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Title: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: Misky on 15 June 2010, 10:56
Would they just go crappy & look naff or have people had some ok results?
Just on a tight budget and matt black works out a lot cheaper.
Mike.
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: tobybrennan on 15 June 2010, 11:28
i sprayed mine gloss black and after a while they go matt :))

they look alrightt tbh
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: Misky on 15 June 2010, 11:32
Cheers, I tend to get a bit ocd about my wheels. So I would normally gloss them then add several coats of lacquer, but this usually ends up costing me a fortune in rattle cans & as money as tight after buying the wheels I just though several coats of matt black may be ok? 
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: Horney on 15 June 2010, 11:44
Brake dust is hard to shift off Matt Black wheels. They end up looking brown.

Nick
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: tobybrennan on 15 June 2010, 11:46
i did mine the same :) 2 cans off gloss black £6.99 each and 1 laquer £6.99  big cans :))

job done for me x
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: Misky on 15 June 2010, 11:53
Cheers dudes! I have good pads for stopping but the dust is a pain!
No being lazy for me then!   :cry:
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 15 June 2010, 11:58
You kind of answered yout own question being OCD with the wheels.

As a great man once said (Wayne) Do it once and do it right! :afro:
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: dodge_vdub on 16 June 2010, 23:12
Just refurbed my rxii's, gone for matt black centres with yellow rims to match my colour concept, what do you think??

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af75/dodge-vdub/IMG_0034.jpg)

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af75/dodge-vdub/IMG_0042.jpg)
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: jonnypolish on 16 June 2010, 23:30
Blends in quite well mate, Looks nice!
Now lower it.. ;)
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: zdebx on 16 June 2010, 23:37
Just refurbed my rxii's, gone for matt black centres with yellow rims to match my colour concept, what do you think??

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af75/dodge-vdub/IMG_0034.jpg)

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af75/dodge-vdub/IMG_0042.jpg)

Looks fooooking sexy  :laugh: But what tyres have you got on them? The profile is massive, ruins everything - get some 195/45/16's and yeah, drop the car  :grin:
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: dodge_vdub on 16 June 2010, 23:47
cheers guys  :grin:

There just the tyres that came on em when i bought em, but when i have the funds thats definately on my list of things to do along with the drop!!
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: DazVR6 on 17 June 2010, 19:47
Just refurbed my rxii's, gone for matt black centres with yellow rims to match my colour concept, what do you think??

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af75/dodge-vdub/IMG_0034.jpg)

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af75/dodge-vdub/IMG_0042.jpg)

Looks fooooking sexy  :laugh: But what tyres have you got on them? The profile is massive, ruins everything - get some 195/45/16's and yeah, drop the car  :grin:

Agreed, lower profile tyres will make it look even more trick... :cool:
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: kells on 17 June 2010, 21:16

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af75/dodge-vdub/IMG_0042.jpg)

sorry but that looks wrong to me personally

other way round... yellow centres :wink:
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 17 June 2010, 23:05
They look quite nice bud, works well, I wouldn't do yellow centres though as that will be too much yellow, and let's face it, your car is already enough yellow.  :grin:

Just make sure you keep them clean and keep your tyres gelled, lower that bad boy and get some lower profile tyres.
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: Wayne on 17 June 2010, 23:14

(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af75/dodge-vdub/IMG_0042.jpg)

sorry but that looks wrong to me personally

other way round... yellow centres :wink:

+1 yellow centers would look loads better.  :cool:
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: Wayne on 17 June 2010, 23:14
You kind of answered yout own question being OCD with the wheels.

As a great man once said (Wayne) Do it once and do it right! :afro:

Thanks  :embarassed:
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: dodge_vdub on 18 June 2010, 10:20
yeah did think of yellow centres with polished lip but like shady pioneer says think it would be too much yellow.
Yeah but definately agree on the tyre size, these were the tyres that came on the wheels when i brought em and as they are pretty new and my mot is next month thought i'd just leave em on for the moment.
What tyre size would you reccomend??
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: Wayne on 18 June 2010, 10:26
yeah did think of yellow centres with polished lip but like shady pioneer says think it would be too much yellow.
Yeah but definately agree on the tyre size, these were the tyres that came on the wheels when i brought em and as they are pretty new and my mot is next month thought i'd just leave em on for the moment.
What tyre size would you reccomend??

195/45/16 is a good all round choice.
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 18 June 2010, 10:45
You kind of answered yout own question being OCD with the wheels.

As a great man once said (Wayne) Do it once and do it right! :afro:

Thanks  :embarassed:

That's a compliment! That saying has stuck in my head now when ever i do little jobs on my car  :grin:
Title: Re: Matt black wheels?!?
Post by: kells on 18 June 2010, 10:45
yellow centres and polished lip would have been uber cool :cool:

lets be honest, a bit more yellow is not gonna make much difference in regards to too much yellow... just look at the interior


wheels look lost at the mo and the yellow rings make them look TINY, new rubber and gel will help