Time Attacking my wheels?
06-17-2009, 05:56 AM
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I'm having my 20" X5 Wheels (214) RE-powdercoated next week. The grey color that currently resides on these wheels is not what I wanted. They tried to do a gunmetal color and it got messed up. I went with this alternative grey and it's not good at all. It's much too flat and boring. That said, I've decided to go with a high gloss black for the wheels and make the X5 completely "murdered out". However, the wheel place I'm using also offers the opportunity to have the wheels "Time Attacked" with a pin stripe around the circumference of each wheel. I was thinking of doing this in the color red. The only other portion of my car that is red are my tail lights. However, even these, I had slightly tinted.
What do you guys think?
I'm having my 20" X5 Wheels (214) RE-powdercoated next week. The grey color that currently resides on these wheels is not what I wanted. They tried to do a gunmetal color and it got messed up. I went with this alternative grey and it's not good at all. It's much too flat and boring. That said, I've decided to go with a high gloss black for the wheels and make the X5 completely "murdered out". However, the wheel place I'm using also offers the opportunity to have the wheels "Time Attacked" with a pin stripe around the circumference of each wheel. I was thinking of doing this in the color red. The only other portion of my car that is red are my tail lights. However, even these, I had slightly tinted.
What do you guys think?
06-17-2009, 06:00 AM
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Eh, I wouldn't do it. It will look badass in all black, but since there is no red to compliment the wheels the "time attack" would be pointless unless you plan on adding other red accents later.
06-17-2009, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='914405' date='Jun 17 2009, 10:00 AM
Eh, I wouldn't do it. It will look badass in all black, but since there is no red to compliment the wheels the "time attack" would be pointless unless you plan on adding other red accents later.
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06-17-2009, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='914405' date='Jun 17 2009, 07:00 AM
Eh, I wouldn't do it. It will look badass in all black, but since there is no red to compliment the wheels the "time attack" would be pointless unless you plan on adding other red accents later.
I'm personally not a fan of time attack wheels but they do look good on sportier cars. Don't think it'll look right on your car especially when there's no other red accents. If you got red Brembos, then maybe it'll look better.
06-17-2009, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='914414' date='Jun 17 2009, 10:06 AM
If you got red Brembos, then maybe it'll look better.
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Originally Posted by theXman' post='914415' date='Jun 17 2009, 07:07 AM
I go for total high gross black with no red line.
+100 - no red line, it will look very sick with the gloss black you plan on doing though.
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='914414' date='Jun 17 2009, 09:06 AM
If you got red Brembos, then maybe it'll look better.
