photos with my new bronze Axis Circuits
08-10-2009, 03:53 PM
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The Michigan "WANKEL"
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photos with my new bronze Axis Circuits
The photos aren't the greatest I've taken. I had a lot of trouble with lighting and photo exposure due to the bright, direct overhead sun, but you can still get an idea how well the bronze color matches the Sparkling Black Mica paint job on the car (black with heavy gold flake). The Axis Circuits are made by Rays Engineering and are forged. They're 18x8.5" and weigh 16.7 lbs. each and have a 45 mm offset.
And yes, the car will be getting lowered a bit eventually, and when the narrow (P225) OEM tires wear out, I'll be putting P255 tires on.
And yes, the car will be getting lowered a bit eventually, and when the narrow (P225) OEM tires wear out, I'll be putting P255 tires on.
08-10-2009, 04:28 PM
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08-11-2009, 02:57 PM
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The Michigan "WANKEL"
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08-12-2009, 02:07 PM
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And speaking of the Sparkling Black Mica color, I get compliments on it quite a bit. A few days ago a guy in a beat up old pickup truck next to me at an intersection was staring at my car with a stunned look on his face. He finally asked me if it was a factory paint job. I said yes, and then he really looked dumbfounded. It is quite stunning in the sun.
08-12-2009, 02:42 PM
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If you want the black chrome look, I suggest using VHT spray tint. It is called VHT Nite-Shade and it is meant for clear taillight lenses. I personally don't like the looks of painted badges so I did some research and saw a few examples of VHT spray tinted badges. It is pretty much like gunmetal but still has that gloss so it won't look like a piece of cheap plastic.
08-12-2009, 03:15 PM
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How did you do that? It occurred to me later than doing them in a "black chrome" kind of color would look great. What paint did you use? How easy is it to take all of the plastic chrome bits off for painting?
And speaking of the Sparkling Black Mica color, I get compliments on it quite a bit. A few days ago a guy in a beat up old pickup truck next to me at an intersection was staring at my car with a stunned look on his face. He finally asked me if it was a factory paint job. I said yes, and then he really looked dumbfounded. It is quite stunning in the sun.
And speaking of the Sparkling Black Mica color, I get compliments on it quite a bit. A few days ago a guy in a beat up old pickup truck next to me at an intersection was staring at my car with a stunned look on his face. He finally asked me if it was a factory paint job. I said yes, and then he really looked dumbfounded. It is quite stunning in the sun.
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08-12-2009, 09:09 PM
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The Michigan "WANKEL"
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08-14-2009, 03:43 PM
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These wheels only come in this one size and offset. 25 mm would have been way more far out than I was looking for. I would have liked another 5 to 7 mm, though.
08-17-2009, 05:22 PM
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^^ +1. Its looks great thou. Along with the other suggestions posted, I would suggest painting those calipers and hubs (Black) while there still fresh. That will make the wheel pop.