Gun Metal Rims on Pear Prelude( PIcs, Pics. and more Pics))

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SensaiGen5

Discussion Starter · Mar 25, 2001

Aight peeps, i powdercoated some bas rims for a friend, they are going on his 97 lude, well we decided to put them on mine, just to see what it would look like. For all those thinking of doing this here it goes!:d

My car before

my car with GM base rims

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98 San Marino SH

· #2 · Mar 25, 2001

looks good, I was thinking of doing that to my SH rims....not sure how it would look on a red car though

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spite

· #3 · Mar 25, 2001

Isn't gunmetal supposed to be shiny, like jet-black?

I was going to powdercoat SSR Competitions when I got them... but then I looked at some powdercoated stuff and it's all dull, lacking that shine =/

Looks good, IMO. Might be better on a silver 'lude

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SensaiGen5

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 25, 2001

Here are more
The front

the rear
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1586641&a=12076315&p=44650848&Sequence=0[img]

I did not like them at first but it is growing on me, It looks really sweet when the car is moving. I will have to take pics of it when they are on the red lude but now you guys know what it will look like on your pearl one. What do you guys think??

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SensaiGen5

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 25, 2001

the rear sorry

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98 San Marino SH

· #6 · Mar 25, 2001

cool, put em on a red one and post a pic!!

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ywwong

· #7 · Mar 25, 2001

the color is too dark.

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SensaiGen5

Discussion Starter · #8 · Mar 25, 2001

They are shiny, just a cloudy day not enought light. I am thinking of doing it to my sh rims too but we will see. It has to grow on you. I think it will look better on the red and silver but it looks pretty god on the pearl, Ill have to get a pic of it rolling the sun reflects of the insides of the rims, and looks pretty good.

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SensaiGen5

Discussion Starter · #9 · Mar 25, 2001

wvwong too dark huh. I thought most GM rims were that dark the Kosi K1's are almost the same color, but they are the anchricite!!

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Guiddy

· #10 · Mar 25, 2001

It has quite a lot of blue in it for gunmetal!
Gunmetal should be more of a brown-grey!

I am not into rims as dark as that, but that is just IMO!
I fancied these titanium colured rims for mine a little while ago, and it is all the rage on the motorsport scene at the moment!
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ywwong

· #11 · Mar 25, 2001

Originally posted by SensaiGen5:
wvwong too dark huh. I thought most GM rims were that dark the Kosi K1's are almost the same color, but they are the anchricite!!

hey. do you have a pic of a closer look?

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andrewdelvard

· #12 · Mar 25, 2001

I like it. Looks different.

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ahcjar103

· #13 · Mar 25, 2001

i like them, although to me they look a little dark, probably just the pics....i'm thinking of doing my rims in gunmetal too....would it look good on sebring silver?

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starscream

· #14 · Mar 25, 2001

I was thinking about getting mine coated as well... where do you get this done at? body shops?? and im guessing they can do any color??

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Mr.RiceAdvisor

· #15 · Mar 25, 2001

That OZ super leggra looks just sweet.

Originally posted by Guiddy:
It has quite a lot of blue in it for gunmetal!
Gunmetal should be more of a brown-grey!

I am not into rims as dark as that, but that is just IMO!
I fancied these titanium colured rims for mine a little while ago, and it is all the rage on the motorsport scene at the moment!
Sparked off by the Subaru rally team here in the UK!

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smoothludey

· #16 · Mar 25, 2001

I don't know man...it looks kinda ricey when you paint your rims...

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SensaiGen5

Discussion Starter · #17 · Mar 25, 2001

I don't know man...it looks kinda ricey when you paint your rims...

I agree, but this is a special case. It's not like they are white, blue, or yellow, now that is ricey.

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SensaiGen5

Discussion Starter · #18 · Mar 25, 2001

Here i got sum more pics with the sun all the way out, looks better, than on a cloudy day!! I like it!!

and here is my friends SI with the Kosi K1's in anthracite!! Now that is sweet!!

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ahcjar103

· #19 · Mar 25, 2001

Originally posted by deceptakon:
I was thinking about getting mine coated as well... where do you get this done at? body shops?? and im guessing they can do any color??

i have the same 4th gen wheels as you deceptakon....i'm thinking it would be in the neighborhood of 25-50 per wheel...there are specialized businesses that do powdercoating...i'm going to check there

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U.K VTEC

· #20 · Mar 25, 2001

Originally posted by SensaiGen5:
Here i got sum more pics with the sun all the way out, looks better, than on a cloudy day!! I like it!!

Ahh...sunshine!! I can just about remember what that looks like!!

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