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Old 06-11-2010, 06:48 PM
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decided since my chrome was starting to peeel off the wheels i painted them gunmetal kinda regreated it in the begining but its whatever there only temperary wheels. also did the side vents.i believe its a love hate thing ive seen people that say they like then some that say they hate it. tell me what you think


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looks good to me
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yeah, to me being 17 i dont have the money to get new wheels yet. and i wasnt having them re-chromed. for spending about 15 bucks in paint it didnt turn out that bad although i prob should have dont gloss black.
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I like gunmetal better than gloss black. Nice work.
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well wagon wheels are pretty godaweful, but those actually look decent. Needs a drop, but on a budget, thats 100x better than polished/peeling chrome
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irish350-yeah the wheels are aweful but i got them for a real good local deal and figured they were better than my stockers. but yeah id rather have that than peeling chrome and i know she needs a drop thats for sure.
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Nice car, but I think those wheels would look better if they were painted gloss black. There's really not much you can do with wagon wheels though, lol
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Looks pretty good for a cheap fix
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looks good minus the wheels but hey i understand your only 17 and money just isnt fallin out of your pocket but then again the wheels coulda been a lot worse than those so i will atleast say decent choice on wheels lol
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i like it a lot! something different from everyone else.
also if your short on cash and you know someone who has a lphv paint gun tractor paint works really well for painting rims and is about 7 bucks a quart and 9 for thinner.
i did this on my truck about four years ago and its holding up amazing. glossy as hell for 15 bucks plus labor
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haha thanks guys. yeah i also like the gunmetal just due to the fact that it is diffrent.
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I know how the teen budget is, I own a 99 z and I'm 16.
The rims dont look all that bad, You may try the heater hose mod and drop the back end a little bit. I did it to my car last weekend, extremely easy and a cheap mod thats well worth it. My car seems to handle noticebly different.
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you should do the CETA mod the same color as the rims
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im like the idea of ceta matching the rims!
also what is the heater hose mod?
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So you painted the side vents gunmetal also? Looks decent
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Love the wheels. And the grilles. I like dark grilles. Not the shiny ****.
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not a big fan of the wheels, but nice work.
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looks damn good for spray paint, im sure much better than peeling chrome too
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Originally Posted by mikehaase1norse
im like the idea of ceta matching the rims!
also what is the heater hose mod?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...d-writeup.html
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dang REVO you beat me to it lol


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