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Postby PUR157 » Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:58 am

That's a nice looking shade...! What is it called?

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Postby philz » Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:07 am

Sorry but the originals were better can't believe you just killed those magnesium blue te37s.

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Postby psquire45 » Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:52 am

i think they suit the car much better in silver well done
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Postby StanTheMan » Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:07 pm

well done....did you clear coat them? was there a special sort of paint you used?
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Postby @ndrew » Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:52 pm

What sized wheels are they??

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Postby MX5CHIC » Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:56 pm

Great job and the colour does look a whole lot better, I sprayed my wheels a year ago and one thing people need to know is that you need a lot of patience and good masking skills :lol:

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Postby @ndrew » Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:00 pm

Artificial Life wrote:Thanks squire :)

It's a factory Renault colour (427), in DeBeer paint, from Autolac. We double-coated with clear-coat (2pack with hardner) after the base coat, with a small go of 1200+ grade sand paper in the middle.

The wheels are 17*7.5 +44


Do you know if most WRX wheels fit the NC??

Also could you post some higher quality pics when you get a chance?

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Postby philz » Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:55 pm

WRX wheels- you might have problems of it rubbing the inside guard/suspension than the outside.

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Postby @ndrew » Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:00 pm

Would 17x5 5x100/5x114.3 +42 fit without any issue??

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Postby philz » Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:17 pm

Do you mean 17x7? if so +42 should be okay.

+55 17x8.5 is okay, since stock is +55, going wider doesn't hurt :wink:

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Postby @ndrew » Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:49 pm

philz wrote:Do you mean 17x7? if so +42 should be okay.

+55 17x8.5 is okay, since stock is +55, going wider doesn't hurt :wink:


Sorry i mean't 17x7.5 + 42


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