blue or gloss black? pics post #1

[UKtom]

which colour scheme do you think i should go for on my sax? i currently have my brake callipers and rocker cover in red, so was thinking a gloss black and red pin stripe theme:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p23/r0ckst3r/redrims.jpg
or, maybe something a little different and go blue? (repaint callipers and rocker cover black)... some people have said this may look tacky irl, but opinions?
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/6492/saxoq.jpg

also has anyone done the wheels themself before? ive never done anything like it, except spraying my inserts... is it easy? :homme:
cheers!

[minimanspk]

I think it would be better black with the red wheel rim tape and just subtle red touches dont think you should get a stripe for it

[UKtom]

I think it would be better black with the red wheel rim tape and just subtle red touches dont think you should get a stripe for it

hmm yeah alot of people have been saying this lol, ah! what do you mean by a stripe? :S

[JRC1]

Not a fan of the pinstripe if i'm honest! I really like the blue and I don't know why!! 99% of the time i'd say bright coloured wheels don't look right but the blue seems to work! As for spraying yeah you can do them yourself but to get a much better finish its best to get them powdercoated, you're looking at around £50/60 per wheel.

[UKtom]

Not a fan of the pinstripe if i'm honest! I really like the blue and I don't know why!! 99% of the time i'd say bright coloured wheels don't look right but the blue seems to work! As for spraying yeah you can do them yourself but to get a much better finish its best to get them powdercoated, you're looking at around £50/60 per wheel.

will probably do it myself at that price :homme: im still undecided though :( i thought the pinstripe looked okay haha, do you think just plain gloss black would look alright then? :S

[JRC1]

will probably do it myself at that price :homme: im still undecided though :( i thought the pinstripe looked okay haha, do you think just plain gloss black would look alright then? :S

The pinstripe doesn't look bad! I'm just not really a fan! Loads of people did it a year or so ago, not so many do it now. Yeah gloss black would look good. I do like the blue though!

[UKtom]

The pinstripe doesn't look bad! I'm just not really a fan! Loads of people did it a year or so ago, not so many do it now. Yeah gloss black would look good. I do like the blue though!

LOL oh man, james your opinion doesnt help :homme: i like them both, but as kieranyeh said, doing them blue will make them harder to resell if i decide to do so at a later date... think i may just stick with gloss black :zainy:

[0lly]

I'd go for the black with red mate ;)

[williamanderson31]

if you're gonna go blue, have a look at this one thats being broken ... here (http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5223102#post5223102)

[saxwesty]

blue all day mate

[LSOfreak]

the blue looks good in that pic, but i can see it looking tacky in real life
heres someones of here to give you another view...

http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv176/slickusrickus/153.jpg

[UKtom]

I'd go for the black with red mate ;)
chances are, it will end up going this colour haha :y:
if you're gonna go blue, have a look at this one thats being broken ... here (http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5223102#post5223102)
saw this a week or so ago, it looks nice... but i think i'd get bored of it after a while tbh... black is a safe option i suppose :homme:
the blue looks good in that pic, but i can see it looking tacky in real life
heres someones of here to give you another view...

http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv176/slickusrickus/153.jpg
agree with you on this one, i can imagine it being a little tacky irl - it may look good at first, but after a month or two of looking at it i think i'd wanna change it haha :n:

[williamanderson31]

yeh i agree... play safe - go black :)

[vtr_matt1983]

fuck playing it safe mate its a doddle to put it back to black when you sell anyway i think that blue looks cool as fuck and different which on a saxo is pretty impressive (so many of them its all been done) if you like the blue do it brother

[rorz_vts]

As for spraying yeah you can do them yourself but to get a much better finish its best to get them powdercoated, you're looking at around £50/60 per wheel.

christ i know southern prices are more than up north but thats alot mate, its £25 per wheel up here to have them powdercoated

[williamanderson31]

i was looking at 100 quid for a full set of alloys refurbed professionally

[JRC1]

christ i know southern prices are more than up north but thats alot mate, its £25 per wheel up here to have them powdercoated

Haha I could be wrong lol, we were speaking about it at the last CS meet we had and a guy had got a few quotes and I think £55 a wheel was the cheapest he could find! £25 a wheel for powdercoating is a steal, i'd re-do mine tomorrow for that price even though they are practically mint aha!

[charischambers]

blue looks sweet!

[UKtom]

christ i know southern prices are more than up north but thats alot mate, its £25 per wheel up here to have them powdercoated

:fcuk: thats mad! id happily pay £100 for someone to do mine professionally haha, no doubt ill screw something up in the process :homme:

[0lly]

If you go for the red rim tape, i'd consider red nuts? would look smart!

