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Chrome or black rims? - 1/17/2008 6:38:38 AM

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I'm looking into buying some rims for my 07 Graphite Pearl Sedan. I'm leaning towards black rims but I want to get everyones opinion on which would look better with the graphite pearl paint. What do you guys think?

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/17/2008 11:11:12 AM

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i've always liked the brushed look...like on the newer civic si's

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/17/2008 2:17:12 PM

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black rims. Chrome is heavy. Ur car will feel like a Cadillac on 22's

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/17/2008 3:39:42 PM

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graphite pearl..is that close to like the gunmetal color? if yes, that would look clean, black would like nice to, those two colors would look nice and smooth, dont get nething bright, that will offset it..i seen a black/primered crx with neon green rims, U-G-L-Y. haha

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/17/2008 6:40:10 PM

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Maybe post a pic of your car for us to see.... I say black w/ polished lip or gunmetal w/ polished lip

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/17/2008 11:03:26 PM

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quote:

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I'm looking into buying some rims for my 07 Graphite Pearl Sedan. I'm leaning towards black rims but I want to get everyones opinion on which would look better with the graphite pearl paint. What do you guys think?

The tire rack's website has a visualizer tool where you can pick the rims and the color of your car and it shows you what your car would look like with those rims.

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/18/2008 12:48:21 PM

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Those rims in the thumbnail are hot!! too bad tire rack only have one rim left.

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/18/2008 12:51:45 PM

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Heres a pic of my car.

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/18/2008 2:17:32 PM

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if u happen to buy new rims do u plan on selling ur oems? If u do pm me. And like what the others said. Gunmetal with polished lip or black would polished lip would look fine. Putting on chrome rims will make ur car feel like an i4

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/18/2008 2:18:16 PM

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gunmetal with polish

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/18/2008 3:48:35 PM

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if u happen to buy new rims do u plan on selling ur oems? If u do pm me. And like what the others said. Gunmetal with polished lip or black would polished lip would look fine. Putting on chrome rims will make ur car feel like an i4

I'm putting snow tires on the oem rims and the current tires on the new rims.

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/18/2008 5:41:06 PM

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Looks like there is only one of the 17s, but the 18s are in stock

Interesting - TR seems to be the only place that carries it

Ebay germany has some, but I bet shipping would be a deal breaker.

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Those rims in the thumbnail are hot!! too bad tire rack only have one rim left.

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/18/2008 8:52:40 PM

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Looks like there is only one of the 17s, but the 18s are in stock

Interesting - TR seems to be the only place that carries it

Ebay germany has some, but I bet shipping would be a deal breaker.

I dont think 18s would fit on P215/50VR17 tires. Can anyone verify this?

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/18/2008 10:08:53 PM

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by far the best gun metal, gray. check out the verge kaos gun metal

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RE: Chrome or black rims? - 1/24/2008 12:38:30 PM

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Looks like there is only one of the 17s, but the 18s are in stock

Well I ended up buying the 18s and I put Kumho Ecsta tires on them. Since they are summer tires im going to wait until atleast march to put them on. But here's some pics. Ill post more pics when I finally put them on.

What do you guys think?

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