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guffwave · February 1st, 2012, 09:48 PM

Ok so I had Taylor Swift, for almost a year now.

A guy had a nice deal for wheels, so I bought them. Only thing is they are all not the same color, 2 are bronze, 1 chrome, and 1 gunmetal.

So I am going to paint them myself, because I can not afford the $150 per wheel for power coating.

Need help on choosing the color to paint them, was thinking bright green, but not apposed to red, blue, purple or going the safe route and painting them all gunmetal.

Also as you can see in the pic, my car suffers from 4x4 syndrome. Need suggestions for lowering springs.

nokiauser · February 1st, 2012, 09:53 PM

Dude. Those are my wheels and in bronze. WTTC!

guffwave · February 1st, 2012, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by nokiauser

Dude. Those are my wheels and in bronze. WTTC!

is yours 35mm offset too?

XxkevinchuxX · February 1st, 2012, 10:14 PM

Paint em white

guffwave · February 1st, 2012, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by XxkevinchuxX

Paint em white

If this was a 1990's rally car, white would have been an option. I could just say eff it, and leave them all the different colors.

Your wheels are nasty dude, what size are they?

dsm2mivec · February 1st, 2012, 10:20 PM

I'd go black or gun metal

cmattox23 · February 1st, 2012, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by XxkevinchuxX

Paint em white

x2!

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ECLIPSE GS · February 1st, 2012, 10:57 PM

I've had Tein S-tech lowering springs on my car for about two weeks now and I love them! Definitely recommended! and I'd go with black rims, you can never go wrong with black and yellow

phenom · February 1st, 2012, 11:01 PM

x2 on the S-Tech's, they are awesome. But since your car is yellow, you can't really rock green or red. I'm feeling black or white honestly. I love colored wheels, but they just don't work on the solars bro

XxkevinchuxX · February 1st, 2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by guffwave

If this was a 1990's rally car, white would have been an option. I could just say eff it, and leave them all the different colors.

Your wheels are nasty dude, what size are they?

19x9.5 et 19 front 19x10.5 et 17 rear.

midnight07GT · February 1st, 2012, 11:15 PM

Nice pikachu. Taylor swift is a terrible name for a car or person, probably because i hate her lol. Wheel color you should go black or gunmetal. Springs you should go tein s techs all the way

douellette · February 2nd, 2012, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by dsm2mivec

I'd go black or gun metal

x2, white only looks good on blue cars

HOMESLICE · February 2nd, 2012, 07:56 AM

^I've got white on my red crx. looks good to me and everyone else that says they like it. white on white is fine too. white on yellow not sure how that would look.

CBorland · February 2nd, 2012, 08:36 AM

I would go with black

XxkevinchuxX · February 2nd, 2012, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by douellette

x2, white only looks good on blue cars

i disagree.

XxkevinchuxX · February 2nd, 2012, 11:37 AM

or purple

douellette · February 2nd, 2012, 12:10 PM

i just dont like white in general haha

dsm2mivec · February 2nd, 2012, 12:29 PM

White would look good though

guffwave · February 2nd, 2012, 02:22 PM

im looking for at least a 4" drop, what is the tein s drop?

XxkevinchuxX · February 2nd, 2012, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by guffwave

im looking for at least a 4" drop, what is the tein s drop?

no springs will get you there....teins are the most for springs and that will get you 2.6"....if you want low, get coils.

nokiauser · February 2nd, 2012, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by guffwave

is yours 35mm offset too?

18x8 +35 offset

It'll look great with the stock GT tire specs 235/45R18 but if you want low profile tires, you need 19" or 20" or else, the hideous gap will once again greet you even with lowering springs.

There's a member here from Cali who has lowering springs and 20" wheels but paired up with super skinny tires so the end result is a gap where even Popeye can stick his ugly mug into.

... and paint them white.

guffwave · February 2nd, 2012, 07:38 PM

Where should I buy the teins from?

