What colour should I paint my rims?

[adnoh]

Hey guys,

Just your opinion on something....

I have a set of 16x7" Motegi MR7's in Silver, that I love, but I'm not sure I'm diggin' the silver anymore. The shop that does all the work on my car, can powdercoat, paint, and oven-bake my rims any colour I want. I was thinking one of two colours...
1) Gunmetal
2) Burnt Bronze Metallic

My EG hatch is Black, and my brake calipers are painted red.

What do you think?

 

[SlushboxTeggy]

out of those two, gunmetal. flat black would look real good though.

 

[92dxhatch]

just curious, do you have an inset on those rims, cuz you could always go gunmetal w/ a polished lip, that would look real good.

 

[adnoh]

Originally posted by 92dxhatch@Mar 2 2005, 02:02 PM
just curious, do you have an inset on those rims, cuz you could always go gunmetal w/ a polished lip, that would look real good.

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No dude....the spokes on the MR7's wrap right over the lip...no space for polishing.

 

[GSRCRXsi]

i say get bronze. bronze rims with a black car looks SOOOO hot. it wouldnt look good with the red calipers though. get the calpers done in black

 

[92dxhatch]

go with the bronze, it will lokk much better than gunmetal

 

[chestercheeto48]

i love my gunmetals on my black civic. JMO

 

[Citizen_Insane]

I think bronze and black are a good combo, thats what I would go with.

 

[tphan4]

Originally posted by ktanaka@Mar 2 2005, 10:17 PM
I think bronze and black are a good combo, thats what I would go with.

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Black would be hot...but since its not an option ... Bronze <_<

 

[tab]

:agree:

Black and bronze, lose the red. Have the calipers done also!!!

 

[adnoh]

Thanks for the opinions guys.

I figured since the MR7's already came in gunmetal, it would be sort of plain looking. The MR7's dont come in bronze so I figured it would be sort of unique.

Keep the opinions coming!

 

[TurboMirage]

bronze...

 

[micah]

i painted my mr7 15's black, ill post a pic in a bit. taken with crappy webcam though :\

 

[micah]

and oddly enough my del sol is black and has red brake calipers. too bad i dont have a full car shot.

 

[hcivic.com]

rebuild the calipers afer they get baked i have seen them leak

 

[adnoh]

Originally posted by hcivic.com@Mar 6 2005, 04:59 PM
rebuild the calipers afer they get baked i have seen them leak

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The calipers were never baked.....just coated with a high temp glossy red.

Micah:
Those Black MR7's look pretty cool man... how long ago did you paint them, and how is the paint holding up against chips and such?

 

[micah]

painted them at least 6 months ago, no chips in any of them. i did have some brake problems so the inside of the rim and spokes on my drivers side are all rusty and shit, but it doesnt look too bad.
it was a pain in the ass to strip them, they had been painted twice before and there was shitloads of paint on them. i prolly wouldnt do it again if i had to strip them again.
i just used primer black rattlecan and a couple coats of clear, not enough to make it glossy, but just enough to protect it a bit.

 

[ripperbone]

just strip off the paint and polish the rims.