My new Bridigestone Potenza Evolution tiers are just coming in this week I hope. Since I will be changing my old Yokohama tiers with them I am taking the occasion to smooth down the scratches I have on my Yokohama (as well) rims.

Naturally the smoothing will ruin the gold paint they are painted in. Since I have never been a huge fan of this dull looking gold and until I get new Chrome rims I and weighing mine and many others opinion on which of these 2 colors I should paint my Yokohama rims for now. SILVER OR WHITE.

I tend to prefer white after I saw this photo here. Gives a good contrast with the black and besides I always like the combination of black with white. While silver on the other had is a classical even if the colors I saw tend to give the rims a plastic feel more then metallic.

If someone had a pic of a Black RX7 with white rims it would help me a lot on my final decision. Thanks.

Your opinion are much appreciated.

 

white rims on that FD looks hot, but with your style of rims, idk, photoshop it n then see

 

here ya go...

 

white rims on black FD??? ewww

ricer

try gold or black

 

I think white rims look like *** on anything but a white car... and even then it's questionable, and only considerable if the white is an EXACT match for the car color.

Find me a black Ferrari or Porsche with <white> rims... blech!

 

hey i got powdered coated white on my SSR integrals. 18' i think they look badass =) just my 00.02 cents

here they are, sorry they kinda big pics

www.unoverse.com/mike/FD2.jpg
www.unoverse.com/mike/FD7.jpg

 

i think they just have a good contrast

 

Can I choose bronze?

 

Thanks very much for the replies so far guys. Especially to Black Turbo 2 and Maul. Your photos are much appreciated and illuminating.

I tend to like the white very much especially when I intende to couple the rims with a couple of well placed mazda stickers just as on Maul's.

Chrome is always my first pref though. So I think I can spray these Yokohama rims white for now to see how thwy go and keep them with yokohama tires. Lately I might get the chrom ones I want and add the Bridgestone Potenza.

Still thinking on it though since I have yet to see a chrome design which I like.

Thanks very much again.

 

no problem!

 

I would go with bronze or in your case silver but white is rice imo

 

Black with a polished lip like mine people love seeing it...

 

go silver, white makes it look like a HotWheels car. and STAY AWAY FROM CHORME. that goes for anyone reading this. ever.

 

black with a polished lip

holy god!

 

i say, save the white for the civics!

 

Could you explain us why to stay away from it? Surely it is difficult to maintain and impossible to repair scratches or somthing else.

 

It all comes down to what you like, who cares what anyone else likes...Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but its just that...an opinion. A bunch of my buddies hate my black rims with the silver Lip, they say I ruined em!!! I think not, I love em, and thats all I care about...

 

Why white?!? Go 5 miles and watch the crap from the road and brake dust settle in. If you like cleaning wheels more than taking a shower, then go for it. Personally, anything black or gunmetal would work.

 

chrome is bad because its for bling-bling 24s escalades and stuff. silver is just...tasteful. there is deffinetly a difference between silver and chome. chrome is just- too much.

 

How about a nice compromise between the two? I have silver SSR GT3s, I love the polished lip, but the spokes aren't really bright enough for me...so I was considering polishing the spokes...

 

I quite like the reflection the chrome produces on black cars like mine.

Here is a pic of what I am thinking to buy. A League 17" polished aliminum rim.

If I decide for it it is readily avilable for me to mount my Bridgestone on and I might have it by Thursday. I quite like the simplicity of the design.

The one I am interested in is the LG 133

http://www.league.com.tw/passenger05.html

Any comments.

 

I think those will look good...But my opinion, it is the chrome rims like LG140 that **** me off. Those do not belong near an Rx7, ya know!

 

So no opinions on polishing the rims??

 

I voted for silver.. although gold or black w/polish lip would be sweet..

 

I am quite inclined to do somthing similar if the new ones will not arrive. Infact it was suggested by my specilist too.

Yours look really splendid.