Getting wheels refinished: gunmetal or silver?

[v9ff]

I'm getting my wheels refinished at a shop and was thinking about going polished lips and gunmetal centers instead of traditional silver.

What do y'all think?

[sfmlaw17]

Go with the gunmetal. I was thinking of doing the same on my red cab. I think that it makes the wheels stand out. Face it, every other new car out there has the same silver colored wheels, be different.

[Rot 911]

I like the gunmetal

[Bill Douglas]

Silver looks really nice on your car.

[ubiquity0]

I prefer the silver. How the h*ll do you get the image to change like that?

[v9ff]

It's an animated GIF.

I've thought about lowering 'er some too!!

[993.986.]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by v9ff
[B]It's an animated GIF.

That still doesn't tell me much since I'm somewhat digitally-challenged. Oh yeah, and I like the silver. (I think the gunmetal might look better in-person than in the picture though)
I just like the original look on original wheels, others have always tried to copy Porsche wheel designs, that's why they look similar. The 'copies' never look as good to me.

[v9ff]

An animated GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file is a graphic image on a Web page that moves - for example, a twirling icon or a banner with a hand that waves or letters that magically get larger. In particular, an animated GIF is a file in the Graphics Interchange Format specified as GIF89a that contains within the single file a set of images that are presented in a specified order. An animated GIF can loop endlessly (and it appears as though your document never finishes arriving) or it can present one or a few sequences and then stop the animation. Animated GIFs are frequently used in Web ad banners.

[911SC Pilot]

Id go gunmetal

[goat]

I like the gunmetal.
An just cause,, I think the same color as the body would look good on it too if that were an option.

[greglepore]

Steve-go with the gunmetal. Its what I'd have done had I not sold 'em to you.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Great GIF!

I'd go with silver. makes the car look more up to date.

[Victor]

Gunmetal will look cleaner longer.

[blogic]

GUNMETAL?

Just go BLACK - with polished lip...

=)

[Zeke]

Originally posted by v9ff
An animated GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) file is a graphic image on a Web page that moves - for example, a twirling icon or a banner with a hand that waves or letters that magically get larger. In particular, an animated GIF is a file in the Graphics Interchange Format specified as GIF89a that contains within the single file a set of images that are presented in a specified order. An animated GIF can loop endlessly (and it appears as though your document never finishes arriving) or it can present one or a few sequences and then stop the animation. Animated GIFs are frequently used in Web ad banners.

Now make the ride height jump up and down! Can you say East LA?

[devinbholmes]

Go for the gunmetal

[Porsche]

I'll put in a vote for silver.

Silver would stand out nicely with your white blinkers.

[Victor]

Did you end up making that fibreglass bonnet sans air vent?

[v9ff]

Originally posted by Victor
Did you end up making that fibreglass bonnet sans air vent?

Not yet... there are many styling issues that I've been playing with and that was one of them. I love these cars because you're never "done" with them.