Refinishing my wheels, looking for feed back

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:22 pm

I’m refinishing the Prodrive P1 wheels I bought (PO panted them a very ugly green). My first thought was silver cause the stock alloys and my silver WRX wheels look very good on the car. But I wouldn’t mind a little more drama with the wheels, so I’m thinking darker center with a silver lip. Check the photochop pics bellow (I photochoped cause I dont have tires yet) and let me know what you think.

I'm really liking the dark w/silver lip because of the way it works with the chrome strip in the body trim.

Gary

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:40 pm

Sorry- I have never been a fan of two-tone rims.

So the bottom have my choice.

stipro · Post by **stipro** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:13 am

If it counts, I would go with the all silver ones aswell.

asc_up · Post by **asc_up** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:35 am

I think you should go dark but without the lighter lip.

SubaruNation · Post by **SubaruNation** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:30 am

asc_up wrote:I think you should go dark but without the lighter lip.

indeed

AWD_addict · Post by **AWD_addict** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:38 am

asc_up wrote:I think you should go dark but without the lighter lip.

me too

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:21 am

yeah, darker without the lip...

Then de-chrome it!

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:37 am

Hmm… I’ve never liked all dark wheels, they seem to make the wheels and tires disappear. And I like the chrome strip in the trim, I think its part of what makes a gen 1 legacy look like a gen 1 legacy. Maybe I’m the weirdo here?

Keep the advice coming, maybe I'll paint two of each and see which side of the car I like better.

Gary

smh0101 · Post by **smh0101** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:39 am

nah, not wierd...

Everybody has their own taste!

haha... I have seen cars with one set of rims on one side, and a different set on the other... interesting...

Adam West · Post by **Adam West** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:24 am

+plus one for the chrome lip and how about a silver grey center? Black does get lost. Nice wheels you luck son!

AW

86ruguy · Post by **86ruguy** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:00 pm

i like the dark center with the SHINY lip.

as for trying one on each side of the car, i am going to put two of one set of WRX wheels on each side of my car so i can try to figure out which ones i want for me and which set to put on my wife's car.

Dynamic Entry · Post by **Dynamic Entry** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:29 am

I think if I had a zenki i would be more partial to the chrome... but as it is, the blackout does as much aesthetically as wheels do

FWIW I vote de-chrome w/ silver wheels for the most modern look

but... if you are keeping the chrome, I like the two-tone

skid542 · Post by **skid542** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:13 pm

I like the chrome stip in the trim. I don't know, it just refines and highlights the lines of the car.

That said, I'm not generally a big fan of two color wheels but that first picture does look really nice. You are using a dark silver accented with a polished silver lip, which is different than say a black wheel with a polished/painted lip.

So yeah, I'm definately voting for the first one.

Canadian Turbo · Post by **Canadian Turbo** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:33 am

Forget silver, all factory mags are silver

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For sure all dark grey.

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Refinishing my wheels, looking for feed back

Refinishing my wheels, looking for feed back