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Old 10-24-2012, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by VGLNTE1
OMG those wheels are exactly what I'm looking for. Sorry to hijack, but what are they?
They are HRE wheels.
 
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Originally Posted by Steve Jarvis
Like you said, black is too "played out". I don't mind charcoal or darker grey though. With black, it's very difficult to see the details of the wheel, with charcoal, you can still see the details.

I definitely not a fan of the polished face, but I would definitely keep the polished lip.

If I refinish my wheels, it will be more like the wheels below, except I will also have the bolt heads powder coated the same color as the wheel face instead of chrome (I really hate seeing the bolt heads).

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WOW! Sorry but I can't get past the Carrera GT in the back of the picture. What was this thread about again?
 
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Those HRE's are gorgeous...
 
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Originally Posted by TMWTP
Personally, I am a big fan of black wheels, especially on silver/grey cars. Case in point, here's mine:





These are painted satin black, and I couldn't be happier. Makes my 11-year-old car look fresh, and new.
What wheels are those?

they look hawt.

bbs CH?

ruger mesh?
 
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GMG. Unfortunately, they discontinued that size. The wheels were originally silver.
 
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Originally Posted by 03 996tt
Wanted to change the look from all silver to something that "POPS" but I cant decide which way looks best. I know many will say that Black is over played, however, Ive always thought that dark wheels look good on light cars and visa versa .
the black don't look "played" to me, except when i tried it on my car lol. but the three piece black with the chrome bits/rivets looks a bit "domineering" to me in a sado/maso kind of way ( hope that isn't too close a look into my psyche ) but i've gone black on my silver car and quickly went back and have found a brushed alum look is more subtle. but then i have black accent bits all over the car. these are of course all completely subjective observations. but i admire your sense of adventure as well as your free time

but what i really want to know is.. whose freakin garage is that!? that's one hell of a garage. to say nothing of the hre's. nice.
 
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Originally Posted by TMWTP
GMG. Unfortunately, they discontinued that size. The wheels were originally silver.
they look identical to the Avant Gard Ruger Mesh and Wheel Dynamics 808 series wheel.

(nice wheels)
 
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Wheel three in OPs pictures reminds me of 997.1 TT wheels. They have that polished face and shadowed sides look. I think they look sharp.
 
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I went through this battle. I love black, but to common now. Here is what I did.




 
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Stay away from a chrome or polished lip unless its on a concaved wheel. The best thing about Plasti-dip is its so easy to take off. Here is a suggestion. Take the wheels on one side and spray them all black with the plasti-dip and leave the other side with a silver setup and drive the car for a couple of weeks. That way every day you can see both options and decide what you like best.

BTW, I used plasti-dip on my E60 M5 and loved it.
 
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