stock wheels

[natef420]

has anyone saw the 98 gs wheels repainted in gunmetal? im on a tight budget right now when it comes to exteior of my car, and im thinking of just painting my stock wheels. i found a set of gsx wheels for 200 bucks, and ive also thought about buying them and doing them in gunmetal. what do you guys think?

 

[2MuchPSI]

if i were you i would buy the other wheels and paint them... only if you're going to drop the car though. They're 17's and so it might look a little high, but if you dont mind that do it!
But then again, i think if you painted your stock rims black, it would look pretty nice too. That's just my opinion.

josh

PS- if you dont buy the GSX wheels, will you PM me as to where you found them!! i've been looking for them! thanks

good luck

 

[98_silvergs]

Here are some pics of stock wheels in gunmetal

GS 16's

I would of found some more,but the gallery timed out on me and pictures wouldnt come up. I know theres a few people who have gunmetaled there stock 17's on there GSX's.

 

[GSX]

I'll follow up 98_silvergs again and state that I have the stock 17" wheels powdercoated black on my ride.

If you are an idea of what they may look like [keep in mind my car is lowered 1.8"] have a look that the car in the gallery.

My vote is that you grab those wheels for 200 bucks, tape of the lip, and paint them the color of your choice.

 

[JJay]

I l like the idea of the GSX wheels painted a black or Dark Grey Gunmetal color. To me the key element would be to tape off the lip so it looks a little more high end than just I did it myself. No offense to anyone who painted the whole rim though.
The smaller the wheel the more I would paint the whole wheel. If you have 16'inch and you are not going to lower the car with springs, then you must paint the whole stock wheels. I like the cars shown on this thread with black wheels. However note that they appear to be lowered and that is part of what makes them look good too.

 

[natef420]

ive lowered the car a little bit, but i am planning on coilovers as soon as i get my car running a little better. (that were my money is going right now). im having trouble deciding what to do, because i JUST bought new toyos 2 weeks ago for my 16's, and the other wheels dont come with tires. so i would have to go and buy another set of tires, and you and i know that those tires arent cheap. but then again, i want 17's badly. if only money grew on trees

 

[natef420]

well, i got my stock gs wheels done today in the gunmetal grey color, taped off the outside lip, and i must say they look great. as soon as i get some pics i'll get em on here. it took that girly, pretty look away and gave it alot more of an aggressive look. thanks for the input guys