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Old 21-09-2012, 09:34 PM
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Looks like they driven up north and not washed the rims properly and that's clean :/


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I have DPT's...

Need to run without caps tho!
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Old 21-09-2012, 09:48 PM
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Those pictures are the opposite of flattering.

The bright red and the dark bronze don't flow well at all.

Maybe if the rims were a bit bigger, but the whole setup looks like turd.

Edit: Wait did you just edit your post? The betty looks heaps better than the hawkeye....
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Maybe if the rims were a bit bigger, but the whole setup looks like turd.
They're 17x9 on the piggy

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Edit: Wait did you just edit your post? The betty looks heaps better than the hawkeye....
Yeh I added that photo just now. Different rims (18" Work XD-9), but in bronze.
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i like gold on red, if thats what you like then do it aswell your never going to make everyone happy with the way your car looks. personally i think black is better but sti gold would look really nice as well
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I don't mind the bronze colour. Yes bright gold rims on red cars does beckon back to the 944 and 911 turbo days of the mid 80's but I like the dirty bronze colour. To me it is very JDM in appearance.

I agree that black wheels lose all of the details in the rims from most angles.

How about a satin titanium colour? Not shiny.
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Bronze looks good
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Kympresiv likes it, I'm sold
Now just to wait Troy's reply...

edit: no bronze left only gunmetal. Sad.
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OK chumps, want opinions and votes again... I've been looking at quite a number of rims (cheap as well as expensive/over budget) and still have my heart set on Rota DPT. At first I wanted flat black, but from a distance the wheels just look like a big blob of black with no rim detail. I'm now leaning towards huggy_bum's suggestion of gunmetal. However, I came across these photos:






I've always liked gold on red (no-one else does) but bronze is far more subtle, still look good with red nuts and isn't something you see all that often. According to prospeed's website Troy has a set in stock. Thoughts?
The XD9 bronze and the Rota bronze are like chalk and cheese. Personally, I dont like the rota bronze for red cars. Have you considered hyper black same as SJT? I reckon they look the business......

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Fitted these today, from a 2011 WRX.

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Happy with the upgrade, fill the guards a bit better, have a bit
more rubber on the road and look a bit more modern than the
original 17"s.

They have a slightly larger rolling diameter tho, will get lower profile tyres when it comes time to replace, may even get them painted.

Have my original rims/tyres available if anyone is interested, good upgrade for a GC8.
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