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tigeragogo
07-10-2006, 02:13 AM
Has anyone ever painted their wheels to match the color of the car like the disco-era Camaro Z28s???



Tiresmoker
07-10-2006, 03:49 AM
Has anyone ever painted their wheels to match the color of the car like the disco-era Camaro Z28s???

EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW:bootyshak
Flashpoint
07-10-2006, 11:57 AM
What color car do you have?
Tenhorse
07-10-2006, 12:10 PM
Well, actually pale champagne metallic. I was thinking of buying Thruxtons for my BOM and painting champagne racing stripes on the car from the hood scoops back and then painting the gray part of the Thruxton to match (leaving the polished lip). Also have considered painting the gray part of the Thruxton orange to match the car and no stripes.
jonlee
07-10-2006, 04:23 PM
why would you butcher the thruxtons and the flow of the car like that?
Tenhorse
07-10-2006, 07:37 PM
why would you butcher the thruxtons and the flow of the car like that?

To make yours look better? Do I win? :sneaky:
Flashpoint
07-11-2006, 01:55 AM
gold on BOM.... I dunno about that... gold on black... ok..
RealDeal
07-11-2006, 06:20 AM
I dunno...

If you were going to go to the trouble of refinishing the Thruxtons, I would think Brazen centers on polished lips might look alright. I'm not sure about the champagne, though. Do what you like - that's all that matters.
Tenhorse
07-11-2006, 08:29 PM
I wish that more of the bronze or gold wheels were available for our cars. It seems like everybody is doing a black or gray wheel - lots of people around here even painting their stockers black to join the fad. I don't like the really 'yellow' gold, either - that's why I call it champagne. I think that you are right and the BOM colored center with polished lip might look better than the champagne color.

I wish that I could Photochop! :)
goatburger
07-11-2006, 08:46 PM
Here's a photoshop I did awhile back....UGLY!! I'm ashamed of myself!! (window tint was ps'd too)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/machburger/ IMG_0682copytintedredwh.jpg
BigRedGoat
07-11-2006, 08:51 PM
Heres mine. Red fade wheel graphics for the stock wheels on my torrid red. Sorry for the shitty quality photos.
goatburger
07-11-2006, 08:55 PM
Heres mine. Red fade wheel graphics for the stock wheels on my torrid red. Sorry for the shitty quality photos.

That actually looks pretty good :thumbs:
TC1728
07-12-2006, 12:32 AM
Here's a photoshop I did awhile back....UGLY!! I'm ashamed of myself!! (window tint was ps'd too)

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/machburger/ IMG_0682copytintedredwh.jpg

I think it looks pretty good
smokehouse
07-12-2006, 03:40 AM
Never been a fan of color-matched wheels...looks like 1993 to me. Black, silver, aluminum and chrome are all I normally like
Patof714
07-12-2006, 07:32 AM
Looks like your front tire sneezed all over your car.

http://www.ls2gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attach mentid=38561&d=1152676545
ZyX2323
07-12-2006, 07:36 AM
Now a Black on Black (With a Nice Chrome Lip) would look awesome. But thats the only matching I would think that would look great... But then again, who knows till you actually see it done, cause there is always a way to do it right.

ZyX2323
goatlife
07-12-2006, 08:06 AM
Back in 98 I painted my Fikse FM5's white to match my 30th edition Z28. Looked sharp but I wouldn't do it again.
PMD GTO
07-12-2006, 09:08 AM
Has anyone ever painted their wheels to match the color of the car like the disco-era Camaro Z28s???

No, but we'll allow you to be the first.
HotRodGuy
07-12-2006, 09:14 AM
Well, actually pale champagne metallic. I was thinking of buying Thruxtons for my BOM and painting champagne racing stripes on the car from the hood scoops back and then painting the gray part of the Thruxton to match (leaving the polished lip). Also have considered painting the gray part of the Thruxton orange to match the car and no stripes.


I think that'd look hot if your car was black (w/ your idea of a champagne stripe and wheels). May look good in BOM as well
Kilboy82
07-13-2006, 10:36 AM
Check out group A wheels.com They have pics of color matching ROH drift R's... it could help u visualize what a color matching wheel might look like.

IMHO the only color stripes that would look good on BOM is black... not sure how champagne would look. Good Luck with ur decision.
smokeybrown
07-14-2006, 10:44 AM
Looks like your front tire sneezed all over your car.

http://www.ls2gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attach mentid=38561&d=1152676545
LMAO
Smokey