Went with semi-gloss black btw.

gspower · February 2nd, 2012, 07:44 PM

[QUOTE=XxkevinchuxX;663949]

Ide sell both my balls for those TE37's, deff my favorite rims.

guffwave · February 4th, 2012, 03:32 PM

Ok so just painted them, heres the end result

(primed)

(painted)

now where can I get some tein s, springs?

douellette · February 4th, 2012, 03:45 PM

Wow those came out awesome. Did you use a rattle can?

guffwave · February 4th, 2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by douellette

Wow those came out awesome. Did you use a rattle can?

yup, semi gloss black

cmattox23 · February 4th, 2012, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by douellette

x2, white only looks good on blue cars

douellette · February 4th, 2012, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by guffwave

yup, semi gloss black

did you do any prep work? and what brand primer and paint did you use? ive been wanting to do mine up.

guffwave · February 4th, 2012, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by douellette

did you do any prep work? and what brand primer and paint did you use? ive been wanting to do mine up.

I bought a sander, sanded it down a little just really the spokes, because my sander could not get any where else. Rust Free (I think) brand, the lady @ home depot told me its made for heavy duty things, and it adheres to metel

I used this guide

http://howtopaintwheels.com/

IraqVeteran · February 4th, 2012, 11:44 PM

Those look 100x better now
You can get tein s tech off ebay to save some money. I got mine brand new off ebay 180 shipped

Isamu · February 5th, 2012, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by douellette

Wow those came out awesome. Did you use a rattle can?

I'm with this guy, those turned out pretty good..
question tho, did you prep them? and how many coats, and did you use any clear?

Isamu · February 5th, 2012, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by guffwave

I bought a sander, sanded it down a little just really the spokes, because my sander could not get any where else. Rust Free (I think) brand, the lady @ home depot told me its made for heavy duty things, and it adheres to metel

I used this guide

How to paint wheels

i missed this clearly! when i made my last post but

Wingo171 · February 5th, 2012, 08:42 AM

Things to consider about dropping your car are the fact that a low profile tire will not give ANY cushion at all to pot holes, so you will be thrown around like a little girl whenever you hit a bump, and if you go too low, when you do hit a large enough bump, or speed bump, you will be scraping your fending on the ground and your front bumper.

XxkevinchuxX · February 5th, 2012, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Wingo171

Things to consider about dropping your car are the fact that a low profile tire will not give ANY cushion at all to pot holes, so you will be thrown around like a little girl whenever you hit a bump, and if you go too low, when you do hit a large enough bump, or speed bump, you will be scraping your fending on the ground and your front bumper.

theres a way to avoid that...stretch, pull, swang.

cmattox23 · February 5th, 2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Wingo171

Things to consider about dropping your car are the fact that a low profile tire will not give ANY cushion at all to pot holes, so you will be thrown around like a little girl whenever you hit a bump, and if you go too low, when you do hit a large enough bump, or speed bump, you will be scraping your fending on the ground and your front bumper.

That shit'll buff out

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guffwave · February 5th, 2012, 11:42 AM

So a day later inspected the buttons, and missed a few spots

Also it feels like it will scratch off easily, so I ordered a clear top coat for wheels on amazon. Lets see next week, for paint rd2..

douellette · February 5th, 2012, 11:49 AM

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lol iphone 5

IraqVeteran · February 5th, 2012, 11:53 AM

why are there spots all over your rim. Paint it one more time, take your time and do it right so you dont have any more missed spots. Also you need to clear it good to protect it before driving on it.

cmattox23 · February 5th, 2012, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by guffwave

So a day later inspected the buttons, and missed a few spots

Also it feels like it will scratch off easily, so I ordered a clear top coat for wheels on amazon. Lets see next week, for paint rd2..

it feels like it will scratch off easily because the paint hasn't really set yet. it's dry to the touch but it doesn't mean it's cured. give it one or two weeks

cmattox23 · February 5th, 2012, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by douellette

lol iphone 5

it's the best phone i've ever had

February 1st, 2012, 09:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
guffwave Member Name: Lance Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fort Belvoir, VA Vehicle: 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 Posts: 72 Rep Power: 1	new build, need suggestions Ok so I had Taylor Swift, for almost a year now. A guy had a nice deal for wheels, so I bought them. Only thing is they are all not the same color, 2 are bronze, 1 chrome, and 1 gunmetal. So I am going to paint them myself, because I can not afford the $150 per wheel for power coating. Need help on choosing the color to paint them, was thinking bright green, but not apposed to red, blue, purple or going the safe route and painting them all gunmetal. Also as you can see in the pic, my car suffers from 4x4 syndrome. Need suggestions for lowering springs.

