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Old 05-05-2014, 09:10 PM
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Finally got my blue wheels on

Here it is... lol.

Grabber blue powdercoated wheels (sry 1lsj2nv not to copy, but being that its wheels its the opposite of your car)

225/40/18 nitto nt555's on 1" hub adapters all around. ssc springs koni struts

planning to remove the stripes and get blue ss inlays on the doors.

cutoff shields on my retro's are the same color

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Old 05-05-2014, 09:14 PM
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Pretty gay. I like it.
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Meh.

It looks cool, I just think any color with silver looks horrible. I dislike silver in general. lol

But... the wheels themselves are sexy
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no like wheels like e55 shrouds
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I'm not sure how I feel about it yet, it's different and I like that
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TBH I have never really been a fan of wheels that are any colour other than, black, white, silver/grey or copper. I think i might even go as far as saying its a bit ricey. But thats just my opinion so dont take it seriously, to each to its own!

On the upside of it i really like the colour, now if only it were on the body instead of the wheels..
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Haha no takers yet! Thats fine. And i can side with all opinions. It is definately a ricey/jdm thing to do, and it doesnt flow with silver all too well. But its different and thats what i like so far. And besides that i do like it. So has everyone thats seem em in person so far lol

To be fair, a large part of the tuner scene in my area is experimenting with whacky color wheels.

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ah, another "i dont care if its ugly, its different" MOD.
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Good god that's ugly
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Hahhaa yea im guna stick with everyone else on this .... Kinda geyy lol

Shulda went dark purple
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Take them off, and use the adapters on the other wheels.
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Yea can't say I like this. Seems pretty ricey, but if you like them, then **** keep on keeping on.
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na. retros no bueno
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i really like the color ,rice!!
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I agree on the dark purple i was gonna do that until i randomly decided mustang blue lol
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wow. i'm surprised at some of the reactions here. I honestly like it. that being said, I think the whole scheme would look better w/o the fender stripes. maybe a little too busy or something.
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Silver and blue was my thing......
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sorry i had to

i really dont think its too bad, but il stick with black. not many colors go good with silver.
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Looks alright, def think it will look better without the fender stripes

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sorry i had to

i really dont think its too bad, but il stick with black. not many colors go good with silver.
bastard beat me to it
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Lol. Stripes are coming off asap, and ima probly repaint my red calipers black or something eventually.
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ah, another "i dont care if its ugly, its different" MOD.
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I think center caps would help too


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