What Colour To To Paint My 15''s

[dandanger 12]

hi all i got a white gti and some very rough looking 15's speedlines gonna sand them down and spray just wondering peoples colour choices so i go standard silver or white with red lips or goodwood style..... the choices!

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

white on white can be a bit much, black or goodwood I reckon

[S@m 156]

Black with a white lip on a white car! Just done mine BMW Sepang bronze with a polished lip but my car is silver, should be on by the weekend.

 

Sam

Edited June 26, 2012 by Sam306

[jonXS 30 1 Cars]

graphite grey colour with green lip maybe ;P

 

or paint them bright yellow or something wild

[Pugleyrich 37 1 Cars]

I have djinuk's orange with metal flakes speedlines on mine. Look good on a low white 205. There are pictures on one of his old threads

[Baz 421]

Pink.

[Anthony 1,003]

Lilac with a mint lip

 

Or to be slightly more serious, it really depends on the rest of the car and thus the "look" you're going for.

 

If it's an otherwise standard example, keep with standard looking wheels in silver.

 

If it's a stripped out track car then perhaps something more adventurous.

 

Personally, I don't tend to like all black 1.9 wheels as you lose the detail, and white wheels on a white car doesn't look right unless the two shades are fairly close - earlier creamy white 205's and bright white wheels is a no-no for me. Goodwood style works well, as obviously does silver, and I quite like gold but suspect I'm in the minority with that one.

 

At the end of the day, only you can decide what you like as it's your car and your tastes. Plenty of photos floating around with most colour/finish combinations of 1.9 wheels fitted, so have a browse and see what you like.

[lemmingzappa 75 1 Cars]

Lilac with a mint lip

 

That's my kinda style

[MiniGibbo 142]

Silver, grey or satin black..

 

Sorry for being boring

[shalmaneser 26]

Has to be goodwood on a white gti I reckons.

[1 FAT PUG 39]

Has to be goodwood on a white gti I reckons.

 

yep, look best i think

[dandanger 12]

im between goodwood and standard silver probably right that white on white wont look good.... maybe if it was a track slag then id go neon

 

Trying to get the car standard looking ish i.e standard ride hight, exhaust....

 

I like the look on peoples faces as the get eaten by what they think is a 1.6 gti

[Baz 421]

 

I like the look on peoples faces as the get eaten by what they think is a 1.6 gti

 

Even better when you actually do it in a 1.6 gti...

[dandanger 12]

i always used to go for the 1.6 over the 1.9 felt more revvy this be my first with a bigger engine

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Having some speed lines refuted currently and I went through the same thought process.

 

In the end I decided to go with silver as they suit the white IMO. I wanted to go adventurous and have goodwood gunmetal without the polished rim, but you just can't go wrong with silver. I'd rather have silver and wish I'd gone gunmetal, than go for gunmetal and regret it.

 

Quite oddly I think when I decide on roll cage colour I'm going to go against the grain and go for something funky - which on an object not as easy to whip off and have repainted as wheels is a bit of a silly decision.

[dandanger 12]

i am swaying more to silver......

[marksorrento205 80]

Std silver all the way

[Baz 421]

On white? Goodwood styleee...

 

[shalmaneser 26]

+1 love the rallye/pts stripes too

[dandanger 12]

ooooooo now that looks nice i do like with polish tips

[Richie 32]

I'd go with silver. I agree with black being black you lose the wheel detail, and white on white is just too much white for my liking. But each to their own. I was toying with the idea of some nice gold wheels on my cherry red.

[dandanger 12]

any1 got any links or pics to colour combos on a white 205?

[d7ve_b 44 1 Cars]

My old white one on white rims:

 

[dandanger 12]

white on white doesnt look as bad as i thought with a red lip could be quite nice

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

White Gti then Goodwood style (metallic anthracite with a polished lip). You could try silver with a polished lip if you want for standard but subtly different