February 1st, 2012, 09:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
nokiauser Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Vehicle: Eclipse GS 5 Speed Posts: 666 Rep Power: 1	Dude. Those are my wheels and in bronze. WTTC! __________________ RRE/RRM Underdrive, Fujita F5 Wrinkle Black CAI, Throttle Bypass, GT Throttle body, Outlaw TB Spacer, Ripp Mods LT Headers, Magnaflow Performance Cat, Fully Custom 2.5" Exhaust Piping, RRE Magnaflow Muffler, Eibach ProKit Springs, Progress 24mm Rear Anti-Sway, Tanabe TSB, GT Tower Brace

February 1st, 2012, 10:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
dsm2mivec Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Vehicle: 06 Mitsu Eclipse GS Posts: 1,236 Rep Power: 3	I'd go black or gun metal __________________

February 2nd, 2012, 07:56 AM	#13 (permalink)
HOMESLICE The "Touring" Eclipse Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: VA Vehicle: 08 Eclipse SE Posts: 874 Rep Power: 2	^I've got white on my red crx. looks good to me and everyone else that says they like it. white on white is fine too. white on yellow not sure how that would look. __________________ Modifications: Injen CAI, Ralliart Eyelids, Ingalls Torque Damper, Outlaw IM/TB Spacers/TB Bypass, Eibach springs and Sway Bar front and rear, Ichiba Wheel Spacers

February 2nd, 2012, 08:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
CBorland Kalapana Krew!!! Name: Chris Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Holloman AFB, NM Vehicle: '06 Eclipse GT Posts: 1,131 Rep Power: 2	I would go with black __________________ Borland's RALLI ///// ///// ART '06 GT - Nighthawk How to Paint Interior Goodies

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February 1st, 2012, 10:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
ECLIPSE GS Member Name: Chris Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Western KY Vehicle: 08/eclipse/gs Posts: 45 Rep Power: 2	I've had Tein S-tech lowering springs on my car for about two weeks now and I love them! Definitely recommended! and I'd go with black rims, you can never go wrong with black and yellow

February 1st, 2012, 11:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
phenom Senior Member Name: Ethan Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Near Columbus, Ohio Vehicle: Black '06 Eclipse GT Posts: 877 Rep Power: 1	x2 on the S-Tech's, they are awesome. But since your car is yellow, you can't really rock green or red. I'm feeling black or white honestly. I love colored wheels, but they just don't work on the solars bro

February 1st, 2012, 11:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
midnight07GT I got this Name: Scott Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Vehicle: 2007 eclipse gt Posts: 295 Rep Power: 1	Nice pikachu. Taylor swift is a terrible name for a car or person, probably because i hate her lol. Wheel color you should go black or gunmetal. Springs you should go tein s techs all the way

February 2nd, 2012, 12:10 PM	#17 (permalink)
douellette Dirty D Name: Dustin Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Maine Vehicle: 06 GT sportronic Posts: 768 Rep Power: 1	i just dont like white in general haha __________________ Mods: DC Sports CAI, Aero Turbine muffler, painted rear spoiler, painted front emblem facebook.com/DDcomputers <-- Me and my brothers computer repair business, check us out!

