The finish on the wheels was really bad when i bought the car, so i just flat blacked them, sorry the pic sucks it from my phone, let me know what you think, heres the before and after

 

I don't care for them either way, No offense intended

 

Looks horrible. Sand blast and try something else.

 

should of kept them the way they were.

 

I woulda stripped them down, polished them and had a FTW moment!

they are really easy and cheap to polish if you search for a DIY

but the black look really bad IMHO, but its your ride.

 

i went through the stage of painting my SI wheels i know how it goes. I ended up ruining them tho so i sand blasted them and im still at a stand still. I would paint them silver to make them look like the UKDM EM1 wheels. And when you go to get tires The car before you was probably an EM2 or a 2001 plus honda civic which had larger wheel wells i would suggest going with a 195-55-15. Belive it or not the larger tire diameter messes with the accuracy of your spedo. Im having the same problem

 

yup.

 

I dont really care for the look, but if it's your car and if you like it then keep it.

 

Wow you guys are brutal! my personal opinion is they do look better than what you started with but they look like you rushed through it and used cheep paint. I would strip them sand them and try to match the body color a little closer. but hey man A for effort.

 

I notice a trend lately with black wheels on lots of rides, if you like it who cares what other people think.

Myself I like the stock polished/matte silver

 

i do admit that the picture doesnt do it justice, the wheels the dull black really give the car an agressive look in person, the car has a black hood and top, and this picture was a bad one to post, and really i like it because it took all the blemishes out of the wheels , imo i dont really care for polished wheels on honda's but to each his own, perhaps i will find a better camera and post more pics later

 

They will get dirty as hell just to let you know, as does any flat coloured paint.

Polished> all.

 

Have you considered Satin black? I sprayed my Jeep wheels satin black, and IMO they look waaaaaaaay better than flat black. They always look clean, without looking dirty or too glossy.

As seen here, cause I like whoring my pics around. I know, not a Civic, but too bad lol:


As far as looking dirty - that picture was taken in February after driving it for 3 months on snow and salt without washing it.

 

i personally prefer the OE finish on the Si rims but if you like them, its your car so more power to you

 

Bro, I have Si wheels as well. Strip them down with aircraft stripper and then after you wipe it off, spray a lot of coats of clearcoat on it. It will look so good.

 

EASY? He would have to sand every wheel with about 5 different sandpaper grits. Sounds like a b!tch to me! I do agree that they would look sexy though.

 

You should redo them with satin. Flat black is just too dull. Definitely better than polished IMO.

 

i got gsr five bars on my ej1 and imo the polish looks amazing

 

dont you mean the after and before ???

 

i hate when people paint SI's or Fat Fives...you could've sold the Si's for around 3-400 with the tires and bought aftermarket slipstreams or other knockoff wheel for cheaper than that if you wanted black wheels

poor Si's lol

 

just messing with you...me personally i like a darker finish on the wheels with your paint, maybe not flat but def a darker finish than stock

 

And this section ≠ A/C.



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its not bad, might have looked better in semi gloss black

 

Not my favorite but it's your car. I would have polished them.

 

they need smaller tirers, and polished wouldve looked good