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DIY rims, need Opinions with col0rs

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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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Default DIY rims, need Opinions with col0rs

hi guys, im new to this forum, i had a 88 rex but crashed it badly, and now i got an eg9, becuase my acident was a hit and run so i have no money to get a nice car, gota go with the eg9. cheap one
anyway i bought some rims for cheap and i diy painting them.. i need opitions what should i do more with it,
- i have a 95 white eg9 ( 4 doors )
- these rims are 13
- they are 8.7 lbs
- will be getting new tires for these wheels

here are the pics
** before**
** after**
** after**

should i paint the lips black or gun med
or should i just leave it like that and polish it
thanks !!!!
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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eh. they look ok....red wheels are bright on a white car and I would have polished the lip. Might try appearance forum too.
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 10:43 PM
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yeah thanks for the info!
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 10:45 PM
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not bad, lol. rims are kinda small but i like em. good job
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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 10:48 PM
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yeah i like them becuase they are super light!
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 03:01 AM
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u should of covered the tire when you were coating the rhim because now your tire is red so ppl know u did it yourself hehe. Juss putting a few index cards or something would of solved that problem.
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 05:18 AM
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Look nice!
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 10:41 AM
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look like knock off slipstreams
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 10:50 AM
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nice diy...

Or you could have ur tires flipped around lol just a thought...
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 10:53 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Del Souless &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">u should of covered the tire when you were coating the rhim because now your tire is red so ppl know u did it yourself hehe. Juss putting a few index cards or something would of solved that problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>

he did say he was getting new tires good job man
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Old Feb 28, 2005 | 11:28 AM
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pics arent working for me
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 04:37 AM
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damn those look hot...... but damn thats alot of over spray on the tires, but your getting new tires anyways
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 07:58 AM
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Duplicolor Wheel Coating in graphite



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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 09:58 AM
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here are my rims in bronze with a kinda polish lip


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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 10:35 AM
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AWESOME to everyone in this thread
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 12:12 PM
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yeah those rims are wicked!

top ones remind me of these lol...

http://pic3.picturetrail.com/V...2.jpg
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Old Mar 1, 2005 | 12:14 PM
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whoa. sweet rims coming out of nowhere.
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