[dunno]

gloss black ftw mate! im quite liking the look of them tbh :y: might think about doing mine that colour with a lellow pinstripe

[Furio-Gazza]

Gloss black :y:

[UKtom]

gloss black ftw mate! im quite liking the look of them tbh :y: might think about doing mine that colour with a lellow pinstripe

Gloss black :y:

its going gloss black :oops: got some fella who's selling some gloss black vtr wheels... all i need now is rim tape! im assuming ebay would be the best place? :homme:

[dunno]

its going gloss black :oops: got some fella who's selling some gloss black vtr wheels... all i need now is rim tape! im assuming ebay would be the best place? :homme:

i had a look last night to get some yellow rim tape, i think its like 6mm in thickness or something.

im wondering whether to gloss black my S wheels or to just pinstripe the anthrecite :panic:

[UKtom]

i had a look last night to get some yellow rim tape, i think its like 6mm in thickness or something.

im wondering whether to gloss black my S wheels or to just pinstripe the anthrecite :panic:

dont gloss black, you will look like meeeeeeeeeeee!! stick to anthracite :zainy:

[mlawlan69]

Haha I could be wrong lol, we were speaking about it at the last CS meet we had and a guy had got a few quotes and I think £55 a wheel was the cheapest he could find! £25 a wheel for powdercoating is a steal, i'd re-do mine tomorrow for that price even though they are practically mint aha!

place in bradford does them at £1 an inch haha :P

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac322/suni4real/PB100442.jpg

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac322/suni4real/PB100450.jpg

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac322/suni4real/PB100432.jpg

small selection.. was gunna take my vtr alloys there just before i crashed the fucker :(

[UKtom]

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac322/suni4real/PB100442.jpg

:fcuk::fcuk::fcuk::fcuk::fcuk::fcuk::fcuk:
do they have a website?

[mlawlan69]

:fcuk::fcuk::fcuk::fcuk::fcuk::fcuk::fcuk:
do they have a website?

http://cascoatings.localtraders.biz/

they do mate :p

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/315466.aspx?PageIndex=1

lots more wheels on there, they are very good !!!

[UKtom]

http://cascoatings.localtraders.biz/

they do mate :p

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/315466.aspx?PageIndex=1

lots more wheels on there, they are very good !!!

thats bloody mad!! shame i live so far away :( why cant it be that cheap down south :wall:

[mlawlan69]

thats bloody mad!! shame i live so far away :( why cant it be that cheap down south :wall:

oh the joys of living t'up north, don't get bent over backwards all the time lol.

im sure you can find SOMEWHERE that does a good job cheap/ish.

[AL3X_]

There price has gone up now mate, I range them the other day and for gloss black or white etc and some silvers its £1 per inch, most metallic or special colours are £1.50 per inch, still a bargain though :y:

[mlawlan69]

There price has gone up now mate, I range them the other day and for gloss black or white etc and some silvers its £1 per inch, most metallic or special colours are £1.50 per inch, still a bargain though :y:

yeah still easy less than a ton for 14" vtr alloys :)

i wanted gloss black anyway :)

[AL3X_]

Well for my VTS wheels it worked out at £108 inc VAT if I got them done, for powder coating though its cheap, I wish they'd had a nice shade of bronze I liked though lol.

Ah I see mate, yeah the solid colours a re a bargain, they've got some candy colours in stock now.

[mlawlan69]

Well for my VTS wheels it worked out at £108 inc VAT if I got them done, for powder coating though its cheap, I wish they'd had a nice shade of bronze I liked though lol.

Ah I see mate, yeah the solid colours a re a bargain, they've got some candy colours in stock now.

yeah still cheaper than the 200+ the southern lads are getting!

1st place my car is going when i get one is CAS.

you from leeds like?

[AL3X_]

Nah over other side of Bradford mate, and yeah they do seem a decent place. :y:

[sammys]

hmm the blue looks intresting, but black is a classical!! maybe black with blue stripes?

[AL3X_]

Check out my thread mate, have just got my wheels back from CAS Coatings. :y:

[UKtom]

Check out my thread mate, have just got my wheels back from CAS Coatings. :y:

your wheels look LUSH, cant wait to do mine now! :panic:

[AL3X_]

Thanks mate :) Come up here and get them done?

May be a bit far but if your wanting em pro done for this price you could courier them to me, ill take em in to the coaters, then you pick them up on the day they're ready save you travelling twice?