Did a quick photochop of an Idea Ive been playing around with, thinking about painting a red pinstripe on my current wheels. but dunno if it really works since it might not look right with machined lip.

current


modded


so what do you think?

some thoughts and comments would be appreciated.

 

I like the red pinstripe, even with the machined lip. On another note; what lip kit do you have installed there?

 

thats the oem gfx on an h tech drop and 18s

so you dont think the red makes the wheel look like it has too many colors going on?

 

I like having the whole lip red but ur idea is good too just thought i add this idea for u.

 

Subtle is better IMHO. It looks cool. DO IT! (<--- Say it like Ben Stiller from the 'Starsky & Hutch' movie. )
Oh yeah, the contrast (along with the tails and red TBL) are a nice touch!

 

yea but the thing is tenzo already has a wheel with the full red lip,
I was trying to go for something a bit different.

anyhow, does anyone know how to go about this?

do I just get red wheel paint and a thin brush and just paint it on?

 

btw gram lights already has a wheel like what I was looking for

http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheel..._brs_ci3_l.jpg

but it has an ugly off set (18x7.5 48mm) and IMO pretty heavy (20.5lbs) for $423 wheels.

 

yeah those gram lights are nice i was thinkin bout gettin those for my tc

 

i think it'll look dope, but is it possible to have a polished lip and red one?

 

why woulding it be? if you custom paint you can do any color combo.

the lip on my wheels arent polished though, its just machined.

 

I say, go for it dude.

 

anyone have any tips on how to paint a pinstripe on a wheel?

what type of paint is good to use?

 

I dont mean to hate but i think you should do all read or all silver, not both. I dig the blk/red mix thou. Rims look sexy either way

 

nah I dont think your hating, I want the critism.

one of my concerns was that silver/red combo may be a bit too much.
I dont really want to paint it all red, might be more work and higher chance of screwing up the wheel. Plus I think filling in the entire silver ring with red is too thick for me, I kind of just want a subtle pinstripe. Im all about subtlety when modding things on my car.

like I want to stick matte black manufacture decals on the car also, so its really subtle. that or red, but than Im afraid of getting the wrong attention with red decals.

 

just paint the whole rim red !!! j/k

 

No....do the pinstripe. It looks nicer than completely red.

 

I have been wondering the best way to do this also....

 

i think you should do an all red lip instead of both it just looks like 2 colors is too much IMO....

here are my rims
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howd' u do it?

 

Man don't listen to these people. IT looks ugly as hell! I don't think you could make your car look any better than it is right now. Regardless, if you really want to do it...it's your car so go for it!