Help with new wheels colour, your opinions, possible Photoshop help. Please

[DodgyRog]

Just wanted peoples opinions, as I can't decide.

 

Basically I bought theses a couple of weeks ago and they need a refurb, but I can't decide which way to go on colour and to be honest even if I like them:rolleyes:

 

They are Works VS-TX, 3 piece, 18 inch staggered and completely different to my other set, which is proberbly why I am having difficulty deciding

 

Anyway previous original alloys

 

 

and the newer ones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I get them refurbed I am thinking of doing the centres either

 

Black Chrome, keeping the polished lip

 

 

or a Hyper Silver of some sort, keeping the polished lip

 

 

If someone fancies trying to Photoshop these colours I would be grateful, but generally just want some opinions as I really am unsure and at £400 to refurb don't want to get it wrong

Edited July 1, 2010 by DodgyRog (see edit history)

[T2 MSW]

Them black chromes look familiar lol

 

I would recommend them as when they are polished up in the sun they look mint. However to maintain originality I would suggest you go with the other option

[DodgyRog]

I was thinking of going the Black Chrome route, as it would give them a bit of a modern look, as well as keeping them shiney:D

[Dnk]

Black chrome gets my vote but all over, polished lips are so last season

 

Much easier to look after as well

[T2 MSW]

I can vouch for them being much easier to look after

[evinX]

Those gunmetal ones look well weird mate, try painting the sides of the trd wing silver;)

[DodgyRog]

Black chrome gets my vote but all over, polished lips are so last season

 

Much easier to look after as well

 

These are proper Stainless steel rims not cheap laquered stuff, so would be a shame to lose them and I like something a bit shiney on my car;)

 

Those gunmetal ones look well weird mate, try painting the sides of the trd wing silver;)

 

They wont be Gunmetal for to long, thats why I posted the thread:tongue:

My last Trd spoiler had Silver sides and I am considering that option, but still undecided and it would have to wait until I get the stonechips on the front done anyway, I would get the spray shop to do the lot at once;)

[Dnk]

These are proper Stainless steel rims not cheap laquered stuff, so would be a shame to lose them and I like something a bit shiney on my car;)

 

I think you'll find there polished aluminium mate then clear coated, i bought a brand new set of Work Equips and apart from the center design their the same.

 

I found out the hard way regarding the clear coat as a friend sprayed them with wheel acid to clean them and it stripped the clear coat off the outer lips.

 

If you want shiney then cool keep em shiney:)

[DodgyRog]

I think you'll find there polished aluminium mate then clear coated, i bought a brand new set of Work Equips and apart from the center design their the same.

 

I found out the hard way regarding the clear coat as a friend sprayed them with wheel acid to clean them and it stripped the clear coat off the outer lips.

 

If you want shiney then cool keep em shiney:)

 

Thanks for the info.

I am just going by what the local refurb place said, he put a gauge on them and it measure .4 microns I think and he thought that was way to thin to be laquer and it would be the right sort of thinkness for a treatment stainless steel rims get, can't remember for the life of me what he called it now

 

Anyway nevermind, if I eventually decide which way to go, they will be going to Speedwells

Just need to make a colour decision and save the £400

[jim]

Your new rims are massively better Rog, very nice!

What about gold centres with the polished lip?

[jim]

d'oh double post

[DodgyRog]

Your new rims are massively better Rog, very nice!

What about gold centres with the polished lip?

 

Thanks Jim, they have grown on me quite a bit, now I have had them on the car a few days.

 

I am not really a fan of Gold wheels on Silver cars. With my car being Silver and quite a bit of Black now, I think Gold wheels would mess up the look a bit, just to many colours