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Old May 11, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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What color should I paint my wheels?

Ok, since there were no takers on my 997 Turbo wheels Im going to get them painted.

My car is Seal Gray, and I'm not sure what color to paint them:

1. Matte Black
2. Glossy Black
3. Titanium
4. Suggestions?

This is how they look now, stock.





To give you an idea, this is what all black wheels would look like (6Speeders car):

 
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Do you still have the black hood wrap?
I would leave the wheels . The stock Turbo wheels have a unique color . They are not silver , not black .. Your car looks great BTW .
 
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still have the black hood wrap... thinking of taking it off... kinda like the clean look... it looks like a track car the way i have it now.

here is a pic of what it looks like now.

 
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What wheels are on the car in the photo with the hood wrap ?
The car looks great no matter what you do but I favor the clean look . A set of brushed hre Competition wheels would be my first choice but given that you have the Turbo wheels I like your first photo --that's the cheapest route too.
 
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Those wheels above with the hood wrap are my painted lobster forks with the center caps removed.
 
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i think black looks bad ***. However i think it is starting to get a little over done. maybe you should go with titanium.
 
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Mobonic, I would paint them Black. I have two sets of Black Wheels for my car (18's and 19's) and like the look. The great thing about painting them, is that you can repaint them at a later date if you want to change the colour, as well it is a fairly cheap mod!
 
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Here are a few pictures with my track wheels painted Matte Black with a red line.



 
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leave the outer 1" lip machined silver.......paint entire rest to car color.....clear all
 
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Mobonic,

Just saw this in the classifieds...perhaps this thread isn't relevant.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...eels-used.html
 
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I say Matte black with your color!!! Great combo...
 
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northvan, car looks great...

do you have any pics of the car stopped ?

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Black

On your car I think all black or black with a polished 1" lip would look awesome. Flat black for the track look, glossy is classy. I have gloss black Carrera sport wheels with the polished lip, my 997 is for street use. On my racecar I had flat black wheels (fuchs) they always look sporty!
 


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