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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:39 AM
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Anyone do matte gold wheels on their C6? I dont know if I would do it but I would love to see what they might look like, especially on black. Pics or photochop?
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Anyone do matte gold wheels on their C6? I dont know if I would do it but I would love to see what they might look like, especially on black. Pics or photochop?
I'd say no to gold. For some reason this is popular with some Japanese cars (I have a Subaru WRX) but I can't explain the attraction. There are much better color schemes available. Just my $0.02.

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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by edv2122
Anyone do matte gold wheels on their C6?
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Old May 27, 2008 | 02:32 AM
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Somebody photoshop some gold wheels on an LMB and let's see how it looks...
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Old May 27, 2008 | 02:38 AM
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No thanks.
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Gold isn't for everyone and you'll find a lot of haters here. If you are photoshop challenged here is a suggestion. When I want to see what a car would look like I load up a racing game on the computer (typically Need for Speed: Most Wanted) and select the car and wheel color choice. I haven't tried gold wheels on a black corvette but I can say on a white car (corvette, carrera gt, etc.) it looks great. At least on the computer.
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yea, how about a photoshop on a white car? my white 04 vert had the optional magnesium wheels (sandrift metallic) .
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I really don't think it would look bad in a black or white car. Any other color is probably a no-no.

Actually a gold center with a polished lip would probably be nice.
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Not for me.
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none for me thanks..
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No gold for me; not on my car, no teeth, no bling bling.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 10:27 AM
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Long before Japanese cars painted wheels gold, certain well known "furrin" and domestic race cars had them. I have always liked the look on the right color car.

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Gold what? oh no there goes breakfast
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I think it may look good on Black, White and JSB.
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