Customizing my SS/SC 18's

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Jan 17, 2011 | 06:14 PM

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That bronze is sick man.....I bet that color would look sick on my IBM tc. May be a good project for the spring.

Jan 17, 2011 | 06:27 PM

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I think when I read this, I assumed the lip between the spokes would also be black.

X2. I don't understand why you wouldn't just paint them all bronze. The face looks mint though! It looks closer to gold than bronze to me though.

Jan 17, 2011 | 06:38 PM

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Well, like I said, I wanted it to be subtle. I painted one before and the bronze inside the wheel looked tacky. So, for me this looks cleaner. And, the paint can told it is was bronze, so it must be true.

Jan 17, 2011 | 07:28 PM

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Well, like I said, I wanted it to be subtle. I painted one before and the bronze inside the wheel looked tacky. So, for me this looks cleaner. And, the paint can told it is was bronze, so it must be true.

Jan 18, 2011 | 12:40 AM

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Massive grammar and punctuation fail!

For the record, I plan on getting gold wheels soon. Mmmmm! SEXY!

Jan 18, 2011 | 09:47 AM

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Do you guys think I should paint the center caps, or leave them aluminum color?

Jan 18, 2011 | 09:49 AM

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def paint em...itll clash if u dont

Jan 18, 2011 | 10:36 AM

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Do you guys think I should paint the center caps, or leave them aluminum color?

yea paint them. when i paint mine bronze in going to paint them and then paint the bowtie on the black. that'll ake them stick out a little more.

Jan 18, 2011 | 04:42 PM

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Massive grammar and punctuation fail!

For the record, I plan on getting gold wheels soon. Mmmmm! SEXY!

I think you car looks badass as it is.

Jan 19, 2011 | 11:08 PM

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I love that people are taking on their own projects. That rim would look good on my arrival blue car...

Jan 19, 2011 | 11:23 PM

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yea paint them. when i paint mine bronze in going to paint them and then paint the bowtie on the black. that'll ake them stick out a little more.

lol had to point this one out too

btw the rim looks great so far

Jan 20, 2011 | 10:45 AM

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I think you car looks badass as it is.

Thanks!

I just like to change things up once in while. I like the look of 19's, but I may go back to 18's for the weight savings. 18x8.5 F14's are under 18lbs.

Jan 20, 2011 | 10:47 AM

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OP: Leave the center caps stock. When you paint them, it makes it obvious that they have been "rattle canned" lol. They look much cleaner stock.

Jan 20, 2011 | 10:41 PM

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See, that's what I'm torn between. I want the Pontiac logo to stand out still, but it's way to small to mask it off and still look good.

Jan 28, 2011 | 07:24 AM

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Hows these coming?

Jan 28, 2011 | 08:50 PM

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Pretty well:

So happy to have these back on. Now I need to get my SS bumper painted . . .

Jan 28, 2011 | 08:55 PM

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Those came out beautiful. I'm not a fan of gold wheels but you rock them like a champ

Jan 28, 2011 | 09:00 PM

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Lookin good.

Jan 28, 2011 | 09:32 PM

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Thanks very much. I love them, and I am so happy with how they turned out. It's especially cool when you do it yourself, you know?

Jan 29, 2011 | 06:42 AM

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Nice job on the wheels... they look really good

Jan 29, 2011 | 07:27 AM

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They turned out very nice.

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