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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 03:37 AM
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Default Name of the color for the stock 17" tC wheel

I am looking for the name of the color for the stock 17" tC wheel. I would like to powder coat the wheels for my cavalier in this color. I am assuming it's hyper chrome or something like that. Just for reference i'll post a pic of the wheel that i'm talking about.

This is the color I am wondering about


Wheel that I want to get powder coated that color
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 06:20 AM
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i'd call it silver
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 06:30 AM
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by nebster
i'd call it silver
^^ yeah pretty much.
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 07:37 AM
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call your dealer, i think it's called Super Chrome.
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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Thanks for your help, I knew it wasn't silver. The shade is way too dark for being a silver color. I knew it was some sort of chrome be it hyper chrome or something of that sort.
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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its not at all.... its silver......
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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It's more of a graphite than silver IMHO. Take a look at the stock RS2 wheels; now that's silver to me.
(Who knows, maybe I need some glasses )
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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The tC brochure says:

Tires/Wheels 215/45ZR17 on 17” Alloy Wheels w/ Liquid Graphite Appearance

I knew Scion would never just call it silver. Who would buy a car with "silver" wheels? I know I wouldn't! But "Liquid Graphite T-1000 Ultra-Leet-Marketing-Speak" wheels? I'll take a dozen!
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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^^ hahaha
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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The wheels are hyper black. Scion just gives it a funky name.
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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Alloy?
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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Sorry I didn't have any brochure. I figured that the easiest way to find out would be to ask. Thanks.
Old Apr 11, 2008 | 02:18 AM
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hmm i thought the stock wheels were hyper silver...
Old Apr 11, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ucsdtc
hmm i thought the stock wheels were hyper silver...
I would say the Rs2 has a hyper silver finish. The stock wheels are darker, therfore I would call them hyper black.
Old Apr 11, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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the rs2 wheels are called satin something
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