rock :rock:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64...ack-wheels.jpg

Krankor 03-21-2007 02:26 AM


Originally Posted by mlewis412
Your guys opinions matter most to me right now :)

Why on earch should OUR opinions matter to you? If you like them, that's all that matters. Don't be a second-hander.

Phantom Menace 03-21-2007 02:55 AM

I don't know what you are asking...are you asking:
a) How those wheels look, due to your photochop skils?
b) How thse wheels look on your car?

If a), then I think its pretty good...I suck at chopping photos so, yeah.

If b), then I don't think you should paint them. Paint chips. It's not ideal for rims. Powder coating is best and more durable. Just don't, EVER, spray Simple Green on powder coat! Its not good. In fact, it'll get pretty damn ugly! Anyhoo, I think N_rider89 may be selling his rims. They are OEM 18"s powder coated black. I've seen them in person, and they look really good. He even painted the center caps but left the mazda emblem silver--nice touch.

paulmasoner 03-21-2007 03:15 AM

yes i like the powder coat black OEMs, saw this today for the first time, and i like it. wanna do 'em on my galaxy ghey

N rider89 03-21-2007 05:28 AM


Originally Posted by Phantom Menace
I don't know what you are asking...are you asking:
a) How those wheels look, due to your photochop skils?
b) How thse wheels look on your car?

If a), then I think its pretty good...I suck at chopping photos so, yeah.

If b), then I don't think you should paint them. Paint chips. It's not ideal for rims. Powder coating is best and more durable. Just don't, EVER, spray Simple Green on powder coat! Its not good. In fact, it'll get pretty damn ugly! Anyhoo, I think N_rider89 may be selling his rims. They are OEM 18"s powder coated black. I've seen them in person, and they look really good. He even painted the center caps but left the mazda emblem silver--nice touch.

sorry mine are already spoken for

mlewis412 03-21-2007 07:29 AM


Originally Posted by Krankor
Why on earch should OUR opinions matter to you? If you like them, that's all that matters. Don't be a second-hander.

I like opinions before i do things myself. this way i can know if its worth doing or not .

AdRoCK3217 03-21-2007 08:40 AM

If you paint them black, or powder coat, whatever..mask off the Mazda symbol, and paint to match your car (red), and would also look nice if they matched your brake calipers (which should be red :))

Haze 03-21-2007 11:44 AM

Back in early '04 when I was waiting to take delivery of my car, I saw a guy post a photo of an RX8 meet from Japan, and one of the yellow cars had matte black rims. Damn it looked good! I went out and bought dark gray wheels for my winter wheels on my yellow 8, and I haven't regretted it for a minute. With certain colors of RX8 black looks amazing. With the color you have there I would absolutely do it. I would also think about how much gloss you want in the wheels. Anywhere from pure matte to high gloss and if you want some metalic in it. IMHO, I'd go for it.

N rider89 03-21-2007 03:30 PM


Originally Posted by AdRoCK3217
If you paint them black, or powder coat, whatever..mask off the Mazda symbol, and paint to match your car (red), and would also look nice if they matched your brake calipers (which should be red :))

the M from the caps pops right out

mlewis412 03-21-2007 05:07 PM

sounds like a plan :D: im going to be doing it this friday... my friend paints his wheels all the time so ill get him to do it (he actually recommended that i should do it) Thank you all for your input... i cant wait to see how they come out! ill post pictures when its done!

dshiznit1489 03-21-2007 05:17 PM

ive actually thought about doing this to my winning blue, IMO i think it would look sick. BTW, you deff should NOTT paint them to a mirror look, go powder coated like everyone says. A mirrored looks will look like eh black chrome, which IMO isnt a great look on the stock wheels. so powder coated FTW!

Stavesacre21 03-21-2007 07:50 PM

:suspect:

no so cool.

Ike 03-21-2007 08:07 PM

It's pretty ghetto, but if you like how it looks go for it...

Razz1 03-21-2007 08:56 PM

Get them Black Chromed

Cody Red 03-21-2007 08:58 PM

mine are black, but they weren't chrome. i hate chrome. sorry.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...y/IMGP0886.jpg

-Cody

Krankor 03-21-2007 09:18 PM


Originally Posted by mlewis412
I like opinions before i do things myself. this way i can know if its worth doing or not .

Sigh. It's worth doing if you think it's worth doing, not if a bunch of other people think it's worth doing.

mlewis412 03-21-2007 11:06 PM


Originally Posted by Krankor
Sigh. It's worth doing if you think it's worth doing, not if a bunch of other people think it's worth doing.

well thats the thing with people, some like to get opinions while others do not. I most likely was going to get it done either way... but now it is definite that I am going to get them powder coated! again id like to thank you all for your input on this! Pics will be posted shortly! :Eyecrazy:

ddtran46 02-03-2008 07:43 PM

looks like someones got a leak on their taillight.. damn mines does too. i was thinking about doing this too but i think i would just buy a new set of rims instead

nycgps 02-03-2008 08:50 PM

if I say it would be nice if u paint them in pink, would you listen ?

just do whatever you want ! Its your car, not ours.

Razz1 02-03-2008 09:27 PM

If you like it... go for it.

Jedi54 02-03-2008 09:33 PM

black powder coated wheels look good

the stig 02-03-2008 11:35 PM


Originally Posted by Cody Red (Post 1792141)
mine are black, but they weren't chrome. i hate chrome. sorry.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...y/IMGP0886.jpg

-Cody

+1 im going to paint my wheels black and i really hate chrome.

Fortunate Few 02-03-2008 11:56 PM

silver_mazda has them on his car they look soooooo good. better then the unpainted ones IMO

RMZ290 02-04-2008 07:16 PM


Originally Posted by Cody Red (Post 1792141)
mine are black, but they weren't chrome. i hate chrome. sorry.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j1...y/IMGP0886.jpg

-Cody

You got any larger pictures? I'd like to see how they look on a lightning yellow.

Jethro Tull 02-04-2008 07:21 PM

Meh. I like the stockers just the way they are.


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