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Wheel center madness!!!

I am putting these on Papa Smurf. Just messing around and wondering if I should leave them silver:


Go Orange:


Or possibly Gulf Blue:



Silver is bolt on....I have the Gulf Blue paint.....Orange I would have to color match.....Fuchs at this time are not an option......Discuss. I realize my photo editing skills are somewhat lacking......

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Orange!
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Nooooooo!
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Black would be the right and safe choice.
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Orange! My old car would have looked great with that style of wheel in all gloss black, but then my car was black. On yours, definitely orange, not blue.
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Either orange or all black.
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how about orange and blue. orange center blue lip/blue center orange lip
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Quote:
Originally posted by fiminod
Nooooooo!
That wasn't a choice....

By all black do you mean lips, backspace and all?

Dan, I disagree. I think Orange would be much safer!
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tHE BLUE LOOKS SHARP...
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OR JUST PAINT THE CENTERS BLACK AND LEAVE THE OUTTER LIP SILVER
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orange centers with black outer lips, have them finish in RSR finish (flat finish)
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Here's some better representations, along with black...







I like the black, although the blue is not bad. I'd say there's not enough orange in the car to balance it out.

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Ohhhhh much better! Thanks Jim. I think black looks good too.......

The Orange is an attempt to mimick the Carrera RS. Door script same as wheel centers.
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one vote for black here.
although blue isn't too bad either.
wait, i'm not helping much, am i?
ok, black it is.

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another vote for black, no lips... meaning all black
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I say orange or silver. Can't go wrong with silver. However, black looks good too, but I'm not a big fan of body colored centers (blue in this case).
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I dunno dude, I took a crack at it... hmmmm


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All black. Lip and inner.



Looks good too...

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Black with just the lips polished, just the outer lip. WAIT! Is that safe? Won't black cause your brakes to overheat...black soaks up heat from the sun right? Oh I feel so sorry for you Hammer...you are going to hurt someone. Please stop this insanity!
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Hey Shawn, Think of what all that heavy paint would do to your un-sprung weight!


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