What Colour shal I paint my new MS01\'s???

[antnicuk]

I have just bought a set of Mazdaspeed MS01\'s for my FC, they were on ebay at i got them for £104 so i couldnt resist.  The add said the tyres were shot bu the fronts are semi slicks with at least one track left in them, the rears are Eagle F1 with about a 1000 miles left. They have all four complete centre caps and they are straight, in fact only one has a little bit of curb rash, the others are untouched, its just the paint and laquer thats coming off.

Just tried them as i wasnt sure if they would fit as my bigger brakes on the front stick out a lot and hit on my original set of wheels.  The ones i have now fit well but the front sticks a little too much a hits the arch if i lower it too much.  The new ones fit really well and clear my brakes with no spacers required and the offset is perfect even though they are 81/2 fronts and 9 1/2 rears  :eek .  

I am going to have a go at refurbing them myself and although gold centres is original i fancy leaving the lip polishd and painting the centres satin black like my current wheels.

I think red centres will look a little OTT and gold doesnt really go on a red car.  They look a little bland all in silver for my taste and it doesnt do the wheel justice.

Any ideas or piccys would be appreciated



Rear side view, fits perfectly



Fronts

[Fish]

Paint them black with red pin strips about 5mm in on each spoke.

Fish

[TonyC]

Red car and gold wheels is very 70\'s Ferrari racing car though....

[allstaruk]

I\'ll get you some pics of mine I refurbished themtoo, get someone to sandblast the gold of its a right pain to remove.

Alan

[antnicuk]

Paint them black with red pin strips about 5mm in on each spoke.

Fish

That sounds technical danny,   you offering?:Talking1

[Fish]

Give me a couple of beers before to make sure the lines are straight.

Almost like a pin stripe.

Fish

[Fish]

So then badboy, what colour you making em then?

Fish

[antnicuk]

i think i\'m gonna go satin black centres and polished rims..   wont be for a while yet though

[Grizzly]

Nar Black is a bit played out, i\'d say more of a Grahpite colour or silver (well you don\'t see MS01\'s with silver centers and i think they look well)

[88GT-R]

Bastid....

[93type-x]

i got the same wheels and the same dilema... but mine are on a black FD..
Si