josephsc

My current winter project is to repaint my faded 15" phonedials -- this is actually an old set that I can afford to play around with. They're all primered and ready to be sprayed, but I think it'll be alot more fun to repaint them something other than Wurth silver.

So the question is, what's a good color?

I borrowed some pics from earlier posts:

Anthracite (my 944 is also the same color -- but with the NA front-end):



Pearl white -- I think this was the Turbo cup style -- I'm actually very partial to this, but I suspect that it won't go well with my car color...



And then, there's the French orange -- my girlfriend actually likes this:



Any other ideas? I think polished lips would be a grerat look, but I don't have the patients to do it.

Friendan

Chrome 'em up!!!!!
(Please don't make them orange, if I'm driving along one day and you happen to pull up next to me and those orange wheelse are moving, I might just lose my lunch )

Matt H

but I don't have the patients to do it. Then you need to run a different asylum!! :>) Maybe you are just short on patience. White wheels look really good if you like that look. I have a set of white D90s.
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Hawk36

The Anthracite wheels are way to cool..

josephsc

Yea, chrome would be nice, but I don't want to spend $$$ on these wheels.

I'm considering white now... Does anyone have a pic of white wheels on a dark color car?

Yabo

your lucky to have a girlfriend with such taste. :P

SamGrant951

white phonies rule...

tifosiman

On Phonedials, I'm partial to white! (Although, the silver with orange does look hot!)

kennycoulter

chrome, have a testors 951 model with chrome phone dials, looks awesome......or polished either/or

Techno Duck

I post these every single time someone brings this topic up...i love these.





If i had an extra set of wheels i would defenetley do this...that and some money.

Jonas Goldsmith

Unless you are close, the anthracite looks like the rims are just coated with brake dust... i would have to say white!

NZ951

Damn it, I am going white. Can you paint the centre caps easily? Maybe remove the creast and powder coat the cao, then reglue it? My bro works in a company that owder coats, so I can get it done for free. Sweet! Any other pics guys?

NZ951

Hmmmm I could get them polished and then what colour? Damn choice! I have a silver on red leather 951

Friendan

How about the chrome phonies on my model 951???
I don't think they will work on my car though, I think the offset is different

josephsc

My GF also says darker colors just look dirty, while lighter colors bring out the natural curvatures. But then, I'm not sure if I should listen to her because she says the exactly the same thing when it comes to women's shoes. And she still likes the orange.

Any more pics of white wheels on non-white cars?