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Old 12-05-2004, 01:44 AM
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wheel help!

well the time has come, and i really want a set of wheels now. i have a pw mcs, and i know waht style of wheels i want, but am still somewhat undecided in what color wheels i want

cant go wrong w/silver, but everyone has em

the colors i am most interested in are either a gold or bronze color, or an athracite color.

what do you guys think?
 
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Old 12-05-2004, 05:18 AM
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black or anthacite. Don't show as much dirt and debris plus they look great.
 
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Black if you want to give the no-nonsense sporty look.
Silver if you want to give the conservative sporty look.
Anthrasite if you want to give the cold sporty look.
Bronze if you want to give the warm sporty look.
Gold if you want to give the cozy sporty look.

wheels are fun, aren't they?
 
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Old 12-05-2004, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
Black if you want to give the no-nonsense sporty look.
Silver if you want to give the conservative sporty look.
Anthrasite if you want to give the cold sporty look.
Bronze if you want to give the warm sporty look.
Gold if you want to give the cozy sporty look.

wheels are fun, aren't they?
i was laughing my *** off listenin to your logic!

pw should go with black wheels.. or anthracite... i like bronze on white too

keep gold away... more subaru ish... silver is too conservative on a pw mc
 
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Old 12-05-2004, 12:59 PM
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I have black rims, friend owns DTM Kreuz wheels and he set me up with 18 inch DTM Kreuz 16s in black

just haven't put them on yet
 
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Old 12-05-2004, 01:41 PM
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lol, i have nver thought of it like that before

Originally Posted by kenchan
Black if you want to give the no-nonsense sporty look.
Silver if you want to give the conservative sporty look.
Anthrasite if you want to give the cold sporty look.
Bronze if you want to give the warm sporty look.
Gold if you want to give the cozy sporty look.

wheels are fun, aren't they?
 
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Old 12-05-2004, 05:33 PM
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The Bronze looks great - I have 'em on the race car.


Team Dynamics makes a Bronze Pro Race 1 that looks completely hot. It's only available in a 15 or 17, no 16". They are a 45mm offset and 17x7" and come in at just under 16 lbs.

These are the black, but I'll try to get a shot of the Bronze on the car.



Hope that helps!
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Old 12-05-2004, 05:38 PM
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ya, if you could get a shot of the bronze, that would be awesome.


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Old 12-05-2004, 05:46 PM
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I will - but they are a 15", so it won't look identical to the 17 - it'll give you a good idea though.


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anybody else?
 
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Here are those shots:






Remember, these are the 15" wheels - the 17s look a little more angry !

Hope that helps!
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Old 12-07-2004, 04:15 PM
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ya, that bronze is nice, but for some reason i think i am really feeling gold
 
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Go to Edge Racing's site (in the Sponsor Directory) where you can find pictures of all the colors on similar cars.

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Randy, what's the deal with the Miata? That's not the race car I was hoping to see!
 
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Old 12-07-2004, 06:06 PM
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ya, actually the wheels i am looking at are the wasps in gold, or the artics in anthracite. although a lot of people have them, i really like the way the like, plus you cant beat the price

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Go to Edge Racing's site (in the Sponsor Directory) where you can find pictures of all the colors on similar cars.

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Originally Posted by minimort
Randy, what's the deal with the Miata? That's not the race car I was hoping to see!
That's the beater!

Actually, it is just tough to find a class with 35 or so cars that all lie within a second or two of each other in lap times. The Miata keeps me sharp - all that door to door.

Randy
 
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Originally Posted by kenchan
Black if you want to give the no-nonsense sporty look.
Silver if you want to give the conservative sporty look.
Anthrasite if you want to give the cold sporty look.
Bronze if you want to give the warm sporty look.
Gold if you want to give the cozy sporty look.

wheels are fun, aren't they?
You forgot the most important one: Gold spoke if you want to go PIMP!

I am happy to report that I haven't seen these on a MINI yet, although I saw a set on a Chevelle - $5,000 rims on a $500 car!

 
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