Go with Gunmetal Rims Yes or No ?

[RallyPlaya]

Alrite ive been debating on my mind for days now if i should get my Stock 17's 5 Spokes Painted Gunmetal I Have a Black Sedan with the 07 look which includes the Chrome grill. Below is a pic of my ride and the pic of gunmetal rims.

Your opinions and suggestions would be gladly appreciated. :)

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb15/ToStar_photo/P3260015.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb15/ToStar_photo/P3260023-1.jpg

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb15/ToStar_photo/PB170241.jpg

[Gizzmo_jr]

I voted yes, since i'm planning on the same thing. either Matte Black or gunmetal on my snowflakes.

[btown-mazda]

GM is kinda passe now, I'd say powdercoat them black

[condor888000]

Not a black fan, I'd say gunmetal. Black would be too close to the car IMO.

[RallyPlaya]

Does anyone know of any pics with a black seden or hatch with stock 5 spoke gunmetal rims that would really help me decide .... i only have one set of rims this is a big decision for me

[eqlso]

Yes...going to do the same with my car too. I think they'll look great with black or white.

[Unoriginalusername]

you copy cat :chuckle

[eqlso]

:(

I just didnt want to ask for opinions! :D

[M3!]

I say do should look good. I was thinking of doing mine too, but I think I'm gonna test on my winter steelies first, lol. Don't really mind if I mess those up.

[M3!]

Here is a quick rendition, rims taken from Walrus's ride.

Not a great job, but you get the idea

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd249/SIMGOR/m3.jpg

[p-o-g-i]

I voted no, as I think they would look better painted gloss black or bronze....

[RallyPlaya]

Thx for the photoshop M3 !!! =)

[Cudgel]

Yes! I say go for it!

[mit-gee-mui]

I've looked and looked, but still can't find gunmetal oem 17s on a black mica in this forum....YET!:bang:complain:rant:flaming

I will continue trying and will update when/if I am successful.:)

But for now, here it is on a titanium grey. That is the closest I could find.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y180/m_a_t_r_i_x/Tm3_1.jpg
Taken from http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=12039&highlight=ti+grey+gunmetal+rims&page=2

[RallyPlaya]

Yeah i saw that pic before Thx for trying MGM im gonna look on M3f as well

[Gizzmo_jr]

http://www.aznkid.com/misc/mazda3paintedcaps.jpg

Oh holy Mrs. Link'ness, you must explore your region (only if need be :chuckle)
-Source at M3F (http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=70450.0)

[RallyPlaya]

Nice i think i just made my mind up thx too you Gizmo Jr that looks amazing my tint is 20% all around so it will look even better keep the votes and suggestions coming though

[mit-gee-mui]

I was actually going to start posting pictures from the BOD guys cause that's the next closest thing. (dirty black powdercoated oems = gunmetal, right?)

But I guess I don't have to anymore.:chuckle

[Fuman]

Rally, heads up that the way you 'encoded' your plates can be decoded. just erase it entirely if you don't want your plates public

[kingrukus]

i would stay with the oem silver...

[RallyPlaya]

Fuman- I Really dont care if someone has my plates next time il just completely blank it out thx for the heads up
KingRukus- thats my big dilemma i like the stock silver look as well but its getting too common

[M3!]

Thx for the photoshop M3 !!! =)

LOL, thanks. I know, I know, it's a crappy job, but what the hey, I spent 5 min on it.

[3GFX]

Don't do it bro. Not only is gunmetal getting to be overdone, its not the same when its just paint. On black Gunmetal doesn't give the pop it does on other colours.

Do something that will stand out and show off the car a big more. My suggestion (other than getting aftermarket rims) would be to get the face machined. That would look incredibly hot on a black car like urs and would bring out the trim on the headlights, taillights and chrome grill.

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http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p101/planetxerox/IMG_0378_vga.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p101/planetxerox/IMG_0383_vga.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p101/planetxerox/IMG_0393_svga.jpg

[Dante]

Ill do a very nice job. I'm actually doing mine when I get some rims to sit on. Though thats later.

[RallyPlaya]

Do something that will stand out and show off the car a big more. My suggestion (other than getting aftermarket rims) would be to get the face machined. That would look incredibly hot on a black car like urs and would bring out the trim on the headlights, taillights and chrome grill.

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How much would it aprox cost to getting the rims machined that looks really good my stock rims are missing something and this would go well with the chrome grill i have.

[RallyPlaya]

Ill do a very nice job. I'm actually doing mine when I get some rims to sit on. Though thats later.

Yeah we can do them together @ the Same time if i make my mind up lol :)

[M3!]

Yeah we can do them together @ the Same time if i make my mind up lol :)

PM me when you guys plan on doing this, I'd like to see the process, in the event I decide to do this myself.

