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Jukka
06-07-2012, 03:25 PM
So I got a killer deal on some 17" Enkei RS5s that I'm picking up tomorrow night. The only problem, they are going to neeed to be refinished. One of the spokes on one wheel has some minor curbage.
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqV,!rkE-YrYzd0KBPypJ4pi-g~~48_20.JPG
So since they need to be refinished, im not sure of what colour to paint them. I'm thinking of painting them black and getting a buddy of mine who has a vynal cutter, so hes going to make me some little SIR badges or something to go into the spot where the "racing" logo is on the wheels.

I'm thinking about doing them in black, either matte or gloss, or doing them in some sort of semi colour, like a light blue or cosmic grey pearl.

Thoughts?? They will be going on a NHBP 02 with a full type-r kit.

mitchlikesbikes
06-07-2012, 04:25 PM
i vote sky blue. do something different! black looks shitty on nhbp anyway because the car is gloss black with a blue flake, and the blacks clash when the wheels are just plain old black

btw what are the specs of the wheels?

Jukka
06-07-2012, 06:08 PM
17x7 +40

b_ron
06-07-2012, 06:53 PM
bronze

Draw7Seven
06-07-2012, 08:40 PM
Honestly if mine were NHBP I would have neon green or neon pink wheels. Nothing sets off a black car like some neon wheels, I've loved them for years. But lots of people aren't into all that.

Draw7Seven
06-07-2012, 08:41 PM
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5222/5639641605_97ae02e4dc.jpg

1st
06-07-2012, 10:29 PM
That be cool if you could do the 5 spoke high polished and the inside part silver on the nhbp. Anyways im voting something silver.

Pronto
06-08-2012, 06:03 AM
I saw those wheels for sale when I was looking around for something new. Definitely a good deal!
I'm not a big fan of crazy coloured wheels, so I would go for something simple, like gunmetal on a NHBP.

differentK
06-08-2012, 07:04 AM
takata green or that sonic orange... soo sick on white/ black cars.

Jukka
06-08-2012, 07:07 AM
yea, im kinda with Pronto. I'm building my car to be subtle/turn heads for the right reasons. I don't want overly bright wheels or going with something neon or anything. I was thinking maybe white because I do like white wheels on black cars, but I'm not sure these wheels would look good in white.

Euro-Yellow-Ep3
06-08-2012, 09:57 AM
I would do something bright. The only downfall is keeping the wheels clean.

Draw7Seven
06-08-2012, 11:08 AM
I'm not sure these wheels would look good in white.

They wouldn't. You don't have to go neon but please don't do these in white.

Blah1219
06-08-2012, 12:52 PM
Neon orange. If you're going to spend the money on painting wheels, make it worth while.

EUB44
06-08-2012, 01:10 PM
I personally use gold wheels for my NHBP. Probably my next chose would be white but white would not look good on these rims. I would get something different like they said `Neon Color wheels`

tinman5
06-08-2012, 05:51 PM
Last time I had this dilemma I got the bright (read: dumb) idea that maybe the wheels would look good polished. I spent a week of vacation time with aircraft stripper, a dremel, wire wheels, sandpaper and polishing compound shortening my life a few years inhaling aluminum dust and toxic chemicals....

I vote polish them over a color. I also have a NHBP and there are a couple of pics of the car with the polished wheels on another thread.

ep3k20
06-08-2012, 06:51 PM
With NHBP i would run gun metal... nothing better IMO its what i run on mine and it looks fagfuckintastic

Jukka
06-10-2012, 08:29 AM
well...thanks for the input...but not happening anymore. Fucker sold the wheels out from under me 20 minutes before I was going to get there.

ep3k20
06-10-2012, 09:27 AM
well...thanks for the input...but not happening anymore. Fucker sold the wheels out from under me 20 minutes before I was going to get there.


You want me to go fuck em up bra? Cause i'll do it ... :mmad:

Her-Name's-Ally
06-11-2012, 07:53 PM
thats f'd up i posted then read your post... felt like a douche for 30 seconds