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Old 03-30-2007, 11:43 PM
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My spare set of wheels just came back from powdercoating. I almost went for bronze, but the closest color match was a little too dark and too brown. So gunmetal was my choice, I think the color turned out good.

I painted the center caps to match. My Tire Pressure Monitors should have been here today, but I missed the UPS guy so I'll have to wait until next week to mount up tires. I picked Pirelli P6 tires in the stock 225/55/18 size, going to compare them to the Goodyears.

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Old 03-31-2007, 12:25 AM
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Looks really good man.
 
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Old 03-31-2007, 01:00 AM
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man, those wheels look nicer than my gunmetal drag 5-spokes i bought for my graphite pearl 2006....
 
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Old 03-31-2007, 02:09 AM
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I love gun metal rims I bought a set for my old eclipse. What did this spare set of rims cost?
 
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Old 03-31-2007, 02:40 AM
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Everything from eBay... OEM wheels $350. Tire Pressure Sensors $65. Pirelli P6 tires $270.

Powdercoating was kinda high because I chose a color that had to be special ordered. $440 including stripping the wheels and hazardous waste fee.
 
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Old 03-31-2007, 02:42 AM
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mmm noice...i like em alot.
 
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I was thinking about going with black. I did my best attempt at matching the body color and putting it to the rear wheel but I suck. Not to mention blackw ill hide the brake dust haha.
 
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Old 03-31-2007, 03:56 AM
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[sm=badidea.gif]IMHO- and noI don't think you suck!
 
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I was thinking about going with black. I did my best attempt at matching the body color and putting it to the rear wheel but I suck. Not to mention blackw ill hide the brake dust haha.
Lol my photoshop skills suck too, but I keep doing it in privateand i'm getting better all the time, just keep practicing, it's fun and it still give you an idea of what you want. a lot of the pics i've posted up are from japanese outi's with that lame mirror half way down the front of the hood, must of done a good enough job cause nobody has noticed i got rid of it.
 
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For you antlip

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