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Originally Posted by skatinjay27
looks pretty good steve!
i gotta admit though with the new wheels not having a dark center and penny being such a bright colored car it look real showy, almost like when you see it from the outside you'd expect it to have some fancy exotic int. and alot more shinny stuff under the hood. its always amazing how much the wheels really change the whole look of a car.if you decided to have the centers darkened would it add less weight to just have the guys a b.o.s paint the centers instead of having them p.c.ed ?
But IMO the polished lips totally belong on penny it it just ties in much better that the brushed hoops since she's got all the polished trim.
Also the center caps look awesome!!! he did a really good job with coloring them, looks like a real penny!
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Thanks AJ.. and to all that gave the car/wheels compliments.. I build the car for myself, but I would be lying if I said it didn't make me feel good to hear the positive comments (and the negative ones in a wierd way)
I would say 90% of the people like the new wheels and 8% prefer the darker centers. To be honest I always missed the polished hoops and I sorta miss the grey centers. But in a year it will easy to make them grey to once again change the car.
And you're right, the wheels can totally change the car, remember the black wheels from the first Optima? that might as well have been a different car.
At first the copper centers through me off.. I'm more subtle and would have done brushed nickel but the copper fits the theme and after a day of staring at them they copper sort of blends in and adds a nice accent. Plus they are just too damn cool. lol
I make enough power that I don't have to worry about the weight diff between paint and power and power holds up WAY better.