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Paint them black or no?

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polished...IMO those wheels would look goofy painted black
 
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def go black!!
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polished, the black makes it look like the rims are too hidden
 
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black.
 
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Id say paint them but leave the polished lip...
 
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i dont think i would go black, what do the wheels look like right now? that first picture is old
 
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Mine was the same style polished wheels. Not a fan of the flashy look so they got a nice coat of black. so you know which gets my vote!
 
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i dont think i would go black, what do the wheels look like right now? that first picture is old
They look like self etching primer at the moment
 
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They look like self etching primer at the moment
Thats GREAT news right there!! cant wait to see it against the red
 
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I like the black. Matches your grille and give a lil less "bling" look.
 
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Go polished.
 
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Did two of them and on the final coat a bunch of **** landed in the paint of one and ruined it, so I'm just going to have my dads friend professionally paint them.
 
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That sucks about the stuff landing on your paint. But the black looks sick.
 
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Did two of them and on the final coat a bunch of **** landed in the paint of one and ruined it, so I'm just going to have my dads friend professionally paint them.
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much better
 
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eff paint it will chip too easy...p coat them. it will last
 
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I am a huge fan of black wheels! Do black!!
 
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Black is Beautiful!
 
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White walls
 
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its weird.. i painted mine recently all black and to mee it seems like it makes the tires look smaller?? does it look like that to anyone else??
 
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its weird.. i painted mine recently all black and to mee it seems like it makes the tires look smaller?? does it look like that to anyone else??
yes lol you're not the only one. mine looks so small now and i put the whitewalls in too so u cant even see the letters
 
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