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*What FINISH for Fikse wheels? See pic of car -
POR 137 paint:
 Approx color:  Thinking of Mach 5s rather than Lindsey... :  The question is - what finish? I want something that does not clear coat pit - and all black is perhaps just too....black. My 911 goes in for a fitment tomorrow - I like the 10 spoke Cup Car look.....wheels will be 10s & 12s. Ideas? Full polish? ?
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I agree that the Fikse or Kinesis is a better wheel. They will be stronger(probably, JMO) and will certainly have more brake clearance.
My 8" Kinesis have a huge amout of brake clearnce Fikse will be similarly endowed. Why not have Fikse powder coat the ctrs to suit befor they are built, thats what i did w/ my Kinesis, the powder coat(w/ wax ) makes cleaning a snap
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body colored centers or contrasting shade green colored centers or Carrera strip colored centers.
great choice in wheels!
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Race satin rings and race black centers.
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Great idea - one I asked about - except Fikse won't powdercoat any wheel. I'd have to buy them, have them disassembled, and the powdercoated separately form the factory procedure. Poo.....
Other ideas?
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Buy Kinesis
 They will do either powder coat or paint
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do either black centers or all black, IMHO
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All black FM5's would look evil with that green and you would not have to clean them as often. ALL BLACK ANODIZE!!!!!!!!!!
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powder paint will actually be tougher than anodize, Kinesis did offer that option as well.
The thing I find most annoying about my wheels is that the polished lips need constant polishing to look good, coloring them might help, but I would be concerned that mounting wheels could mar the finish.
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All black would look "the business." Gun metal grey or a similar shade would also look superb. If you want something involving body color, what about painting/powdercoating everything but the very outside lip and the very face of the spokes? I've seen similar paint schemes on rims and it looked super.
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You might want to check out the Rennlist/993 /black wheel discussion, there are some interesting pics.
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Bill -
Can you point me to the thread?
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Fordahl mentioned black centers and polished lips -
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If I went Fikse again, I'd probably go with the Mach V's because they don't have the difficult to clean nooks & crannies created by the inner lip of the FM10s. That's a bit of a lethargic approach, though.
A friend of mine got the Race Satin finish, and the brake dust comes off much easier than on my bare aluminum wheels, after sitting for awhile. The "technopolish" centers that I have are more resilient to brake dust than the bare aluminum rim halves. As for colored centers, that's a personal choice. I always like a polished rim, regardless of the center.
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Slate gray w/ satin edges. This would looks sooo slick.
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Paint them Black
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I'd have expected a Misfits tune...
Green HELL...
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Green Hell would be a great name for this beast of a car
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03-09-2005, 06:41 PM
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You guys have genuinely inspired me......GreenHell.....
Plate: GRUENHL GRUNHEL Hell yeah.
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