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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 03:29 PM
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Hey everyone, I need some ideas on wheel color choice, I'm fixing to buy new wheels for my pewter c5 frc, it's got carbon front lip and rear wing with carbon skirts, I'm down to 2 choices either the tsw interlagos (matte black) or tsw nurburgring (gun metal) I'm going to go with 19 rear and 18 fronts, I'm leaning to the nurburgring cause I think that they will look better not being totally black.
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Of those two choices, I think the gunmetal color would look best with pewter.
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Of those two choices, I think the gunmetal color would look best with pewter.

I can't stand black rims
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 04:05 PM
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Black wheels wouldn't look very good on a pewter car.
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 04:18 PM
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Carbon wheels would look nice
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Black wheels or nothing IMO
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Black wheels or nothing IMO

Since you are already doing the black carbon....no brainer! BLACK
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I can't stand black rims
Anything but black!
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Since you are already doing the black carbon....no brainer! BLACK
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Of those two choices, I think the gunmetal color would look best with pewter.
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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I like the nurburgring style more. Aren't they typically black though? I think either will look good with your mods.
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Don't be a sheep and follow the fads. Go with the gunmetal.
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I just got black rims...... Looks like a true exotic car now. People everywhere are staring at the wheels.
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I live in Amish country see enough black wheels
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I just got black rims...... Looks like a true exotic car now. People everywhere are staring at the wheels.
But it's not a true exotic, is it? So why look like one?
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I can't stand black rims
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Does everyone pretty much agree on the choice for 19 inch rears and 18 fronts or would 20 rear 19 front be even better ?
I have chrome, they are only 6 months old I just don't care for the look so I'm going to have some wheels and tires for sale soon.
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