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HKSWRX
03-19-2006, 01:08 AM
http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/vbgarage.php?do=getimage&id=4298


What do ya think?
Krash114
03-19-2006, 01:50 AM
looks good john now all you need to do is smoke those blinkers.
Apexi wrx
03-19-2006, 02:40 AM
noooo!!!! lol
JonLGT
03-19-2006, 03:37 AM
I liked the silver better. Is the lip anodized?
SPOONCIVIC
03-19-2006, 05:11 AM
wow.......just wow

so now the subaru guys are going rice too?
HKSWRX
03-19-2006, 10:05 AM
wow.......just wow

so now the subaru guys are going rice too?

I have your rice right here pal. Oh yeah, I also have your wow.......just wow hanging too.
fadedSTi
03-19-2006, 10:07 AM
wheres the fmic?
HKSWRX
03-19-2006, 10:59 AM
been too lazy to install it, and theres no way in hell im paying some place to do it
fadedSTi
03-19-2006, 11:04 AM
been too lazy to install it, and theres no way in hell im paying some place to do it

its pretty easy. hardest part is taking off the bumper
schoellnasty
03-19-2006, 01:09 PM
At first I wasnt a fan, but the more I look at em the more I start to like em. Plus its not a color scheme you see very much. Now ya gotta update that sig pic again :lol:.
HKSWRX
03-19-2006, 01:57 PM
At first I wasnt a fan, but the more I look at em the more I start to like em. Plus its not a color scheme you see very much. Now ya gotta update that sig pic again :lol:.

I know, dammit... LOL

first I gotta clean the thing, then get some descent pictures
Alizarin
03-19-2006, 02:09 PM
I think I like them better in the raw aluminum.
HKSWRX
03-21-2006, 09:45 AM
I didn't... LOL, thats why I painted them! :hehe:
platinm
03-21-2006, 04:56 PM
Interesting.
HKSWRX
03-21-2006, 05:50 PM
whats that jeff?
JonLGT
03-21-2006, 08:15 PM
I think it would have looked better if the lip was polished with black spokes. Or if you were really wanting colored wheels maybe blue with a polished lip. Are they powdercoated or just rattle canned?
HKSWRX
03-21-2006, 08:19 PM
rattlecanned, but everybody that has seen them wanted to know how it was done, because it came out so good
fat angel
03-21-2006, 08:41 PM
i really like it like that, looks good:)
fadedSTi
03-21-2006, 10:19 PM
still not sure
byerly0137
03-22-2006, 12:09 AM
i do not like them, no offense, just my opinion. if you painted them black with a polished lip like jon said that would look sexy!!
platinm
03-22-2006, 03:04 AM
Interesting, it is what it is. I don't know how else to say it.
stiscooby
03-22-2006, 03:24 AM
dude, i think it looks pretty sweet. it matches your car and i think it is something new around here. hey, you gonna be out at qsl on thursday? i havent seen you in awhile man.
DubtecV2
03-22-2006, 11:17 AM
I agree, I like the way it looks! Like Kyle mentioned, I think with the upper portion of your headlights smoked it would look absolutely killer!
javasti
03-22-2006, 03:39 PM
i like it John ;-)
HKSWRX
03-23-2006, 12:14 AM
the only opinions that matter here are ones of those that like them :wink:
BoosTedEj25
03-23-2006, 01:49 AM
its different i guess, i liked the old look better
JonLGT
03-23-2006, 09:47 AM
Smoke the turn signals and I think it would look ALOT better.
HKSWRX
03-23-2006, 10:13 AM
how do I smoke the turn signals?
Alizarin
03-23-2006, 04:11 PM
how do I smoke the turn signals?
Sounds like they'd be hard to keep lit. :hehe:

the only opinions that matter here are ones of those that like them ;)
Correction, John... the only opinion that matters, is yours. And maybe your wife's.
fadedSTi
03-23-2006, 09:42 PM
how do I smoke the turn signals?

you can just buy new signals
HKSWRX
03-24-2006, 10:18 AM
Sounds like they'd be hard to keep lit. :hehe:


Correction, John... the only opinion that matters, is yours. And maybe your wife's.

Nope, my wifes opinion doesn't matter either, cause she don't like em. :haha:
Imprezive-sti
03-27-2006, 07:18 PM
hey hkswrx...i give you props for trying something new...if you like em thats all that matters...me personally,i dont like them too much...i also did my wheels black but instead of the lip being blue i just put on some blue lugs...its like they say for each his own...3 powdercoats 1 gloss...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/DmncnJoe/Picture158.jpg
*i dropped the car since this pic with tanabe gf210's...*
813_05_STi
03-27-2006, 07:32 PM
The wheels look much better in person, pics do no justice
stiscooby
03-27-2006, 07:55 PM
yea guys, you have to see his car in person. it looks bad ass.
fadedSTi
03-27-2006, 09:18 PM
hey hkswrx...i give you props for trying something new...if you like em thats all that matters...me personally,i dont like them too much...i also did my wheels black but instead of the lip being blue i just put on some blue lugs...its like they say for each his own...3 powdercoats 1 gloss...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/DmncnJoe/Picture158.jpg
*i dropped the car since this pic with tanabe gf210's...*

nice wheels. been thinking of doing mine black. did you paint them or powdercoat them? looks very nice
Imprezive-sti
03-27-2006, 10:49 PM
nice wheels. been thinking of doing mine black. did you paint them or powdercoat them? looks very nice

i got them powdercoated and added a gloss coat...they came out real good...ive heard of some of the stock wheels being weakened by the heating process of powdercoating...but the shop i went to took this into consideration and baked them at a lower heat for a longer time...ive had the wheels for about 3 months now and been through some rough roads and even through dirt and so far so good...i hope this helps any other sti owners debating on powdercoating their wheels...
fadedSTi
03-27-2006, 10:54 PM
i got them powdercoated and added a gloss coat...they came out real good...ive heard of some of the stock wheels being weakened by the heating process of powdercoating...but the shop i went to took this into consideration and baked them at a lower heat for a longer time...ive had the wheels for about 3 months now and been through some rough roads and even through dirt and so far so good...i hope this helps any other sti owners debating on powdercoating their wheels...


what company did you use and how long did it take for them to do?
Imprezive-sti
03-27-2006, 11:35 PM
i went to usa powdercoating...it tokk about 5 days to get them done...
HKSWRX
03-28-2006, 12:25 AM
Rattle Can em, looks just as good
SnowMann
03-28-2006, 01:05 AM
Looks good...
fadedSTi
03-28-2006, 08:23 AM
i went to usa powdercoating...it tokk about 5 days to get them done...


where are they located and how much was it?
xrw02'
03-28-2006, 10:45 AM
where are they located and how much was it?glens wheel polishing by the airport will do it too. he fixed my buddies advan wheels looked brand new.
redscooby
03-28-2006, 01:29 PM
I also saw them in person and they look great, I was really impressed.
Imprezive-sti
03-28-2006, 04:12 PM
where are they located and how much was it?

theyre on bears ave. off of north dale mabry in carrolwood...they cost me $425
fadedSTi
03-28-2006, 08:42 PM
theyre on bears ave. off of north dale mabry in carrolwood...they cost me $425

something to think about. i may do mine soon.
classicplaya89
04-06-2006, 11:35 PM
looks rell clean i like it alot.. im gunna go something with my stockies there just sitting in the garrage collecting dust