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07-30-2008, 09:03 PM
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Noob
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: cincinnati
Posts: 19
Car: 1995 civic DX
Mods: 2 1/4 inch exhaust into a dragonfire muffler
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painting steelies... yes or no?
is painting steelies (stock wheels) worth the time, effort, money?
if yes then what color? im thinking bronze or a black lol thanks in advance  |
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07-30-2008, 09:41 PM
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SH Titanium
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: seventh circle of hell
Posts: 403
Car: 97 Civic Ex
Mods: vtac boost controller, 2 bored out kanooter valves, flux capacitor(1.21 jigawatts), and synthetic blinker fluid
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nah just huff the paint and dream of some bronze slipsstreams  just kidding if you paint them go black any other color than that what prob look like shit(ricer).just save up some money and get some nice 16's. imo i like slipstreams, they look like spoon but they're a hell of a lot cheaper!
yay jdm
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07-31-2008, 06:00 PM
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SuperHonda Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: North Georgia
Posts: 169
Car: 90 CRX /00 INTEGRA
Mods: B16a w/ this snail looking thing with something spinning inside and this big purple bottle
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Painting or powdercoating them is definately an option, any POS ride can look 100% better with a nice set of rims ,so why wouldnt a nice finish on the steelies improve your look. A nice silver always looks good or a matte black or any other contrasting color would work. Worth the time and money? ,entirely up to you.
A POS ride looks better with a good set of wheels ,but a nice ride looks like a POS with crappy wheels
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07-31-2008, 06:13 PM
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BlackMoon Ninja
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Overland Park, KS
Posts: 996
Car: 2000 Honda Civic EX Sedan
Mods: Nothin much yet...17x7 Tenzo Shu-4 knock-offs w/ Falken tires, RActive exhaust, 20% Tint, Full Custom Stereo, fully dented up exterior waiting for work
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Are they actual factory wheels, or steelies as in hubbies minus the caps? If it's the former, then yeah go ahead and paint em or powdercoat - prefereably powdercoat. If the latter...GTFO 
J/K  but seriously - NO |
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07-31-2008, 09:39 PM
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Dark Wind
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 5,716
Car: 1994 Civic EX, 1998 Ranger
Mods: both stock
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Originally Posted by o1racing03
Painting or powdercoating them is definately an option, any POS ride can look 100% better with a nice set of rims ,so why wouldnt a nice finish on the steelies improve your look. A nice silver always looks good or a matte black or any other contrasting color would work. Worth the time and money? ,entirely up to you.
A POS ride looks better with a good set of wheels ,but a nice ride looks like a POS with crappy wheels
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ahh i am sorry man but once again i disagree, and no i am not thread chasing you IMO you must chose the right wheels for the car, painting steelies will look just as dumb as taking off your hubcaps did IMO if you want to do it right, paint the steelies flat black, then put the hubcaps back on for a OE look until you can afford nice wheels, as stated above you have to chose your wheels wisely, just cause you saw a badass volk wheel on a skyline in superstreet mag does not means it looks good on your civic
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so fuckin blow those words out the back of your head, ive heard it all and im done with that shit
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07-31-2008, 10:24 PM
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Black Cloud
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: baton rouge, LA
Posts: 13,084
Car: '06 4runner, '01 F350, '83 cj7, '90 DA6 (x2)
Mods: yes, please.
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if they're already black steelies, just spray the whole things with tire foam every once in a while. personally i wouldn't spend time painting say some silver ones any different color though.. just clean em and save for some nice stockers or some volks. 
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07-31-2008, 10:33 PM
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Black Cloud
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Plymouth Meeting Pa
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ebay rims > painted steelies
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08-01-2008, 08:34 AM
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SH Titanium
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: seventh circle of hell
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Car: 97 Civic Ex
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Originally Posted by WVU97GS-R
ebay rims > painted steelies
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08-16-2008, 10:36 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: connecticut
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Car: 93 eg
Mods: jdm d15b, i/h/e, fuel rail, rota slipstreams, gsr interior, tien coils, 00 si disc brakes, short shifter, and sum more!
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ebay rims<anything 
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08-16-2008, 11:09 AM
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Black Cloud
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Plymouth Meeting Pa
Posts: 13,604
Car: 1989 240sx
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ebay rims<anything |
yeah ok.....
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08-16-2008, 11:20 AM
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Digital Blueprint
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: alaska
Posts: 1,700
Car: 1989 mustang gt
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actually i have 16" steelies and I'm either going to repaint them black (75% chance) or silver (other 25%) just so they look cleaner and not faded/chipped i would buy real rims but all my $ will be going under the hood and into the brakes and all the 16" hub caps i can find are uglier than what i'm trying to cover up and like $80+ a set so if you are in a situation like that yeah i would paint them but i would use a rattle can (of course that's my answer to everything paint wise)
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08-16-2008, 02:32 PM
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Black Cloud
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Plymouth Meeting Pa
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Car: 1989 240sx
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unless you're going for mad tyte jdm sleeper. fuck steelies
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08-16-2008, 05:55 PM
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Digital Blueprint
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: alaska
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Car: 1989 mustang gt
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Originally Posted by WVU97GS-R
unless you're going for mad tyte jdm sleeper. fuck steelies
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No I'm just gonna be broke after putting 5-6 grand into my car no money for rims that's why i used automotive spray paint on my car  |
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08-16-2008, 07:07 PM
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Black Cloud
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Plymouth Meeting Pa
Posts: 13,604
Car: 1989 240sx
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