Tell Me what you think of this color and wheel combo?

[awr68]

I with Steve too! Have you talked with CCW? You can't get a very deep dish in there one piece wheels....but if you only need a couple few then it's a great choice! Also if you want to go with darker centers they will have to be taped off and painted as they are one piece wheels.

I looked into getting CCW's SP18's one piece wheels but I need a much deeper dish than they can do, although their Classic three piece is on my short list of wheel options!

You just can't beat CCW for price and quality!!

[rwhite692]

Is it just me, or are there just a whole lot of project cars being painted these very cold, very "safe bet", boring, industrial looking grays and silvers these days...Silver, gray, gunmetal, etc... I'm seeing it all over the place.

I guess my general displeasure with it is carrying over from one of the things I hate about most "corporate" paint color selections on new cars these days...cars being sold in your pick of a whole 5 or 6 "colors", with four of them always being white/black/silver/gray. BO-Ring! Just my $.02 -R

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by rwhite692

Is it just me, or are there just a whole lot of project cars being painted these very cold, very "safe bet", boring, industrial looking grays and silvers these days...Silver, gray, gunmetal, etc... I'm seeing it all over the place.

I guess my general displeasure with it is carrying over from one of the things I hate about most "corporate" paint color selections on new cars these days...cars being sold in your pick of a whole 5 or 6 "colors", with four of them always being white/black/silver/gray. BO-Ring! Just my $.02 -R

Ever seen a car that was painted in a POPULAR color.. oh, say from the 80's.. maybe a nice Salmon or Seafoam Green.. How do they look now? Dated? A car painted silver, red or other safe colors will not "go out of style" eventually.. Painting a car "to be safe" isn't any different than "painting a car to be different".. What people often do is to paint a car "something they like" which ends up being one of the safer colors.

Personally I like using silvers for accent colors with bright primary colors.. but the two silver tones would look cool, and if done right, would look non-cookie-cutter.

[Gordz32]

Thankyou Steve!! My point exactly!

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by rwhite692

Is it just me, or are there just a whole lot of project cars being painted these very cold, very "safe bet", boring, industrial looking grays and silvers these days...Silver, gray, gunmetal, etc... I'm seeing it all over the place.

I guess my general displeasure with it is carrying over from one of the things I hate about most "corporate" paint color selections on new cars these days...cars being sold in your pick of a whole 5 or 6 "colors", with four of them always being white/black/silver/gray. BO-Ring! Just my $.02 -R

And you end up like the guy with the Pastel Blue or Salmon colored car... lol


Silver, red, black and blues are "safe bet" colors, but for a reason.. they look great and have stood the test of time. Odd colors are great today but become the equivilent of an "avacado green" refrigerator down the line.

Hell, in 10 years the orange on Penny might make her look dated, but a nice silver car will most likely still appeal to many (including the owner).

[TravisB]

I will make you a good deal on a set of 18's and 20's that will fit your car with a little work.

www.dpe-wheels.com

RO5s

Brushed centers clear powder coat over the brushed.

[Rhino]

Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

Hell, in 10 years the orange on Penny might make her look dated, but a nice silver car will most likely still appeal to many (including the owner).

That's what's really tied up my decision. I was going to go with SOM to match my 4th Gen, but I'm afraid the color may look a bit dated after a few years. I think I may end up going with a "safer" dark metallic gray like one of the following.
Nissan Storm Grey metallic

Acura Magnesium Metallic

or Chevy Graystone Metallic


Another color that's recently caught my eye... but a little different is Chevy Desert Brown Metallic

[70 chevelle]

Nothing looks as good as a basic color with razor sharp body work. basic color cars with outstanding body work ALWAYS turns heads. I'm always blown away every time I see a car with no stripes or graphics, especially black,and the body work just screams look at me. Love the darker honda color you picked.

[rich-allen]

I was listening to a radio show and they mentioned the number one color choice for cars in silver and grey. Apparently they out sell other colors 2:1

Seems to be a popular choice.

[SteveMcqueenRules]

i personally kinda cringe when i see a nice musclecar and the color chosen is some honda or toyota color. maybe its just me.