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refurbing my alloys - some advice
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:08 pm
by nickpolo
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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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:23 pm
by Jordan
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.
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:44 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Like this
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:34 pm
by moynas
That looks pretty funky to be honest!!
Do that break away from the normal!!
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:46 pm
by nickpolo
thats horrible!! what d'ya think of the chrome idea?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:31 am
by pettsy
ModifiedMadness wrote:Like this
IMO
standard or the ever popular black centres/polished lip combo
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 12:43 pm
by Jordan
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.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:38 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Not too sure what I think really, but done the pic so everyone could get a better idea of what Jordan suggested.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 12:14 pm
by bstardchild
What about gun metal grey centers and polished lips.....
BE DIFFERENT
Oh and the chrome idea - Yuck!!!
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:13 pm
by Redline
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:00 pm
by ModifiedMadness
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:11 pm
by Si_GTi
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!!
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 4:16 pm
by ModifiedMadness
But it's white
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:03 pm
by Si_GTi
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
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:37 pm
by ModifiedMadness
Yeah was gonna put the wheel on a Red Polo to see how it would look with the red wheel.