refurbing my alloys - some advice

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:08 pm

i cannot make my mind up about my alloys!!

i've got a 5dr red gti and need to refurb my alloys, was just going to get them done like standard, blasted and re coated in sliver and polish up the rims myself, now i'm wondering if i should have a chrome finish to the inner bits, bit like the 25th aniversary gti, not sure - what do you guys think? also, is it difficult to get a chrome finish?

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Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:23 pm

Why not polish the lip and get the inner bit powder coated red. Might look good and a bit different since your car is red.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:44 pm

Like this

moynas · Post by **moynas** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:34 pm

That looks pretty funky to be honest!!

Do that break away from the normal!!

nickpolo · Post by **nickpolo** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:46 pm

thats horrible!! what d'ya think of the chrome idea?

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:31 am

ModifiedMadness wrote:Like this

IMO

standard or the ever popular black centres/polished lip combo

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:43 pm

That looks really smart. If i had a red polo thats what i would be doing. Then if i wanted a change could then put it back to standard again.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:38 pm

Not too sure what I think really, but done the pic so everyone could get a better idea of what Jordan suggested.

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 12:14 pm

What about gun metal grey centers and polished lips.....

BE DIFFERENT

Oh and the chrome idea - Yuck!!!

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:13 pm

Anthracite/gun metal centres would look good on a red car. My Superleggera's are anthracite, and I reckon it's a pretty good combination.

Then again, I genuinely think the red centres would look cool, and be different.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:00 pm

Someone post up a decent sized side view of a red one and we'll see how it would look on the car itself instead of on a static background.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:11 pm

ModifiedMadness wrote:Someone post up a decent sized side view of a red one and we'll see how it would look on the car itself instead of on a static background.

The easiest way IMO to find a pic of a red alloy with polished rim would be to search for some decent images of a Porsche GT3 RS - should be plenty out there like this one (this is a picture of a model one btw):

It's the only car I can think of that has got red alloys on it!!

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:16 pm

But it's white

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:03 pm

Oh wait a minute

lol I thought you wanted better images of a red alloy when really you want pics of a red Polo

Best I've got atm I'm afraid, maybe some of our fellow GTi-owning members will help out

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:37 pm

Yeah was gonna put the wheel on a Red Polo to see how it would look with the red wheel.