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cossieguy
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Wheel refurb ideas
« on: Nov 7th, 2006, 1:48pm » |
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Hi, seriously looking at having my wheels refurbed, I like the 12 spoke 16's on my cossie and don't really want to go to 17's. The question I have is do I stick to the original silver finish or I was thinking about maybe having them done in black(My car's Aubergine) any thoughts/ideas/ opinions? Has anyone got black alloys on their dark car if so does it work?
Guy.
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andyjones
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #2 on: Nov 7th, 2006, 4:45pm » |
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just don't bother to wash them for 6 weeks and they will turn black on there own 
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TiberiuS
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #3 on: Nov 7th, 2006, 4:47pm » |
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Keep 'em silver, wacky colours like black or gold look awful IMO, more so on a big car like the Scorp. Nicest thing on a dark saloon are nice silver wheels. Don't get me wrong mate but a Scorpio isn't a boy racer motor and doesn't look good with mods like that  .
One of mine has some kerb marks on the rim but they look too good otherwise to mess with, if it's only small marks the refurb kit you can get form Halfords does the job well for a tenner, or you can clean the dirt out of any gouges with a glassfibre pen and lacquer the gouge, barely notices...
The original chrome 12's looked great but seems like they had some problems with finish, seen many a Mondeo with badly stained/pitted chrome alloys, shame because they look lovely...
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #4 on: Nov 7th, 2006, 5:44pm » |
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My preference is for the silver/chrome wheels too.
my mate put black alloys on his clio, and I just think it looks like it has steel wheels now
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Dave2302
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #5 on: Nov 7th, 2006, 6:29pm » |
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Keep the cossie standard looking !
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Matt
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #6 on: Nov 7th, 2006, 6:46pm » |
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you could always have them chromed and have the bling look (and ford also supplied the 12 spokes in chrome so no one would think any diffrent)
matt 
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RichardMS
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #7 on: Nov 7th, 2006, 7:47pm » |
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Don't do them black, They will look bloody awful, Silver is best IMO.
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twinturbo
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #8 on: Nov 7th, 2006, 7:50pm » |
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Get some 20" Spinners on and a ground lighting kit..
Silver...
Although anthracite is quite nice...
Chrome to expensive..
Or go for a mirror polish..
TT
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TiberiuS
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #9 on: Nov 7th, 2006, 9:30pm » |
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on Nov 7th, 2006, 7:50pm, twinturbo wrote:| Get some 20" Spinners on and a ground lighting kit.. |
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Oh crikey
Blasphemy 
hmmm...
Serious thought though, I toyed with the idea a while back of having the Scorpio resprayed Metallic Roman Bronze, would look nice with a pumice interior, not sure what others' opinions would be on this though
Saw a Jag (ever the Jag nut ) in Roman Bronze once, 1994 6.0 Sovereign XJ12; way, way above my price range (about £12 grand ) but the only one I'd ever seen in that colour, I thought it looked lovely
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #10 on: Nov 7th, 2006, 9:54pm » |
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mmmmm 6.0 V12..
The 5.3 was regarded as one of the very best engines in the world..
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #11 on: Nov 7th, 2006, 9:55pm » |
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p.s.
I you fancy bronzed romans, thats your business
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TiberiuS
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #12 on: Nov 9th, 2006, 8:50pm » |
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on Nov 7th, 2006, 9:55pm, twinturbo wrote:| If you fancy bronzed romans, thats your business |
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Bleedin' cheek
Seriously toying with the idea of robbing a bank to raise the funds to get the Scorpio resprayed bronze...
Bronze or pearlescent white. Any opinions on a fantasy Scorpio colour chart? Any colour anybody would like to see one painted in?
Regards, Bruce.
Duo-tone powder pink/lime green anyone?
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Matt
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #14 on: Nov 9th, 2006, 10:50pm » |
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Fantasy colour?
brushed titanium mmmm..
and i would have 20" wheels, not spinners though
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #15 on: Nov 10th, 2006, 8:46am » |
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One thing that Ford do really well are decent looking alloy wheels. My original ultima had the telephone dial alloys which I swapped for 12 spokes which look the nuts. Keep em silver and original imo.
Paul
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #16 on: Nov 10th, 2006, 10:01am » |
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hi there
that car's the same colour as my wheels!!
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cossieguy
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #17 on: Nov 10th, 2006, 1:07pm » |
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Matt, is that an RX7? Love the colour and the alloys are to die for.
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Matt
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #18 on: Nov 11th, 2006, 2:39pm » |
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it is indeed, although a rather modified one, i think they are one of the best looking cars ever and the engine note aint bad either. That paint would suit the rounded body of the scorpio to a tee
if it wasnt for the silly insurance prices (£5000 +) id be driving one of them round instead of my cossie 
wheels are to common, the BBS Y spoke has been around for ever
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cossieguy
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Re: Wheel refurb ideas
« Reply #19 on: Nov 11th, 2006, 7:18pm » |
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on Nov 11th, 2006, 2:39pm, Matt wrote:
wheels are to common, the BBS Y spoke has been around for ever
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Maybe that's because in my humble opinion they're great lookers and suit so many cars. Would have them on the cossie in a flash.
Guy.
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