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thstone 12-28-2013 05:09 PM

Black or Red Wheels?
 
I have two sets of track wheels that I've Plasti-dipped in black so I thought that I'd try the 3rd set in red just to see what it looks like.

Do you prefer Black or Red?

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/...psa1863a63.jpg

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/...ps26c8cf8d.jpg

Nine8Six 12-28-2013 05:12 PM

RED. It's actually not bad at all. Matches the rest perfectly

Nice ride btw, that car looks fun :cool:

linderpat 12-28-2013 05:24 PM

red. it works well with the decals.

BruceH 12-28-2013 06:16 PM

No contest - Red

eicheldp 12-28-2013 06:18 PM

The Red add a "pop" to the appearance.

evomind 12-28-2013 06:34 PM

Either way works, but I prefer the black.
The red rims are a bit busy to my eye.

RaisedOnPorsches 12-28-2013 06:49 PM

With all the decalls going on, my vote is for red. No contest really.

silver-S 12-28-2013 07:39 PM

Yep, the red suits the paint perfectly.

Porsche9 12-28-2013 07:59 PM

Red is best.

RawleyD 12-28-2013 09:09 PM

Red is perfect

scottvd 12-28-2013 09:10 PM

Red looks great!

driftguy 12-28-2013 09:14 PM

Red all day. But to add a bit, why not respray those brake calipers in GOLD?

Perfectlap 12-28-2013 09:22 PM

I would do a light gold metallizer coat over the matte black. against the red calipers It will give your car the JPS Lotus look and match your gold number decals.

As you can see by the video below the end result is absolutely nuts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qd9ILYezWM&sns=em

Johnny Danger 12-29-2013 04:28 AM

I'd have to say red in this case.

Van914 12-29-2013 04:42 AM

Johnny D.
I am shocked you didn't vote for yellow wheels

bglz42 12-29-2013 05:14 AM

Red.

Car looks great!

steved0x 12-29-2013 05:47 AM

What style of wheel are the red ones? They look great.

heliguy 12-29-2013 06:19 AM

Red!!!!!!!

Johnny Danger 12-29-2013 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Van914 (Post 378616)
Johnny D.
I am shocked you didn't vote for yellow wheels

Me too. :)

thstone 12-29-2013 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steved0x (Post 378621)
What style of wheel are the red ones? They look great.

These are 2001-2003 Boxster wheels;

Front - 17" x 7" ET55 PN 986.362.124.01 with Toyo RA1 235/40/17 (shaved 4/32's)
Rear - 17" x 8.5 ET48 PN 986.362.126.06 with Toyo RAI 255/40/17 (shaved 4/32's)

Some people think that this style Boxster wheel bears some resemblance (however slight) to the older Fuch's style from the 70's.

I like this style quite a bit more than the standard Turbo II wheels (black in top photo).

This is what they look like in OEM finish:

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9518f678.jpg


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