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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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Which option do you like. My car isn't black (this is a photoshop on a black ws.6), it's BMW Carbon Black, so blueish blackish, blackish blueish....anyway, let me get your opinions....





(Remember....it is just a photshop, so the colors are obvisuosy off. But the car here is black, mine is Carbon Black (BMW paint) i'd post pics of mine, but it's in it's process of being built. Anyway...let me know what you think?
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Please keep them polished.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 12:10 AM
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Please keep them polished.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 02:11 AM
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I like the black centers. Really works, especially on a "blueish blackish, blackish blueish" car.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 03:57 AM
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i'll be going with the fully polished myself
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 05:09 AM
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keep polished, too nice of rims
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 07:11 AM
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 09:18 AM
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Polished here.
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Urban Legend
Please keep them polished.
Why do you say "please" keep them polished? I like the look of the black centers and chrome lip...but i guess i'm not sure why you said "please"
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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The wheels are similar to these....i think this looks pretty bad ***







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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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if you had the centers professionaly done then i would say black. Don't just take the out back and spray paint them. If not then just keep them polished, they will still look great, but the black would be just that much more unique
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keep them polished FTW
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 11:12 PM
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either way would look awesome. Im gettin TT2's black with polished lip, i cant wait...
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Originally Posted by SLPHawk300
Why do you say "please" keep them polished? I like the look of the black centers and chrome lip...but i guess i'm not sure why you said "please"

Let me fix it for you then. As other have stated keep them polished.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 12:48 PM
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Never been a fan of black rims.... so

POLISHED!!!!!
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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can you post a pic of your car...you dont have to photoshop the wheels in, just a plane jane pic of your car to determine color....maybe instead of black centers you can have your "blueish blackish, blackish blueish" color powercoated...it all depends on what your car looks like and what theme your goin for...i like the polished wheels better, but on THE right car, the colored centers would look killer
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by lt1hawk
can you post a pic of your car...you dont have to photoshop the wheels in, just a plane jane pic of your car to determine color....maybe instead of black centers you can have your "blueish blackish, blackish blueish" color powercoated...it all depends on what your car looks like and what theme your goin for...i like the polished wheels better, but on THE right car, the colored centers would look killer





















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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 01:17 AM
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lol i like your wheels u have now, polish them up and put it on the forsale thread on firehawk.org, they will sell
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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 02:37 AM
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lol i like your wheels u have now, polish them up and put it on the forsale thread on firehawk.org, they will sell
Oh, they are for sure coming off in place for the CCW's.
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