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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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Metalic Pearlescent Rims on 8: Ya or Nay

Will put on Sunlight Silver with MS kit (matt black lower end) and might have gray smoked tail light later on.

I know you some of you guy would say do want ever that you want, it's your car.

Problem is I will paint my oem rims so I have no idea what will they will look like on real car. I dont wanna do the job twice.

Also no after market rims for now. Save my money for gas...
Past $55/tank >>> Present $65/tank

My option is either
- Dupri-color graphite

- Dupri-color Mirage: this color (I dont know how to call it....)
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/mirage.html


What do you think?
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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i say leave them stock or get them powedercoated black
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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photochop it. then ask.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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god no to that second color
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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nayyyyyyyy
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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That color doesn't go with anything and it screams rice, the only place that color looks ok is on a bike, and even then it's still tacky, on stock rims it'll look particularly horrid.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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Thanks guy. Graphite is is.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:24 PM
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I'm pretty sure you can't paint stock rims anymore.

They have been coating them with plastic for years.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Razz1
I'm pretty sure you can't paint stock rims anymore.

They have been coating them with plastic for years.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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I was told by a Mazda Rep that painting the stock rims will cause the car to impload in itself, dyno proven.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:58 PM
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mazda reps know everything, i forgot
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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oh hellz no.... if it was a titanium lip, you may been able to pull it off. But color shifting wheels is teh ghey.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 05rex8
i say leave them stock or get them powedercoated black
+1.

If you're going to paint them at least get them done the proper way. DIY spray bombs will turn your OEM wheels into ugly Honda ricer wheels. They look hideous IMO.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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do it.......
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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yeah its gonna start to peel eventually, unless u prep it properly
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