InvisibleSun

I Photoshoped my car with two sets of wheels: Fikse Anodized FM5s and the Black ZR1s. Please take a look and tell me which ones you like better on my car. There is also a picture of my car stock, before Photoshop. I am considering leaving it stock and just widening the rear wheels.

http://community.webshots.com/user/erickzig

Thanks!
Erick

<small>[ November 21, 2002, 04:49 PM: Message edited by: InvisibleSun ]</small>

DaddySS

Sorry, I don't like the blacked out look on SOM... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" />

KillerD

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I like the stock ones better than either of those. Black wheels on a car just doesnt look good at all IMO. Gimmme something that is gonna sparkle!

Black00Z

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by KillerD:
[QB]I like the stock ones better than either of those. Black wheels on a car just doesnt look good at all IMO. QB]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's exactly what I was thinking. Are you set on going with a black wheel?

InvisibleSun

Not really set on anything. The idea of only spending $450 to get my stock rear wheels widened is kind of appealing, though... I have noticed that the black wheels look better when the car is lowered, which I'm not planning on doing.

I actually LOVE the Xtreme Motorsoprt Chrome wheels but they only have them in 18" so I couldn't get my Nitto drag radials, so that is out.

Thanks for the input!

WEASEL

Spend the $450 on lowering it and a bottle of tire shine and it'll look much better.

Ick on the black wheels. SOM looks the best IMO with polished wheels of some sort.

WEASEL

Btw, follow the post on 18" drag radials in the Drag Race forum by Todd at DiscountTireDirect. Hopefully not too far off. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

tim99ws6

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yea i agree, i love the looks of my car lowered, id definately lower the car first man....then look at wheels.....

but....i do like black wheels....only certain ones though, and it is easy to rice a car if you dont watch yourself with black wheels...

good luck man!

InvisibleSun

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by WEASEL:
<strong>Spend the $450 on lowering it and a bottle of tire shine and it'll look much better.

Ick on the black wheels. SOM looks the best IMO with polished wheels of some sort.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm not planning on lowering it because I need to make sure I can hook up really well - which is why I'm ultimatly going to stay in the 17x11" realm. Come February I'll have over 650RWHP so I'm going to need every bit of help hooking up as I can get. <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />

JackZ28

I think it would look good with polished lips, and tires that have a little SHINE to them. <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />

Nine Ball

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Black wheels on orange look kinda funny. Halloween comes to mind. Get some shiny Fikses like that cover car on GMHTP.

I like the stock wheels better than both of those black sets.

-Tony

InvisibleSun

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Nine Ball:
<strong>Black wheels on orange look kinda funny. Halloween comes to mind. Get some shiny Fikses like that cover car on GMHTP.

I like the stock wheels better than both of those black sets.

-Tony</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I thought the wheels on that cover car on GMHTP (the blue WS6 from Horsepower Store) were the FIKSE FM5 black anondized or is there a different car? I actually used that car to cut the wheels off and past onto mine...

InvisibleSun

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by SSG--Z28:
<strong>I think it would look good with polished lips, and tires that have a little SHINE to them. <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Maybe I'll shine up the tires and do some more photoshop work. It would look much better with some shiney tires...

Those FM5s are great but $800 a piece - ouch! I can get a whole set of the ZR1s for $1000 - that's only $550 more than having my wheels altered.

alexWS6

Get the polished FM5s, they look sweet on SOM imo.

the GM high tech cover car they are talking about is this one:
<img src="http://www.arlingtonmotorsports.com/images/cmorgan11.jpg" alt=" - " />

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

Or if you are set on the black idea, get the best of both worlds- Black anodized FM5's

Brandon Boomhauer

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by alexWS6:
<strong>Get the polished FM5s, they look sweet on SOM imo.

the GM high tech cover car they are talking about is this one:
<img src="http://www.arlingtonmotorsports.com/images/cmorgan11.jpg" alt=" - " />

<img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

Or if you are set on the black idea, get the best of both worlds- Black anodized FM5's</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />
very good looking. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
i too favor some shine on the wheels.

InvisibleSun

Thanks AlexWS6! That looks very nice. Those anodized black FM5s looks great, too.

TomQ

i don't like black wheels at all... <img border="0" alt="[judgement]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" />

JackZ28

The more and more I look at it, the less I like black on that color too. I am usually the first to say it looks good, but I really don't think it does. I like it especially on red, white and black, but SOM is a unique color, and needs something like a nice polish or chrome to really set it off. Don't waste a nice color man! That is coming from the heart. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Here's a white one, and it looks just right IMO!

<img src="http://members.aol.com/txsvtlightning/ss/ssside.jpg" alt=" - " />

<small>[ November 21, 2002, 04:52 AM: Message edited by: SSG--Z28 ]</small>

JackZ28

Here's what those exact same wheels looked like on his hugger orange Z! Just goes to show you which combinations work, and which ones don't! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

<img src="http://members.aol.com/txsvtlightning/z28/z42300a.jpg" alt=" - " />

2001 Pewter WS6

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Don't do the black...