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Old 03-06-13, 07:05 PM
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I am considering painting my rims a graphite gray/gunmetal gray. Do you all think it would be too tacky? or a necessary upgrade in the looks of the vehicle?

Next weekend I will be lowering it on H&R's and painting the calipers blue.

Any insight would be great.

Thanks!

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I think graphite would look way better than black. Let us know how it goes.
Old 03-06-13, 09:31 PM
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^ +1 I totally agree. Graphite would look nice.
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yes, that sounds really nice~
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those are the two most common colors so it should look fine. Graphite would get my vote over black
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Gunmetal on black with blue calipers.



I also have photos of it with G-Spider rims that have been powder coated gun metal.
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Originally Posted by iKenn
Gunmetal on black with blue calipers.



I also have photos of it with G-Spider rims that have been powder coated gun metal.
droooool!! this is pretty much exactly how I was invisioning my car to look. Thank you so much for posting this. This just confirms that I am choosing the right look for my car. thank you all!

Cant wait to tear into the project, I will be leaving for florida this weekend, so next weekend i will be performing the drop and painting the calipers. My buddy says we can do the drop ourselves, wish us luck!
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My wheels are a matte gunmetal gray. I didn't think I would like it at first. But I do now!
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ya, i was thinking a shiny gunmetal would look good on it.
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^it'll look good. good luck
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I think it looks pretty nice, i would personally go with gloss gunmetal.
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Graphite son.

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very nice. fsport11, paint your calipers! I'd go with red, havent seen one of those with graphite on this thread yet
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