Need ideas for wheel color
03-06-2004, 01:57 AM
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Need ideas for wheel color
I am in the process of reassembling my 81' after a repaint. I have a new windshield, and am repainting all the trim pieces black. Also installed a new sunroof seal and new trim between the front and rear bumper covers. What a difference that made! I am also going to have the windows lightly tinted. The car color is palisander metallic for 81'. Same color, called metallic rosewood for 82'. I want to repaint the wheels but am not crazy about the silver with the color of the car. I was thinking of mabye painting them a darker shade of silver. Something like a gunmetal grey. 16" phonedials are what I am dealing with here. Any suggestions or ideas would be great.
03-06-2004, 07:29 AM
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Wow - I've learned something tonight - I never knew that rosewood and palisander were the same color. In fact, my factory color charts do not list Palisander at all!
However, tobacco metallic is a different color.
In regards to the wheels I can only tell you to keep the color light - if you go dark, the whole car will look too dark. You'll regret it later.
But if you can find a nice light bronze metallic paint, very close to silver, but with a hint of a warm tone, that might look really great.
When I had my green metallic Renault Fuego in Germany in the 80ies, I painted the lower (plastic) parts of the body as well as the dark parts of the rims in a warm charcoal - kind of like slate grey - color, and the lighter parts in a platinum metallic that was just a hint warmer than silver. It looked great, but anything darker would have made the rims look smaller and the tires more balooney... ;-)
However, tobacco metallic is a different color.
In regards to the wheels I can only tell you to keep the color light - if you go dark, the whole car will look too dark. You'll regret it later.
But if you can find a nice light bronze metallic paint, very close to silver, but with a hint of a warm tone, that might look really great.
When I had my green metallic Renault Fuego in Germany in the 80ies, I painted the lower (plastic) parts of the body as well as the dark parts of the rims in a warm charcoal - kind of like slate grey - color, and the lighter parts in a platinum metallic that was just a hint warmer than silver. It looked great, but anything darker would have made the rims look smaller and the tires more balooney... ;-)
Last edited by Nicole; 03-08-2004 at 07:09 AM.