Wheels Painted And New Exhaust :d

[manphibian]

Hi folks, i'm new around these parts,

anyway i'm so proud of my paint job on my wheels and my noisy new exhaust i thought i should bore you lot with pictures :D

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i100/luk...ey/DSC00408.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i100/luk...ey/DSC00407.jpg

by the way, how do you get pictures to go straight into the thread, not linked?

[Jones~32]

Welcome to TOC ;)

Nice car but it looks a bit high now on those wheels You planning to lower it at all?

To add pics in the post use the button with a picture of a tree on it :)

[manphibian]

Cheers, yeah... my next purchase is gonna be new springs

[Jones~32]

Cheers, yeah... my next purchase is gonna be new springs

Good good, will look 10x better :D

[daktari]

Welcome to TOC. Hope you enjoy the ride and the Celi.

[manphibian]

i've seen some springs that lower around 40mm, which sounds quite a lot.... anyone any recommendations on how far to lower it?

[adamgt]

40mm is perfect :)

[wakey_punk]

What sort of paint did you use on the rims?

I have a few scuffs on mine (not my driving) so i'm thinking of doing the same. My GT is black so black rims would look great but i'm swaying towards white.

This might be a cheaper solution for me untill i can afford some new wheels and tyres.

[Sketchy]

What sort of paint did you use on the rims?

I have a few scuffs on mine (not my driving) so i'm thinking of doing the same. My GT is black so black rims would look great but i'm swaying towards white.

This might be a cheaper solution for me untill i can afford some new wheels and tyres.

Black on black tends to make them look small IMO, better off with white or silver.

[Jones~32]

My GT is black so black rims would look great but i'm swaying towards white.

Go with white bud, they look awesome Thats what im planning to do

Take a look at Adamgt's Silver one with white wheels

[manphibian]

What sort of paint did you use on the rims?

I have a few scuffs on mine (not my driving) so i'm thinking of doing the same. My GT is black so black rims would look great but i'm swaying towards white.

This might be a cheaper solution for me untill i can afford some new wheels and tyres.

Used hammerite special metals primer, then 4 coats of colour, 4 coats of laquer. They're not black by the way, they're metallic dark grey graphitey colour when the sun is on them, which is never!

[Carrera_C]

Nice wheels, should look real nice in the sun by the sounds of it (if summer ever comes).

If you live in an area that is speed-bump crazy, I wouldn't lower it as much as 40, it can cause an issue with the speed-bumps if you have more than just yourself in the car - trust me. I'd lower it just a little less. 30 - 35 would still look good and wont risk you loosing the underside of your car.

[wakey_punk]

Thanks Manpibian, I'll have a go at it too.

Springs I agree with the post above. 30-5mm would be ample i would think and that's what i'm going to go for.

I have a lots of speed humps getting out to the main dual carriage way near me so i think i'd rather not risk the scrapes and the speed to get over the bumps will suck

[manphibian]

cheers guys, i'll look for 30-35mm then

[manphibian]

cheers guys, i'll look for 30-35mm then

found these, they seem VERY cheap, would they be rubbish?

http://www.modworld.1st-hosting.co.uk/cata...roducts_id=8534

[daktari]

Hmmm. No mention of make? I`d be a bit wary of those.

[Jones~32]

Look a bit too cheap to me

Theres a set of Teins here but they might be more than you are willing to pay ;)

[chris202]

Hey , gold or bronze alloys on balck look good too as long as they are of a good design , a lot of 6gc'ers have did this an it looks good !

[Special Red]

White wheels need to be at least 17's to look good. Adams are very nice but to be honest I dont think white wheels go that well with a Silver car IMHO Anthracite all the way!

40 Drop is a bit extreme so unless you have freshly tarmac'd roads Id say 30 is plenty enough to make a difference to looks and performance.