Cadillac CTS-V 2004-2007 (Gen I) The Caddy with an Attitude...
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Old 03-07-2010, 09:22 PM
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and am curious what color everyone is thinking for the 4 wheels and the front grilles.



check out the paint chipped floor hehe




the dirt on the front grille looks rude

I'm seriously contemplating taking another picture of it after i wipe it off lmao
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Is the car black? Looks like it has blue flake or something in the pics unless its just the reflection?

For the grille, If its black... go black. If its blue... stay chrome or colormatch to your color.

For the wheels, if its black... go black. If its blue... go chrome or stay silver.
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Flat black is way too dull. Super glossy will have so much shine it will be too bright in sunlight and will be hard to see as black. Medium black will match the paint and have just the right amount of shine...
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Yes... def match it to the paint.
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+1 dont make the wheels look better then the paint on the car, based on the pictures it looks like the car could use some serious wax.
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the car is black, it just has a weird tint on the picture. maybe there is a ghoul outside masking my camera?

here's some more pics



the windshield banner has been removed and the tint was also taken off, that **** is 8 percent and i hated it. i have 16 on now.



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Originally Posted by itsslow98
+1 dont make the wheels look better then the paint on the car, based on the pictures it looks like the car could use some serious wax.
hehe yeah it's filthy. I'm actually in the process of scratch-xing it, zymol and meguirs NXT tech waxing it, but I only got the back, whole passenger side, and hood.
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When i had mine done, just posted pics yesterday. I just asked for gloss black and they came out great.
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The brake dust will slowly turn them flat black. This way you get the best of both worlds, super glossy to flat black!!!
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Originally Posted by RADEoN

the tint was also taken off, that **** is 8 percent and i hated it. i have 16 on now.
Lol! I just had all my windows stripped of the 15% to go limo (5%) and even tinted the sunroof limo and windsheild with 50%. lol I plan to get my buddy to lay another layer of 20% over the 3 rears to so they are super dark. I LOVE dark windows though especially on a black car...

And the car looks much better in the pics you just posted! Just get the wheels and grilles done to match the black on the car. It will look sexy!
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Originally Posted by SilveradoSS500
The brake dust will slowly turn them flat black. This way you get the best of both worlds, super glossy to flat black!!!
Not if you keep em clean... but then again... mine are powdercoated so might be a different story...
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Originally Posted by NeverSatisfied02
Not if you keep em clean... but then again... mine are powdercoated so might be a different story...
way easier said then done lmao.......you would literally have to clean them every time you got in the car.

+1 i had 5% on my SS and loved the look, even though i had to roll the window down at night to make turns lol. It tested with a tint meter at work at like 3%. I tested mine at work on the V and its 16.....wish i could go darker but working where i work, im already too dark.
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you guys are killing me... as soon as i sprayed water on the car it froze... i can't win
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Originally Posted by itsslow98
way easier said then done lmao.......you would literally have to clean them every time you got in the car.
True... which i def dont! LOL My car need a wash and thanks to the previous owner, 2 of my powdercoated wheels have some rash on them. I plan to get that fixed soon though...
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what do you guys think of glossy on the grille, then semi gloss on the wheels? or maybe flat on the wheels?
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paint both to match the car, flat black wheels on a gloss black V will look like ***. flat black only looks good on silver V's. and same for the grille trust me.
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just looked through the entire pic thread... found these that stand out. what type of black do you think is on these cars?





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Originally Posted by RADEoN
just looked through the entire pic thread... found these that stand out. what type of black do you think is on these cars?





Love the rims... Wish black would look good on stealth gray.
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I think thats y2k's car??/
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That's gloss black on the wheels and grilles. I have gloss black on my wheels and it looks great.


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