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Title: looked great in my head.....now, not so sure! UPDATE - NEW COLOUR!
Post by: dellenty69 on 19 August 2011, 23:28
Black 19" R8 reps....then i though a Referb is in order.....then i though how about a colour change....

I KNOW......BRONZE!

Now Im not so sure...... picture makes it look more gold/darker. but still.......opinions? and other possible colour options.

(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r239/dellenty69/bronzewheels.jpg)

A bit of a whoopsie maybe?
Title: Re: looked great in my head.....now, not so sure!
Post by: JC on 19 August 2011, 23:29
 :sick:
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Post by: Wayne on 19 August 2011, 23:33
Nope, does not work for me  :smiley:
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Post by: dellenty69 on 20 August 2011, 00:03
lol, im not feeling it either, just dont know with what to try next, i want to be exotic! haha.

lucky for me, i only done 1 side ;)

so give me some ideas.

the usual
silver
black
satin black (what i had)
grey/anthracite

must be something out there that works well, i had the black wheels done, and now at least 5 golfs around my area also have satin black wheels.....and 1 with some funny looking chequer flags down the side.....
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Post by: The Doc on 20 August 2011, 06:52
 :sick:

BUT a very senior engineer from Land Rover once said (in reference to a problem I was having with the dynamic response system on a brand new Range Rover Sport that left it stranded in the Isle of Man @ 679 miles.....) that if I want to buy a car that was fitted with leading edge technology that I should expect it to have a certain amount of bleeding edge to go with it.

I pass this wisdom onto you, keep trying new colours but one wheel at a time  :wink:
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Post by: Gavv8 on 20 August 2011, 07:26
Seems to be a lot of nice VW product around the Bridgewater/somerset area, must be the TSR thing, seen your car around too and it looks great .
How about steelies?
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Post by: Wayne on 20 August 2011, 08:05
Dark grey would be a good choice. :smiley:
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Post by: dellenty69 on 20 August 2011, 10:56
yeah, im thinking grey/anthracite now. its the only colour apart from black and silver that works well.

and TSR are a bunch of c*%$s to be fair, there only interested in you if your pockets are longer than a 60s porn stars thingy! i went into ask them about where the engine number is usually stamped and he reply "dunno goggle it" even tho he had about 4 engines on the work bench behind him. tospot!

Gavv8, give us a toot next time you go past. il try to acknowledge you.
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Post by: Thom89 on 20 August 2011, 12:03
Black crinkle :cool:

Thom
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Post by: dellenty69 on 20 August 2011, 12:11
isnt that the 80/90s interior colour and texture stuff? looks like stone chip paint.

imagine trying to clean the brake dust off that!!
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Post by: Thom89 on 20 August 2011, 12:25
Proper powder coated crinkle finish, is the stuff that Ferrari use on engine parts. its easy to clean, and you wont see the brake dust anyway! Lots of the Jap Drift cars also use this finish on the wheels

Thom
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Post by: Gavv8 on 20 August 2011, 23:05
yeah, im thinking grey/anthracite now. its the only colour apart from black and silver that works well.

and TSR are a bunch of c*%$s to be fair, there only interested in you if your pockets are longer than a 60s porn stars thingy! i went into ask them about where the engine number is usually stamped and he reply "dunno goggle it" even tho he had about 4 engines on the work bench behind him. tospot!

Gavv8, give us a toot next time you go past. il try to acknowledge you.
I'm usually in a truck but i'll toot if i see you :smiley:
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Post by: mumbles on 20 August 2011, 23:15
Orange :afro:
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Post by: 1stevester1 on 21 August 2011, 02:13
Orange :afro:

or green  :cool:
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Post by: scottv6 on 21 August 2011, 09:32
dark red/burgandy looks cool.
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Post by: dellenty69 on 22 August 2011, 12:50
well, they have gone a shade of anthracite with a tint of purple......

rover amethyst grey. looks pretty cool. at night they look like black chrome, and in the sun they have a tint of purple/grey to them.
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Post by: Wayne on 22 August 2011, 12:51
well, they have gone a shade of anthracite with a tint of purple......

rover amethyst grey. looks pretty cool. at night they look like black chrome, and in the sun they have a tint of purple/grey to them.

Sounds ok, any pics  :smiley:
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Post by: wakejackv5 on 24 August 2011, 09:44
Gun metal grey. = cant go wrong  :smiley:
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Post by: X01X on 24 August 2011, 21:03
Black 19" R8 reps....then i though a Referb is in order.....then i though how about a colour change....

I KNOW......BRONZE!

Now Im not so sure...... picture makes it look more gold/darker. but still.......opinions? and other possible colour options.

(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r239/dellenty69/bronzewheels.jpg)

A bit of a whoopsie maybe?

I like it, maybe respray the grille or soemthing in the same colour to make it a running theme  :grin:
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Post by: dragongreengolfgti on 24 August 2011, 21:46
cant someone photoshop you a side view of different colours ? are you daring enough to try orange ?
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Post by: mcgee9t2 on 25 August 2011, 16:56
A lad i know had orange porche twists on his golf. not good. belive me.
Title: Re: looked great in my head.....now, not so sure! UPDATE - NEW COLOUR!
Post by: dellenty69 on 14 September 2011, 00:10
ok so hows this? no pics of them on the car yet. that will be sunday hopfully!

(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r239/dellenty69/IMAG0316.jpg)
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r239/dellenty69/IMAG0317.jpg)

and lacquered and polished

(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r239/dellenty69/IMAG0318.jpg)

now what do you guys think? its rover amethyst grey.
Title: Re: looked great in my head.....now, not so sure! UPDATE - NEW COLOUR!
Post by: Seanl on 14 September 2011, 06:59
Looks good. Top job on the refurb too!
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Post by: Jack3559 on 14 September 2011, 09:43
:afro:
Title: Re: looked great in my head.....now, not so sure! UPDATE - NEW COLOUR!
Post by: dellenty69 on 14 September 2011, 10:50
Thanks, yeah i have refurbed a few wheels, too many for my liking!  :laugh:
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Post by: mcgee9t2 on 14 September 2011, 10:56
Looks good mate. Good work :smiley:
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Post by: Len on 14 September 2011, 11:50
Wheels look fabulous! Be good to see how they look back on the car!