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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 09:44 PM
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Debating GTA rim color choice

hey guys.. i have done some "noobish" photoshop and im trying to decide which would look better on my ride.... Black or gold gta rims.... I have a flame red gta with Black cloth interior.... i was thinking black gta rims would look better because my interior is black, i swapped over to black gta emblems, my window tints are black and i smoked my tailights black also. basically im going for a red and black combo....

here is a flame red gta with gold rims

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photoshopped the pic and made them black.

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another flame red gta with gold rims
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:04 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

I get where you're going with this but your badges have gold in them so it's not like you can completely "black out" everything on the car...
I'd keep the wheels gold, it's just a GTA thing y'know?
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

I had my wheels powder coated black last year and I love the way it looks though my car is black, I do like the black on your car too but if the car had tints on it I think the black would be perfect, but since its not I would just stay gold.
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

those arent my gta... my gta is flame red with black cloth interior...i have 20 percent window tints all around....
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:35 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

Black all the way then.
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

when you did yours black did it make the rims look smaller or make the car look odd.... what color interior is your car.....
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

Black on black cloth, when I got the car the previous owner had the wheels painted black but after time it was coming off, so I have them coated and the lip polished, the car look better then ever.

To answer your question no the wheels dont look smaller with the stock tire size but since I started going to the track a lot I put on 255/50r16 drag radials and now the rear tires do look a little smaller then the fronts.
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:51 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

well black it is.... how much did it cost you to redo your rims..... my gold gta rims have curb rash and the paint is coming off anyway... so i minus well have them powdercoated black...
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:58 PM
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Actually a friend of mine did it for me and he only charged me $65 a wheel, plus he fixed a really bad rash on one of my fronts. He has a bodyshop and bought a small oven to do small parts in the shop but is doing well with it and now thinking of getting a bigger one.
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 10:58 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

go black
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 12:14 AM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

I personally like how a gta looks with its factory wheels and badges. Then again, you can't go wrong with black gta wheels. Sounds similar to my car, only that mine is a base firebird. Maybe throw a few pics up of yours with the black badges.

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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 05:57 AM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

hey 90firebird..... do you think you can get some pics of your car in the light.... i really want to see how flame red looks with actual black gta rims..... im really thinking here....
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 08:46 AM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

I like black wheels, but the gold on the GTA's just works.
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 02:26 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

I say leave them gold, IMO the gold wheels are one of the things that makes a GTA a GTA.
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 02:51 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

Gold
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 03:58 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

I'm a Camaro guy but...I gotta say gold...that said, its your car, go with what you want. Just remember "If they don't like it, they don't have to look at it"
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 04:04 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

Hey man, we are near Brier Creek and do some powder coating. If you want us to do the wheels we can.

FWIW, I like gold, but have a 92 Black vert TA with black interior and black wheels that looks really good!
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

im very very close to brier creek... do you guys have a phone number...how much would u guys charge to powder coat the wheels black and polish the lip... very interested.... the reason im not feeling gold is because they are hard to keep clean and it doesnt match my interior.... i will never sell the car... i have done too much to it to even consider it stock and its for my personal enjoyment.... They are GTA's wheels because they came from my real gta... just because they are black doesnt mean they aren't gta wheels anymore... i recently converted my entire interior from tan to black and i dont regret it one bit.. you would never knew i converted unless i told you... i want to do the same to my wheels..

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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 08:40 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

ok guys well i pretty much decided that i want them redone in black.... nuffnuffz28 is going to help me out so i will post pics in the coming weeks....
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Old Jun 16, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

quick update.....im letting nuffnuffz28 do my rims... he is only 20 miles from me so i cant wait to see what they look like...
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Old Jun 17, 2012 | 10:08 AM
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I'll throw some pics up in the thread here soon!
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 01:17 AM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

Good choice I get mine redone a few weeks ago and they turned out amazing

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Old Jun 20, 2012 | 05:36 AM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

Gold,
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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going black guys.... getting them redone as we speak...
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

Hi Bro! I went with the Black. But I don't have any gold on my car. Mine looks Sweet! Cheers...
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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

Originally Posted by 88fastgta
hey 90firebird..... do you think you can get some pics of your car in the light.... i really want to see how flame red looks with actual black gta rims..... im really thinking here....
Sorry for the delayed response:

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BTW, how is that engine combo with the first injection?
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Old Jun 24, 2012 | 08:31 PM
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Re: Debating GTA rim color choice

nice pics man.... i love the first injection setup... it has alot more pep than the standard tpi but it looks somewhat stock.... here is a pic of my car now im using nuffnuffz28s rims..... i think the black gta rims would looks really badass on my car....

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