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Old 05-22-07, 10:45 AM
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Default Blacking the 17inch stock rims...

I am thinking, when I got caught by the police and they will defeat my 19inch for sure... should I pay the fine and change the back to the legal size (17inch) or pay the ticket and keep my 19inch on wait until next time (I hope nothing happen at all) But what if I really have to put the 17inch on...?

Here is what I think since I bought a set of stock 17inch for backup plan and they sitting there and doing nothing I am thinking to paint them in black (either flat black or black chome) here is some pictures...(I photoshop it)
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here is another picture
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Old 05-22-07, 10:52 AM
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one more...
Attached Thumbnails Blacking the 17inch stock rims...-blackrim3.jpg  
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It actually looks kinda cool in that second picture...
Old 05-22-07, 10:56 AM
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19 inch rims are illegal?
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yeah in Macau you could only use the wheels size that mention on the owner's manual...
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can you photo shop the 18's ?
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why don;t you do it? you will enjoy it...
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I think you should, if you do that, and just slam it, it will look very nice.
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I think black makes those rims look bigger, which is good!
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vote for black

ISbb: I know, you can't change wheels, suspension, but can you add spacers? That would help a lot also, I think.
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Originally Posted by ISbb
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off topic; but this could pass as a real photo considering the brake dust issue.

I think the 17's in black look great. Im a big fan of the 10 spoke style on the IS
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looks good.
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I think the standard 17s look absolutely terrible (no offense to those who have them) but in black they look a whole lot better. Like it was stated earlier, the black makes them look bigger.
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mmm that looks good. reminds me of the IS-Fs rims. go for it partner.


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