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Has anyone weighed a painted wheel as compared to the standard silver finish? I saw a trashed painted wheel at the track last month and the paint looked very thick and heavy. Not saying the OP cares, but I was surprised.
The standard (silver) wheels are painted silver wheels.
are you *REALLY* sure you want to paint your wheels to match body color?
have you seen this look in real life and loved it?
Yeah that's why I said most guys hate it. There are some I've loved, some I don't care for at all. In this case I'm pretty sure I'd prefer the stock look, but hard to be sure having never seen one with matching wheels in DBM.
The way they paint the Carrera S wheels I think they leave the rims polished, which I bet looks sharp against the dark blue.
Love the DBM w blue top choice. What is interior color? A wheel choice is a very personal thing (just see above ! And although my favorite wheel is the Sport Techno w inner portions painted black, I have a silver car. I think some contrast would be more appealing on that DBM beauty! So silver painted wheels would be my choice. I like wheels to be easy to clean thus the ST (which do come in all silver too), followed by the S wheels. ST are the heaviest (also .5" wider F&R) and the S wheels are the lightest of the P-car options. GL w your decision!
That's because paint is translucent, light goes through the paint all the way to the base or primer and reflects back out. It takes very little silver paint to cover what are basically silver wheels. Covering a different color takes a lot more paint. Otherwise the base silver would affect the look of the new color. Your question though was about weight. It only takes an ounce or two to do a wheel. The difference between the different wheel options is pounds, not ounces. The Carrera S wheel is I think about 3 lbs lighter than the Sport Techno.
One thing that I've noticed with my DBM (which I LOVE) is that it is darker than I realized. So if you're looking for contrast, you won't get a lot of it with a black interior.
04-14-2015, 11:39 PM
! And although my favorite wheel is the Sport Techno w inner portions painted black, I have a silver car. I think some contrast would be more appealing on that DBM beauty! So silver painted wheels would be my choice. I like wheels to be easy to clean thus the ST (which do come in all silver too), followed by the S wheels. ST are the heaviest (also .5" wider F&R) and the S wheels are the lightest of the P-car options. GL w your decision!
