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I bought the TRD 18" 5 spokes - now I need color help!

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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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Default I bought the TRD 18" 5 spokes - now I need color help!

Ok folks, I have just bought my tires (toyo proxies) for my TRD 18" 5 spokes - And now I am getting them installed in 2 weeks. Here is what I was wondering but let me describe my car real quick by the exterior so I can get some ideas.

07 Nautical Blue
TRD springs, TRD shocks/struts
OEM lip kit

The car has a nice drop on it.. While my rims are off, I was going to have my calipers painted. BUT - what color? or dont do it at all?

My options are the red, in TRD fashion, as I have almost every trd part out (including the s/c).

Silver - which I think would look a little more classy, less flash to it.

Or dont paint them at all.

At first I was really only looking at red. The more I see it, I am thinking silver, so its subtle, but still there. What does everyone think?

Here is a link to the wheels.
http://www.scioncrazy.com/wheels.htm
they are the 5 spoke SILVER TRD wheels.


Im kinda leaning twards silver now, what does everyone think?



OK Bronze might not be bad either!! Let me see if I can add it on the poll options.
Old Aug 8, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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bronze is the perfect mix between classy and sporty.....i reccomend you do bronze, i have em red and i wish i cud have done bronze
Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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black.
Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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I say you paint it blue
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 01:19 AM
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Yanki01, you know I was thinking I left black out, but black might be a really nice color too. Would never get "dirty" and would always have a contrast verses the silver wheels.

So I guess its between

Red
Black
Silver
Bronze

Out of all of them, im leaning against my initial decision of RED now I think.

Does anyone have a NMB with painted calipers I they could post in ANY of those colors?

Thanks for everyone's input!
tQ!
Old Aug 11, 2007 | 03:37 AM
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RED RED WINE
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