Wheel Color Help

[jjdear13]

I just picked up some stock 2003 WRX wheels today planning to paint them soon. I need help picking a color, I am thinking of the usual gold, black, black with a red strip. But I am leaning more toward doing something less used like green, blue, purple, orange, etc. Any help would be good, and if someone could Photoshop something for me it would help me out a lot. Thanks in advance.

I dont have a picture of the wheels I bought, but here is the car they are going on.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/P1000040.jpg

[bigd_wright]

Gunmetal :up: i know its not on your list but i luve gunmetal!!

[jjdear13]

I do like gunmetal, I just think that its real common on these wheels. But I really am leaning to something bright.

[bigd_wright]

I do like gunmetal, I just think that its real common on these wheels. But I really am leaning to something bright.
i say orange :devil: that would look killer

[squeethebee]

Yeah, I'd say orange, but I love orange. A dark purple would look sweet, subtle enough to not attract every cop in the world, but different enough for enthusiasts to notice.

ed

[jjdear13]

I guess I just need to see it on the car. I am leaning toward a purple of some kind, or just sticking with the gold.

[mdennett99]

:wavey:+1 for orange, but more like a burnt orange

[HamSocks]

A nice dark purple.

[jjdear13]

here are a few Photoshops that got done over on nasioc. let me know what you guys think!

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/sed3.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/sed1.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/sed2.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/sed4.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/sed5.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/sed6.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/sed7.jpg

[jjdear13]

here are some more that also got done.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/sed10.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/sed8.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/sed9.jpg

[mdennett99]

here are some more that also got done.


http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/sed8.jpg


+1:up:

[tC2WRX]

Chrome

[will_c]

I am a fan of gun metal or flat black.

[jjdear13]

I'm thinking either gold or a dark purple, any thoughts?

[FREAK]

not a fan of any of them bro but hey its your car.

[HamSocks]

Goldies look good.

[tC2WRX]

Why not sell both sets and buy some nice used 17 or 18's from NASIOC classifieds?

[Subygirl8330]

i like black with red

[jjdear13]

Why not sell both sets and buy some nice used 17 or 18's from NASIOC classifieds?

I thought about that, but it just wouldn't be good, because then I would need to get another set either way for winter.

[will_c]

I like smaller wheels to be black.

[squeethebee]

Need a darker purple to look at. Like at night would look black type dark!!

ed

[jjdear13]

i picked up 2 cans of primer, 2 cans of clear, 1 can of black (for the back of the wheels) and 2 cans of gold today. do you think i will need more?. I need some tips on how to get the back of the wheels clean. should i just use sandpaper or is there an attachment for a drill i can use?

also if anyone is willing to help me with this it would be a HUGE help, i have never done a set of wheels before. I can get you a case of beer of your choice if you are over 21, if not i can get you some soda or something haha.

[jjdear13]

here is an update, i got the wheels painted last night, all i need to do now is just get some center caps and then have them balanced.
on to the pics.
sorry for the pic quality, they are from my Storm.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/IMG00017-20090711-1356.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/IMG00020-20090711-1516.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/IMG00021-20090711-1516.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/IMG00022-20090711-1649.jpg

I think in the last pic you can see my DIY front lip.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/IMG00006-20090710-2012-1.jpg

[Robk0000]

Damn those tires have a huge sidewall!

The color looks good too, good job.

[Jrlewis0550]

Black looks the best, and the gold isn't all that bad. The reason the other colors are rare is because they don't look good.

[squeethebee]

Looks like you did a great job on painting them, and gold on a Subaru is classic, hard to go wrong there.

ed

[jjdear13]

thanks guys! I am getting some center caps this week and hopefully will have them all set to be on the car by the weekend or the begining of next week. does anyone know the torque specs for the wheels? thanks!

[apkarian100]

Those wheels came out sweet man!

[jjdear13]

Those wheels came out sweet man!

thanks man!

[squeethebee]

thanks guys! I am getting some center caps this week and hopefully will have them all set to be on the car by the weekend or the begining of next week. does anyone know the torque specs for the wheels? thanks!

You just find out what wheel torque your car is putting down, then add 14 and divide by 2. It's really simple.:D

ed

[jjdear13]

You just find out what wheel torque your car is putting down, then add 14 and divide by 2. It's really simple.:D

ed

sounds easy enough, thanks!

[squeethebee]

sounds easy enough, thanks!

:rofl: You know I was joking right? I believe its like 80 lb ft of torque or something, I just hand tighten it, then check it within the next 2 days or so, only had them loosen once with that method. I've found you can't really over-torque them unless you use a breaker bar.

ed

[jjdear13]

:rofl: You know I was joking right? I believe its like 80 lb ft of torque or something, I just hand tighten it, then check it within the next 2 days or so, only had them loosen once with that method. I've found you can't really over-torque them unless you use a breaker bar.

ed

i knew something was odd about that hahah

[squeethebee]

Yeah, I just thought it was funny. I use my 1/2" ratchet and just feel around to what I think is tight. If you have a torque wrench, i hate you, lol.

ed

[jjdear13]

i was thinking about getting a torque wrench because i will be switching these wheels over for winter too.

[Rooster]

I was gonna paint these bronze/gold. I think I like the OD green...http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6846/dsc00019d.jpg

[squeethebee]

Hey, thats the color I want to do my wagon in!!

ed

[Rooster]

It's just Dupli-color green self etching primer you can get at Advanced Auto.

[GC4-RS]

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n236/jjdear13/IMG00017-20090711-1356.jpg

where do i find those card things that go around the rim? doing a set of leggy 15's on friday...

[Subyspeed]

you can just cut up some thin cardboard and tape to the under side of the lip. The autobody shop i used to work at did that method

[GC4-RS]

^ ok, what if i used index cards?

Edit: nevermind, i jus notcied the lines on the cards he used :lol:

[jjdear13]

just plain old index cards, they worked like a charm, no paint on the tires

[2.5GT driver]

Those came out great and I like the gold on a dark color car. Now that my daughter has my 05 Legacy she wants to paint the wheels also. We're thinking about gloss black spokes with bright silver on the outer lip. I'll get a better side pic soon and maybe one of you can photoshop something for me.
http://newenglandsubarus.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=86&pictureid=616

[GC4-RS]

We're thinking about gloss black spokes with bright silver on the outer lip.

<3 that look on subies, been looking for 17's like that for mine :)