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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: MattPoss on April 10, 2013, 11:02:58 pm

Title: Wheel Colour......
Post by: MattPoss on April 10, 2013, 11:02:58 pm: Evening all,

I've just picked up theses wheels today (thanks again John :happy2:)

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,62775.0.html (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,62775.0.html)

I'm wanting to change the colour to something completely different. Ever since I saw Steve P's green wheels on his Tornado Red GTI I've always wanted to go with something like that, I thought it looked brilliant. I'm torn between that and gold but I'm unsure what colour to do the barrels?!

Anyone any other ideas?! I don't want silver or black or grey e.t.c. I also run a set of BBS VZ'S which are lovely so looking for something totally different colour wise as a second set

By the way, my car is Tornado Red

Matt
Title: Re: Wheel Colour......
Post by: chrisr763 on April 10, 2013, 11:07:28 pm: Get some decent photo's of:

Your car.

a Car with these wheels on (silver would be best) & we can do some photoshopping. Try to get the images at the same sort of angle for ease :happy2:
Title: Re: Wheel Colour......
Post by: MattPoss on April 10, 2013, 11:15:18 pm: That'll be great, I'll try and get some pics sorted tomorrow :happy2:
Title: Re: Wheel Colour......
Post by: xjay1337 on April 10, 2013, 11:29:30 pm: Probably an unhelpful reply but cars are personal to you, so you are best of searching for other people who have run a similar design of wheel and what their colours are, doing photoshops or just going #yolo and doing it and seeing if your risk pays off.

It pays to be bold, it's what you want at the end of the day bro.
Title: Re: Wheel Colour......
Post by: JoeDarKa on April 11, 2013, 07:35:40 am: Mine went pink for a while. That was fun
Title: Re: Wheel Colour......
Post by: karl210 on April 11, 2013, 10:28:59 pm: Dont send them off to a guy you dont really know and tell him you want them a dark gunmetal and you trust his colour choice because this is what happens :sad1:

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nSkCpIWVayQ/UWcnFgs9G_I/AAAAAAAAAFY/LEAGQcmZm2k/s516/2013+-+2)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QBefHe5QI-0/UWcnFnZE8bI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/rRcoZGEmXbg/s516/2013+-+1)
Title: Re: Wheel Colour......
Post by: MC71 on April 11, 2013, 10:41:58 pm: ^^^^ sh*t a brick! :laugh:

What happened to them, was the bloke blind or taking the p*ss? I hope you got your money back or at least get the colour changed to something close to your requirements.
Title: Re: Wheel Colour......
Post by: camfollower on April 11, 2013, 10:50:09 pm: These are gun metal grey, and quite close to yours:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dtmpower.net%2Fforum%2Fattachments%2Fe46-m3%2F13251d1028934897-mint-3-piece-gun-metal-e46-m3-rims-sale-m3jenna3.jpg&hash=c8c86d368fc7815ba61c7bf62364b8e4222bf977)
Title: Re: Wheel Colour......
Post by: MC71 on April 11, 2013, 10:52:16 pm: Quote from: camfollower on April 11, 2013, 10:50:09 pm
These are gun metal grey, and quite close to yours:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dtmpower.net%2Fforum%2Fattachments%2Fe46-m3%2F13251d1028934897-mint-3-piece-gun-metal-e46-m3-rims-sale-m3jenna3.jpg&hash=c8c86d368fc7815ba61c7bf62364b8e4222bf977)

I didn't even notice that the picture had a car in it, let alone some wheels! :laugh:
Title: Re: Wheel Colour......
Post by: karl210 on April 11, 2013, 10:54:49 pm: I dont have must of a leg to stand on to be honest because he sent me a pic of the colour but due to crappy phone picture it looked good to me so i agreed and well yeah that was the colour in the end! Its more a primer grey lol. Gonna have to get them done soon there a real eye sore
Title: Re: Wheel Colour......
Post by: xjay1337 on April 12, 2013, 02:34:15 pm: To be fair, the wheel colour itself isn't too bad, it's the fact it's only the faces done.. why I always get them powdercoated..