my bandit

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alright well all of my parts finally came in so i can finish up my fikse's. i originally got them for $300 and have bought maybe $500 in barrels to widen them (2 2" lips and 2 7.5" barrels and a random 7" thats getting sold) the wheels are going to be 17x8" on the front (1.5" outer and 6.5" inner 44mm offset) and 17x9.5" rears (2" outer and 7.5" inners 51mm offset) yes i know they arent super wide but its the same size as my ruffs are and i like the 285's.

anyways my car is satin black and im trying to decide how they should be powdercoated. the options are
1.) All Black gloss
2.) All Black satin
3.) Gloss center, Satin lips
4.) Satin center, Gloss lip
5.) Black center, Polished lips
6.) All Polished
i wanted to do a black with a machined face but that would be hard to get done and probably expensive

And now some reference pictures of what some of the options would look like...

Gloss center, Satin lips




Gloss center, Polished lips



All Polished/Satin clear




and what the rear is going to look like from the side

chon79

iTrader: (24)

polished/satin would look sick with your paint job!.

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

satin black or just the satin clear?

chon79

iTrader: (24)

satin clear.

LS1Nate

Whoah Frick! The Batmobile! looks awesome man. Id go all satin.

Camaroking1996

Leave them like that

mac62989

iTrader: (1)

U still trying to change up the hoops on these?

edit: read your whole post. I like polished on black..

djfury05

iTrader: (30)

definitely all polished.. if you get them black or whatever its just going to look dull and dumb with the paint being satin as it is

desertLS1

iTrader: (8)

Leave them polished

02LS1z

iTrader: (11)

polished for sure!

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

Wow I was not expecting polished to be the best choice so far, well I can't leave them how they are because the finish on one of the wheels is peeling off.

Camaroking1996

Keep that finish just get the one wheel fixed and leave the rest

LPE 403

iTrader: (6)

definately polished....

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

I just think that if I get just the one wheel refinished, it will look off compared to the others

desertLS1

iTrader: (8)

IMO those wheels and other top notch wheels similar in $$$ are just to damn pretty to cover up. I'm not saying ALL of them, I've seen some sexy *** high end black wheels on some Vettes and WOW. But in this case, leave them!!

Camaroking1996

And they add a sick touch to your paint job

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

heres the blacks that come from Fikse..



and then a trans am (trusts old car) with all black fm10s
before


After

BMR Tech2

iTrader: (5)

Flat black...nailed it.

my bandit

iTrader: (10)

anyone else?

RoidedSS

i think the satin center with gloss black lips would look sick, however, if you did that I would personally add a little more gloss to the car to have a nice contrast with the wheels. maybe think about a gloss black CETA and gloss black sail panel. just my opinion. if you went with that style or all polished I don't see how you could go wrong with that nice of a wheel. sweet car so far though man!