Mr grey's rimjob
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Another day, another rimjob
This is a WIP of the 15's I am currently working on.....
The rim in the bottom right has minor kurbing, but it is nothing compared to the cheese grater effect I had on my original rims. (I will be able to tidy that up with a minor bit of light filing)
Two of them appear to have had the chrome come off about 1/2 of the rim and I am not sure exactly the best approach to get them looking better again. Here is one of the worst examples of the chrome crappiness....
This is a WIP of the 15's I am currently working on.....
The rim in the bottom right has minor kurbing, but it is nothing compared to the cheese grater effect I had on my original rims. (I will be able to tidy that up with a minor bit of light filing)
Two of them appear to have had the chrome come off about 1/2 of the rim and I am not sure exactly the best approach to get them looking better again. Here is one of the worst examples of the chrome crappiness....
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I was trying to envision what colour scheme to go with and my PS skills are non-existant, so thank you very much Siren676 for your photoshop wizardry
I basically am down to 2 options that I think could suit, but am having trouble making my mind up as both would look pretty good. I will think long and hard about it, but I would be interested in your opinions as well
I had also wondered what straight black would look like, but I think the multi coloured options look better...
I basically am down to 2 options that I think could suit, but am having trouble making my mind up as both would look pretty good. I will think long and hard about it, but I would be interested in your opinions as well
I had also wondered what straight black would look like, but I think the multi coloured options look better...
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I finished painting the rims a while ago and they have been waiting until I got some tires for them. Next week I will have some 205/55r15's arriving (I went for 55's because some of the roads up here are crap and I prefer the extra flex in the tire when hitting potholes to reduce the chance of rim damage)
I have always liked the look of wheel arch flares but most of the ones I see protrude too much for my liking or are to expensive (I realize that quality costs $ ). In my random browsing I saw this from club roadster where someone had DIY'ed some flares from a mk2 golf onto a roadster.
for a gamble of $70 I have ordered some flares for a mk3 golf and I will have a play around altering them to fit. Even if it all goes to custard at least I won't be too out of pocket :p These appear to be made of either moulded plastic or polyurethane and therefore should be more malleable than aftermarket fibreglass ones (which tend to have fitment issues).
With a bit of trimming and a bit of filling they should work out ok.
I have always liked the look of wheel arch flares but most of the ones I see protrude too much for my liking or are to expensive (I realize that quality costs $ ). In my random browsing I saw this from club roadster where someone had DIY'ed some flares from a mk2 golf onto a roadster.
for a gamble of $70 I have ordered some flares for a mk3 golf and I will have a play around altering them to fit. Even if it all goes to custard at least I won't be too out of pocket :p These appear to be made of either moulded plastic or polyurethane and therefore should be more malleable than aftermarket fibreglass ones (which tend to have fitment issues).
With a bit of trimming and a bit of filling they should work out ok.
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its a set from a mk3 golf sent over via Ebay, its cheap enough so that if it all goes pear shaped then I won't be too out of pocket.
They will require some cutting and filling but as a 'steady as she goes' project, it should be quite fun.
I did get am email from the US vendor, and either its a copy paste jobbie or his geography skills are a little off
They will require some cutting and filling but as a 'steady as she goes' project, it should be quite fun.
I did get am email from the US vendor, and either its a copy paste jobbie or his geography skills are a little off
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