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Old 01-26-2007, 10:25 PM
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Ok fella's here are some pics of my friends SC 300, Kinesis K19's with Gold center and black lip!!


 
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Old 01-26-2007, 10:28 PM
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I think that would look killer for some track wheels, but dont know about street wheels. hmmmmm, although I dont really care for that style either so I dont know.

Although if they could get that shiny lip with a much deeper lip, I should look awesome with the Iforge.
 

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In person it looks great, but its not classy one bit lol, very aftermarket and aggressive looking!
 
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Originally Posted by iLLM3
In person it looks great, but its not classy one bit lol, very aftermarket and aggressive looking!
I like aggressive! I would like to see some silver champions with black powdercoated lips on a silver TT, I think that would be unreal, who here knows how to photoshop?
 
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Old 01-26-2007, 10:42 PM
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Thanks ILL. Now I have to decide. Black lips with gold centers OR Black lips with black centers. I will send the wheels to Iforged to get the work done.

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Thanks ILL. Now I have to decide. Black lips with gold centers OR Black lips with black centers. I will send the wheels to Iforged to get the work done.

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I think if you went black/black your wouldnt be able to tell how deep the lip is, which IMO is a great feature of that wheel.
 
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Do your rims have bolts? if so keep them silver, would show the depth and look awesome all blacked out.
 
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Ok this is how you have to do it satin black lips all the way thru the well so it looks floating, I had them on my m5 like that to bad i had the car for 2 months
 
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Do your rims have bolts? if so keep them silver, would show the depth and look awesome all blacked out.
Thats what I was thinking. The lugs and the rivets are chrome. Thoses will show the depth.

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If I wasnt having a problem posting pics I would put up some pics of them.
 
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Originally Posted by DMK
Ok this is how you have to do it satin black lips all the way thru the well so it looks floating, I had them on my m5 like that to bad i had the car for 2 months
Sounds sick - pics?
 
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It was a new m5 I will look for them HRE did it for me, but kinda a ***** to clean Ps love the current look why change?
 
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email said pics to me both DMK and Jags and I will post them

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BTW my next set of wheels will have a black satin lip and silver center
 
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black lip with dark gray centers would look great
 
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Originally Posted by DMK
It was a new m5 I will look for them HRE did it for me, but kinda a ***** to clean Ps love the current look why change?
I just want a change - more aggressive I guess
 
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The gold centers with a black lip on a black car would look killer. It looks "off" on the M3 Martin posted because the car isn't black.
 


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