February 2nd, 2012, 12:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
dsm2mivec Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Vehicle: 06 Mitsu Eclipse GS Posts: 1,236 Rep Power: 3	White would look good though __________________

February 2nd, 2012, 02:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
guffwave Member Name: Lance Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fort Belvoir, VA Vehicle: 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 Posts: 72 Rep Power: 1	im looking for at least a 4" drop, what is the tein s drop? __________________ "Now I move with aggression, use my mind as a weapon, cause chances are never given their taken like interceptions"

February 2nd, 2012, 07:38 PM	#22 (permalink)
guffwave Member Name: Lance Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fort Belvoir, VA Vehicle: 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 Posts: 72 Rep Power: 1	Where should I buy the teins from? Went with semi-gloss black btw. __________________ "Now I move with aggression, use my mind as a weapon, cause chances are never given their taken like interceptions"

February 2nd, 2012, 07:44 PM	#23 (permalink)
gspower Senior Member Name: Cesar Join Date: Oct 2010 Vehicle: 2008 Generic Veyron Posts: 1,772 Rep Power: 3	[QUOTE=XxkevinchuxX;663949] Ide sell both my balls for those TE37's, deff my favorite rims. __________________ DC Sports CAI, D2 RS Coilovers, Aero Body Kit, E4E M style lip, RA eyelids, APEXi N1, 20MM Ichiba V2, Glowshift Dual Gauge Pod,Debadged, 19x8.5 Ruff Racing R930, Nexen 245/35ZR/19,10000k HID, Tinted tailights, Custom Painted Front Center And Back Center Bumper Gloss Black, Custom Painted OEM Hood, Ralliart Tower Bar, Glowshift Digital Volts/Oil Pressure Gauges http://club4g.org/board/members-ride...bombshell.html

February 4th, 2012, 03:32 PM	#24 (permalink)
guffwave Member Name: Lance Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fort Belvoir, VA Vehicle: 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 Posts: 72 Rep Power: 1	Ok so just painted them, heres the end result (primed) (painted) now where can I get some tein s, springs? __________________ "Now I move with aggression, use my mind as a weapon, cause chances are never given their taken like interceptions"

February 4th, 2012, 03:45 PM	#25 (permalink)
douellette Dirty D Name: Dustin Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Maine Vehicle: 06 GT sportronic Posts: 768 Rep Power: 1	Wow those came out awesome. Did you use a rattle can? __________________ Mods: DC Sports CAI, Aero Turbine muffler, painted rear spoiler, painted front emblem facebook.com/DDcomputers <-- Me and my brothers computer repair business, check us out!

February 4th, 2012, 11:44 PM	#30 (permalink)
IraqVeteran Not a OG Name: IV Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: MD Vehicle: 2012 GS-CO2 Posts: 1,727 Rep Power: 2	Those look 100x better now You can get tein s tech off ebay to save some money. I got mine brand new off ebay 180 shipped __________________ Buy a 2012 eclipse, do what i did in 8 months and come back to me. RIP Matt (Bullet) McAlear 3/27/86 - 4/26/12 Gone but not forgotten...

February 5th, 2012, 08:42 AM	#33 (permalink)
Wingo171 Senior Member Name: Brandon Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Columbus, Ohio Vehicle: 1991/Mitsubishi/3kgt VR4 Posts: 103 Rep Power: 5	Things to consider about dropping your car are the fact that a low profile tire will not give ANY cushion at all to pot holes, so you will be thrown around like a little girl whenever you hit a bump, and if you go too low, when you do hit a large enough bump, or speed bump, you will be scraping your fending on the ground and your front bumper.

February 5th, 2012, 11:42 AM	#36 (permalink)
guffwave Member Name: Lance Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fort Belvoir, VA Vehicle: 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 Posts: 72 Rep Power: 1	So a day later inspected the buttons, and missed a few spots Also it feels like it will scratch off easily, so I ordered a clear top coat for wheels on amazon. Lets see next week, for paint rd2.. __________________ "Now I move with aggression, use my mind as a weapon, cause chances are never given their taken like interceptions"

February 5th, 2012, 11:53 AM	#38 (permalink)
IraqVeteran Not a OG Name: IV Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: MD Vehicle: 2012 GS-CO2 Posts: 1,727 Rep Power: 2	why are there spots all over your rim. Paint it one more time, take your time and do it right so you dont have any more missed spots. Also you need to clear it good to protect it before driving on it. __________________ Buy a 2012 eclipse, do what i did in 8 months and come back to me. RIP Matt (Bullet) McAlear 3/27/86 - 4/26/12 Gone but not forgotten...

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