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    View Poll Results: What colour do I get the wheels finished in?

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    • Polished Lips with Black Centers

      16 28.07%
    • Polished Lips with Gun Metal Centers

      41 71.93%
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    1. #1
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      Deciding on Wheel Colour for my 69

      Ok. I have narrowed it down to painting the car either Black or a Darker Blue with Gun Metal SS Stripes.

      I am going to be getting Forgeline SP3P w/ poliswhed lips (see attached picture). I need to get the wheels now before the car is painted so that i can mock everything up and start the fab work on the suspension, body, chassis to fit the wheels/tires.

      So my question is given that I have two choices to paint the car at this point, do i get a Black center or Gun metal center on the wheels?

      Please state your choice and reason why you made that choice.

      My dad and I are in disagreement about the wheels, however, both of us are leaning to painting the car black with gun metal SS Stripes.

      He wants Black centers on the wheels because "it will look cool all black".



      I want Gun Metal Centers on the wheels to accentuate the SS Stripes and also because i feel if the wheels are black, then you will loose some of the lines of the car because there will be too much black.

      Please place your votes!
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    2. #2
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      wheels

      match the wheels to the stripes

    3. #3
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      I vote for the Forgelines with the gunmetal centers. If you need some more pics to help with the decision, I've got a set on my 05 Mustang with the powdercoated centers.

      Kris
      Custom Car Design, Hot Rod Art, and more...

    4. #4
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      I love black wheels. I painted my wheels black and whatever new wheels i end up with will be black. But on you car I think Gun Metal would look best.
      Andrew Petty

    5. #5
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      If anyone has pics of a Black 69 with Gunmetal or Black wheels, please post them.

    6. #6
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    7. #7
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      A black, silver or white car are the only colors I like blck wheels. I voted black.

    8. #8
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      Black wheels.
      There is a camaro on the project updates right now its black with black wheels looks real good.
      Robert Braga
      1969 Camaro LS2/T56 D1SC
      www.automotivedesigneng.com
      US Collision / Mortenson's Custom Touch / DPE Wheel / Tim Bruning / Columbia Parts Company

    9. #9
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      gun metal for sure
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      Rob Stevens

    10. #10
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      Black
      KENNY DAVIS HOTRODS

    11. #11
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      After thinking about it some more, I'd vote black too, unless you invert your paint scheme (which could look really killer too.)

      I did gunmetal wheels to match my mineral grey paint. In this case it's best to match your wheels to your body color.

      Here is a shot of my car with those wheels:




      Kris
      Custom Car Design, Hot Rod Art, and more...

    12. #12
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      Quote Originally Posted by KrisHorton
      After thinking about it some more, I'd vote black too, unless you invert your paint scheme (which could look really killer too.)

      I did gunmetal wheels to match my mineral grey paint. In this case it's best to match your wheels to your body color.

      Here is a shot of my car with those wheels:




      Kris
      Arrrrgh! This is so frustrating... Kris please check your PM!

      Trev

    13. #13
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      I would go on gunmetal on the center.

    14. #14
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      Black.

    15. #15
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      Gunmetal would look great against an Indigo Blue, but Black also looks killer with black.
      Rich Shinkovich II
      Bowtieguys
      S3 "BAD NEWS" 67 Chevelle SS

    16. #16
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      I think the gunmetal would go best with anything. Then again, I'm biased because that's what I would want on my car. You need someone to photoshop it for you.
      Allen Ortega
      Meanstreets Performance Fabrication

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    17. #17
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      Gunmetal. I think it would tie together with the stripe better that way, plus I just like gunmetal wheels. Less bLiNgY, I guess...

      Clair

    18. #18
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      Ahh, I'm jealous!!! Those black SO3P's were the background on my desktop for months. If I could have any wheel in the world, it would be those. No need to say which I voted for!
      Ryan
      '68 Camaro (slowly coming back together...very slowly)

    19. #19
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      Gun metal. Either way you dont want forglines disappearing in a sea of black. you want people to know you have cool wheels. Gunmetal will give you that pop. You'll see em better, and being a darker grey it'll mesh well with a black or dark colored car. Black would be over kill.
      Tony Langlois
      1966 Corvair Monza

    20. #20
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      Gun Metal...won't be dissappointed either way.

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