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Postby Snoozin » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:59 pm

Mine cost $140 for all 4 blasted and coated.
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Postby coupekiwi » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:36 pm

FACT:

Pink / Fluorescent wheels pull bisches.



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Do them pink.

Im not even kidding.
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Postby Mr Revhead » Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:57 pm

I think i will use the "stop watching this topic" button now :?
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Postby tsoob » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:18 pm

the fluro is cool, ill post some pics up as soon I have a chance of a skyline we just did, bright yellow wheels on one side and candy apple red on the other looks dope!
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Postby ihavelift » Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:06 am

cogent wrote:baller spec

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Postby rollaholic » Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:42 am

pink can look sweet so long as the car its on is tough as $&#$%.

but in this case we have a celica :D

im voting white also
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Postby wishihadaTE27 » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:48 am

sergei wrote:White.
Anything fluro is a sing of bad taste.

Stick to the classic colours, white,silver,gunmetal,bronze or black. And on red car best suited would be white, silver and black (maybe gun metal depending on shade and shape).


Haha since when did you become the yard stick for good taste sergei ? :P

Fluro is just a sign of DIFFERENT taste - just because its not yours doesnt make it bad :P

That m3 slammed on the green BBS's looks $&#$% dope IMO.
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Postby TRD_ZERO » Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:12 am

I think the colour is all dependant on the wheel ur putting it on. Im a big fan of matt bronze and it pretty much goes with anything, it gives the car a much more agressive look. White wheels just get way too dirty too quick it might look good but doesnt look good for long, just ask IH8TEC. Could we get a picture of the wheels?
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Postby ®usty » Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:08 pm

getting the powdercoating done now. will post pics once finished in my progress thread.

this thread has done its job, so can be closed.
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Postby Bling » Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:25 pm

It could be closed, but i'm keen to seem some more fluro rims for inspiration 8)

Heres something I threw into photoshop for ideas for mine :lol:

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Postby wishihadaTE27 » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:45 pm

What colour is your car bling ?

Quite like the lime green and the charcoal. :D
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Postby sergei » Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:01 pm

wishihadaTE27 wrote:
sergei wrote:White.
Anything fluro is a sing of bad taste.

Stick to the classic colours, white,silver,gunmetal,bronze or black. And on red car best suited would be white, silver and black (maybe gun metal depending on shade and shape).


Haha since when did you become the yard stick for good taste sergei ? :P

Fluro is just a sign of DIFFERENT taste - just because its not yours doesnt make it bad :P

That m3 slammed on the green BBS's looks $&#$% dope IMO.


Well it is opinion, but for some reason my taste coincides with people who design the cars, You don't see a factory car with flouro wheels, that are not even same gamut as the car. Plus time I have wasted in art school when I was a lot younger set me with some sense what looks "right". But I could argue all day, and still there are people who like these:
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And they would be convinced that is pinnacle of good taste, and looks very good.

Some people are just as good as magpies at picking good taste.
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Postby Bling » Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:36 pm

wishihadaTE27 wrote:What colour is your car bling ?

Quite like the lime green and the charcoal. :D


Its a creamy yellow. Charcoal is just the standard black paint on the wheels faded / crap condition :P Am considering going a random colour just for "WTF" responses 8)


sergei wrote:Well it is opinion, but for some reason my taste coincides with people who design the cars, You don't see a factory car with flouro wheels


Well considering a good percentage of factory cars look f**king boring that does kind of say a lot. Not everyone likes boring. :wink: Personalising a car to your own tastes is a good thing (usually :P). Be it fluro wheels or anything else helps give a car a certain stance / personality. my 5c
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Postby sergei » Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:41 pm

Yes, I agree, it adds personality. Just like painting A/C vents in bright yellow.
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Postby Bling » Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:44 pm

Yeah, and some people like that kinda thing, no need to hate on it just because. Just be happy to know they aren't your vents 8)
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Postby sergei » Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:17 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:Yeah, and some people like that kinda thing, no need to hate on it just because. Just be happy to know they aren't your vents 8)


There is no hate, just ridicule :wink: .
Although I must admit that over the years I changed my taste towards more of what you call "boring". Car designers put a lot of time in the design to hopefully make it not age so fast. Many of them failed (of course most of cars are ugly as sin). But some of them got it right. I caught myself on reverting thing to factory looks after spending $$$ on silly stuff (eg lowering springs, coloured light bulbs, etc.). Also replacing coloured vents, chromies, getting rid of gauges and other crap that people put in family cars, to increase the value of a car as part of my (previous) job changed my perspective on mods in general.
When I think of mods, I ask myself following questions:
1) How much it will devalue my car
2) What is the performance gain/($ spent+ $ value lost)
4) Will it make me look like an asshat? (eg loud exhaust)
3) How much is it going to cost to revert it back
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Postby durty starlet » Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:38 pm

sergei wrote:Well it is opinion, but for some reason my taste coincides with people who design the cars, You don't see a factory car with flouro wheels


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Postby Stott69 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:04 am

LOVE that truck! If I was a truck driver I'd drive that!
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Postby d1 mule » Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:04 am

^ wow ya beat me to it, i was thinking of that exact car and colour scheme to put up lol

and that 997 gt3 is the essence of awesome

oh and fluro ownes!
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Postby ®usty » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:14 am

since when do stock road cars have roll cages? but I do like that, very tidy
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