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96 GSR rims--should i paint?..polish?...or leave it alone???

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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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Default 96 GSR rims--should i paint?..polish?...or leave it alone???

should i paint these rims either gunmetal or the Subaru STi rim gold?....
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should i polish this set??

what do you guys think??







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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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i like them the way they are
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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Leave them.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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Leave them alone there look good the way they are.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 08:42 PM
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Your car looks amazing with those, leave them alone, only thing is it looks like the center caps are a different color, it would look better if they were the same.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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thanks guys.....those center caps are off of an older model accord.....i dont like the actual 96 center caps..way too big imo....

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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:54 PM
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where did u get ur center caps? did you buy them or just got them from a friend?
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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polish them yo and take the center caps out or color match them somehow...
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:57 PM
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hx centercaps i beleive but im not sure...used to have them on my 96 wheels too leave them the way they are
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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back from the dead my car in its first stages high school stuntin.

edit: OEM chrome not polished




Modified by DaKINE-Ek at 7:09 AM 7/31/2006
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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Default Re: 96 GSR rims--should i paint?..polish?...or leave it alone??? (daveG)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by daveG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Leave them. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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haha expletive who brought this up from the dead
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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Default Re: 96 GSR rims--should i paint?..polish?...or leave it alone??? (Jules Winnfield)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jules Winnfield &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i like them the way they are </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:16 PM
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leave them i loved those when i bought my 96 GSR. still got em.
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by daveG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Leave them. </TD></TR></TABLE> x3
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Old Jul 30, 2006 | 11:46 PM
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leave them or paint them flat black
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 01:13 AM
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i would never paint stock rims but polishing it is always cool
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 05:11 AM
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leave them that way, if you paint them, theyl look cheap and ugly. and everyone will think your a cheapass.
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Old Jul 31, 2006 | 06:39 AM
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leave them alone they fresh as hell like that
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