Wheel color help.

[Whumbachumba]

So, I painted my Top Secret Skyline a not so secret color.






Now my problem is, I don't know what color to paint the wheels. I am using the stock TE37's and the gold doesn't look good under the green. So, should I go with a silver/gunmetal, black, or match the rims with the car color? Also, should the hood and spoiler be black, or should the be body color or something else?

[Feint Motion]

Gunmetal centers, Polished silver lip.
Gold centers wouldn't look as bad.

[Whumbachumba]

Here are three different options. In order:
BBS RG346
Racing Hart CP-035
Volk TE37MAG











The gold doesn't look as bad as I thought it would, but the silver looks really nice too. I like the BBS and the Volk the best, but it's too hard to decide which to use. Questions, comments, suggestions, anything is welcome.

[Macdaddy4738]

the third ones, i think Black spokes and a gold lip might look good

[HotRodDreamer]

I'd go with the third wheels, and i'm with Feint Motion on the color, polished lip and gunmetal (or even black) center would look really good and give it a nice contrast

[D_LaMz]

In real life you could order your TE-37's in any color.
I think that all bronze or gunmetal with a polished lip is good.

[g00eY]

i vote for the TE37s. you could paint then green with a silver lip. i dunno.

[99civichic]

I kinda agree with what everyone else is saying here; since green has yellow in it, it does look pretty good with gold. Green & Gold is a common school color combo. However, the gold lip with black centers would be neat as well. Personally I don't like silver and green, it washes the green out a little. Chrome and green is okay, but not on that car. Blah blah, what color paint is that?? I've been searching for the right green for my first Tamiya...project I have planned.

[Whumbachumba]

Thanks for making me get off my ass and walk to the garage to check the number.

The color is TS-20 Metallic Green. It looks damn fine in the sunlight. It's so shinny, I just need to get some clear on it, then compound and wax.

I think I'm with y'all on this one, the TE37s, but I'm still not sure if I want gold or black centers. The lip will be silver I'm positive of that.

[99civichic]

If you're going with silver lips, then do black centers. Silver and gold IMO would look funny.

So it's a Tamiya paint? What color primer etc did you use?

[speedphreak]

Go with the gold volks man. They look really sweet and hey, its different!

-Chris

[D_LaMz]

Originally Posted by 99civichic

If you're going with silver lips, then do black centers. Silver and gold IMO would look funny.

Hmmmm....................

[99civichic]

Okay, and I think they look funny! Hence the "IMO."

[honda_racing101]

Gold with polished lips. The expamples D_LaMz are hot!

[99civichic]

Dude, take some pics of that thing out in the sunlight. It rocks!