[3GFX]

Hmmm its up in the air price wise, but any rim refurbishing place would do it. I wouldn't not guess more than $500 tops. Call around and ask, its probably cheaper.

[Dante]

I know a place 100 a rim. Though I charge 275 for all 4 painted

[RallyPlaya]

Yeah Guys I Know im Bringing back an old thread but im ready to do this prbly will give Quy a Call next week or in the end of the month and get them powdercoated Gunmetal and then Go to Allen and Repaint my Calipers Red !!! So Yeah Big Changes Plus my Rear Flares have been ordered thx to SSG Im Pumped =)

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb15/ToStar_photo/P5180273-1-1.jpg

if anyones bored care to photoshop these gunmetal with red calipers again plz =)

[p-o-g-i]

I voted no, as I think they would look better painted gloss black or bronze....

:chuckle

[RallyPlaya]

:chuckle

Even if I had BBS or The Best set of Black Rims i wouldnt put them on my ride ..... not a fan of black Rims you either are or not..... Bronze would look pretty Good but Mazda Kitten has already taken this style :chuckle I Wanna make my ride more unique and the Stock 17;s arent doing it :)..... on a side note my best bud repainted his Bimmer CWP and is Gonna have powdercoated white rims , white on white is hawt :hawt

[plontoc]

Do It!

[p-o-g-i]

..... on a side note my best bud repainted his Bimmer CWP and is Gonna have powdercoated white rims , white on white is hawt :hawt

True dat!!!!

[Shotta-KB]

Don't do it bro. Not only is gunmetal getting to be overdone, its not the same when its just paint. On black Gunmetal doesn't give the pop it does on other colours.

Do something that will stand out and show off the car a big more. My suggestion (other than getting aftermarket rims) would be to get the face machined. That would look incredibly hot on a black car like urs and would bring out the trim on the headlights, taillights and chrome grill.

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http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p101/planetxerox/IMG_0378_vga.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p101/planetxerox/IMG_0383_vga.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p101/planetxerox/IMG_0393_svga.jpg

:agree with 3GFX, gunmetal is so last decade, the machined stock would sit nice on your black M3

[Blue_Jinnee]

Yep, sure go for it.

[Mazda3X2]

I was thinking of doing this same thing to my Supra's rims but with powder coating. Then I heard of a place here in Belleville called Chromecraft. He can chrome anything with this new process and can even tint the chrome colours. I may go with a black chrome now instead of power coating gunmetal grey. The price was very similar too, I think just over $100/rim if I remember correctly. Just something to think about maybe...

If you want a contact number I have it somewhere. I realize Belleville may be a little out of the way for most.

[RallyPlaya]

I was thinking of doing this same thing to my Supra's rims but with powder coating. Then I heard of a place here in Belleville called Chromecraft. He can chrome anything with this new process and can even tint the chrome colours. I may go with a black chrome now instead of power coating gunmetal grey. The price was very similar too, I think just over $100/rim if I remember correctly. Just something to think about maybe...

If you want a contact number I have it somewhere. I realize Belleville may be a little out of the way for most.

Interesting il take a look into into it..... do u have any after pics of this chrome tinting..... im not big on the bling bling i like the more subtle look... but its worth looking into....the powdercoating procedure costs me 250$ and it will fix all the small scratces and small discolour in my rims....

So Far options include

Machined
Powdercoating
Chrome tint

Still leaning towards powdercoating though.... iul make my decision and go for one of the options ened of this month

[Mazda3X2]

I'm not into bling either myself. That's why I would go with either the black or grey tinted chrome. Just google black chrome to see how that looks. As for the other colors I'm not too sure. The net must have lots of pics of these things.

[huyzel]

I think the machined rims look hawt.
I think gunmetal looks great on a black car too.

[oni]

do it...do it!

[allen@simplytire.com]

Dude.... save your money and buy a nice set of lightweight 17" wheels !!! There are tons of wheels out there that you can do for less than $700.00...

[ziegs2020]

Machined looks great. Pantherwheels from BC did that.

[Mike]

just at out of curiosity, did anyone see gunmetal snowflakes? how would that look?

[lightsandsirens]

I'm in the same debate as well with my MS3 rims.... polished or gunmetal?

[MSMitch]

Dude.... save your money and buy a nice set of lightweight 17" wheels !!! There are tons of wheels out there that you can do for less than $700.00...

I tend to agree with Allen, there are lots of nice rims out there - sell your old ones, recoup some of the cost, may actually balance out in the end (although the machined look is nice too).

[DumpInfo]

#10 doesn't look bad actually. I guess it goes better on certain colours more then anything.