What do you guys think?

Post by **bitWISE** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:45 pm

Right now:

Exel TZ10

5Zigen "HyperBlack"

5Zigen "Gun metal"

Imagine those are 18" wheels with drop springs. The colors probably aren't the same because I used adjustments in photoshop to make them that way.

Should I go with dark wheels or try photoshoping some chrome wheels on first? So far I love the Exel but that first 5Zigen is tight too.

Post by **lars63** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:52 pm

Second pic, I like the chrome look over the black out wheels. Matter of taste which color you like

Post by **bitWISE** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:56 pm

Chrome doesn't photoshop as easy but here are two more I did. I think I like the darker wheels but I agree that the "flat black" wheels are gay. The real hyperblack and gun metal finishes look 10x better than what I can photoshop.

enkei chrome

enkei "gun metal"

Post by **CaseDogg** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:57 pm

hyper black and gun metal look ILL! the way the rim part goes over the edge of the rim, looks tite.

Post by **ForM** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:01 pm

enkei "gun metal" :icon14:

Post by **CaseDogg** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:04 pm

ForM wrote:enkei "gun metal" :icon14:

yeah, that ones really nice.

Post by **Arkleseizure** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:05 pm

Exel TZ10. Very nice rims.

Post by **bitWISE** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:09 pm

CaseDogg wrote:
ForM wrote:enkei "gun metal" :icon14:
yeah, that ones really nice.

I think those ended up being more like 19s than 18s...I wish tirerack wasn't so gay. They don't have my color nor dor they ever have decent wheels that you can stick on.

Post by **CaseDogg** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:12 pm

bitWISE wrote:
CaseDogg wrote:
ForM wrote:enkei "gun metal" :icon14:
yeah, that ones really nice.
I think those ended up being more like 19s than 18s...I wish tirerack wasn't so gay. They don't have my color nor dor they ever have decent wheels that you can stick on.

:icon19: i touch that, that sucks. the hyper black are dope too!

Post by **R00k** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:26 pm

I'd go with the first pic, Exel TZ10's. Hyper black looks okay on some cars, but I don't think it would look that good on yours unless you got some super dark privacy tint for the windows.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:10 am

Unpolished aluminum.. would look better on your car color..

Post by **inphlict** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:16 am

Gun metal looks sick, your current aren't all too bad.

Post by **sirstrongbad** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:05 am

you've got an eclipse now? what happened to the probe?

Post by **CaseDogg** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:11 am

sirstrongbad wrote:you've got an eclipse now? what happened to the probe?

it accured in your anus. :icon14:

Post by **sirstrongbad** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:01 am

"accured" ?

Post by **SplishSplash** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:15 am

All the grey stuff looks dirty in those pics.

Post by **farad** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:22 am

sirstrongbad wrote:"accured" ?

...occured...

...his o is broken...

...off in his anus...

Post by **Grudge** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 11:28 am

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 4:17 pm

ForM wrote:enkei "gun metal" :icon14:

definitely.

Post by **andyman** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:31 pm

Not only does Gun Metal look good, but its sounds awesome rolling off the tongue

Post by **bitWISE** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:06 pm

sirstrongbad wrote:you've got an eclipse now? what happened to the probe?

I finally found someone to co-sign a loan for me so I sold that decaying POS and got something better. I was also looking at the Scion tC, 2003 Tiburon, Jetta, Celica GT, and Impreza RS. I couldn't fit in the Celica and I didn't feel like having payments on a new tC (the eclipse was bad enough!). The other 3 I couldn't find around town so when I saw this I knew I had to pick it up.

Post by **bitWISE** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 7:07 pm

inphlict wrote:Gun metal looks sick, your current aren't all too bad.

Yeah those wheels aren't bad but if I do any more work on the exterior they begin to look gayer. A body kit on stock wheels looks terrible.

Post by **sirstrongbad** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:18 am

bitWISE wrote:
sirstrongbad wrote:you've got an eclipse now? what happened to the probe?
I finally found someone to co-sign a loan for me so I sold that decaying POS and got something better. I was also looking at the Scion tC, 2003 Tiburon, Jetta, Celica GT, and Impreza RS. I couldn't fit in the Celica and I didn't feel like having payments on a new tC (the eclipse was bad enough!). The other 3 I couldn't find around town so when I saw this I knew I had to pick it up.

which model of eclipse is this one? RS? GS? GT? GTS? i was interested in eclipses back in the day when i got my integra. but a friend of mine who is a die-hard Honda fan talked me out of the eclipse.

Post by **bitWISE** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:25 am

It is a GS Spyder. Its got a 145hp 4 cylinder engine. In stock form it definitely isn't track worthy and is much slower than the Probe. However, the 4G64 is very similar to the EVO8 and with about $4600 in parts you can turbo the car to 310whp. Which means you could probably get a turboed 2000 GS for under $15000.

Its not fast but its sexy and has a decent set of options. Plus there is great aftermarket support.

Post by **sirstrongbad** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:36 am

in order to add turbo to a car like that (and expect 300+ hp), you'd have to make signifcant modifications all around, wouldn't you? suspension, tires, breaks, cams, exhaust, etc?