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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 11:52 AM
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Painted my wheels body color..

What do y'all think
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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see last post

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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 12:04 PM
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id like to see a close up...im not sure i have mixed opinions
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 12:36 PM
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I think it's too much red.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 12:39 PM
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very blah
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 12:44 PM
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close up

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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 12:50 PM
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Really doesn't look that bad, but i myself prefer shinny chrome
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 02:12 PM
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This was just temporary,

I just wanted to do something different than what everyone else was doing.The wheels were too badly nicked and scratched up to polish or chrome them so just painted them.Sometime this year or next I'm going to get stock replacments anyway,possibly aftermarkets but doubtful.

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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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looks pretty decent. is the paint waxable? maybe just give it a shine like the body.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 03:23 PM
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You need to paint the 2 valleys in each spoke a gloss black. That would be saweet
Also, shine 'em up a bit too
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 03:28 PM
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They are shiney,and will be shinnier when I put on a clearcoat,it's just not in those pics since they are kinda dark.I'll try and take better pics tomorrow when I have time and it's sunny outside.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 03:34 PM
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photosopped in black lines

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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 03:37 PM
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Originally posted by Wezzeles
looks pretty decent. is the paint waxable? maybe just give it a shine like the body.
No not waxable yet,haven't put a clearcoat on them yet.They are shiney as they are now though.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 05:15 PM
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Nice dude. My car is white with black trim including the wheels. (all black paintwork was performed by my wife) Pics soon.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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Those wheels, id just polish, and paint the insert red..
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:16 PM
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looks good. definatly different.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:18 PM
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looks good , although i have mixed opinions it looks good
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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Originally posted by Spectre
Those wheels, id just polish, and paint the insert red..
I would have like to but as I had previously mentioned they are too scratched and nicked up to be polished.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:50 PM
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I like it. It looks very custom.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 07:09 PM
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sorry bro i dont like them
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 07:36 PM
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Thanks for you all's opinion,both good and bad.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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I like body colored rims, but I don't like red as much. maybe if the lip of your rims was polished it would look better to me.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 08:43 PM
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photosopped in black lines
ehh I don't know
I thought they would look a little more like this than with the harsh black lines and I think you might like them a little better too.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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i think that there is way to much red. Color contrast really makes a car stand out. when you blend the color to a car and make it all the same the car sits there, nothing jumps out at you.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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Paint the middle bars in the spokes black, not the outline of it.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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Yeah that does look better but I still don't know if I would do that.:lala:
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 09:13 PM
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Like this?

Originally posted by SpeedDemon383
Paint the middle bars in the spokes black, not the outline of it.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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looks good... I like the black filled pic the best...

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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 11:06 PM
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It's a shame if you ask me, it's a sharp looking car that's had its look (and wheels) ruined... sorry man.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 11:08 PM
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That last pic is kinda cool...better than all red. Plus it will be different for sure.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 11:20 PM
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If it was my experiment, I'd just paint the entire wheel red and not leave the lip unpainted. The last picture with the black "stripe" down each spoke looks kinda cool.
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 07:45 AM
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Originally posted by tpiroc
It's a shame if you ask me, it's a sharp looking car that's had its look (and wheels) ruined... sorry man.
Well the wheels were in bad shape so nothing was ruined exactly..car needs painting too.
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 11:58 AM
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something that I might also do

black heritage stripes and the black stripes on the wheels like in the above pic.
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 12:35 PM
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I actually like the wheels quite a bit....good job man!
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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This looks kinda cool:
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 05:17 PM
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Not a big fan of red at all but, those don't really look too bad.
Originally posted by 91Zman
Well the wheels were in bad shape so nothing was ruined exactly..car needs painting too.
That sounds exactly like my car... I opted for black on my wheels though...
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 05:31 PM
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This looks kinda cool:
That is pretty sweet.

deadbird your wheels look mean contrasting with the blue....awesome. :hail:
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 05:52 PM
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Originally posted by deadbird
Not a big fan of red at all but, those don't really look too bad.

That sounds exactly like my car... I opted for black on my wheels though...
THAT was my other choice but I had more red on hand than black. Looks great on your car though.
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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ewwww
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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There is a guy in town with a Red IROC with those wheels painted completely black.. looks interesting at very least. I will be powder coating or (???) my wheel's black soon enough.
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 07:03 PM
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ewwww
C'mon, friend, was it really worth making a post just to say that?
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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They look ok, I would definately prefer all black with black heritage stripes tho. And I wouldn't paint the center spoke a different color, I was playing around with it when taking the tape off mine and thought it looked neat for a second and then decided they'd look like clown wheels...
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 08:36 PM
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91Zman....

Where in Louisiana are you located??? Are you in a third gen club?? I was offered to get in a club, but it was in Metarie....Too far for me.

Car looks great BTW and the smaller black lines look better!!! Check my site out bro and tell me what you think!!!

Later
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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Whatsup fastformula.

Well right now I'm in Harvey,La but possibly I may be soon moving to Slidell,not sure yet. I'm not in any car club right now but I used to be in one,got bored with it and some of the people in it I didn't care for being associated with.
I took a look at your site and I tell you what you have a nice '89formula,good hood choice.My brother was looking at a black formula similar to your's but the guy was asking too much for it.It was going to be a replacment for his wrecked '84T/A .Nice to see someone else from Louisiana and thanks for the compliment and opinion.

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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 10:05 PM
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imo the car looks awesome,though i think it looked better without the red rims.
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 10:14 PM
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I does look better in person than in those pics but anyway like I've said before I'm going to get stock replacments Oh yeah I even have a set of '85-87 IROC wheels and Centerline convo pros in my garage. ....so then I can please everyones' tastes.:lala:

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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 01:48 PM
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At first it doesn't look that good, but the more I look, the better it looks. I espically like the black accent lines.
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 08:25 AM
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deadbird's wheels look mean!
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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I think it looks great! Although i dont think i'd do it myself... it still looks good. Great job man.
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