White wheels - should I?
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White wheels - should I?
Been toying with the idea of painting my wheels white for a while now. I even played around with Photoshop some time ago to make a mock up of how it would look.
They look a bit bright, my photo editing skills aren't brilliant but what is the consensus? I'm still not sure - they don't look as good as I thought, but that could be down to the unrealistic picture...
They look a bit bright, my photo editing skills aren't brilliant but what is the consensus? I'm still not sure - they don't look as good as I thought, but that could be down to the unrealistic picture...
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Hey, Matt. I like the idea of white wheels (like on the C2 sporty jobbie), but spraying standard BX alloys white isn't IMHO the way forward. I like the OZ alloy look, multi-spoke and a lower profile tyre probably. Maybe you could find some multi-spoke 15" alloys in need of a refurb - spray 'em white and get some £25 part worn Michelins (e.g.) on them. If your estate's red is nice and bright, the white will look good - although you might want some subtle (ish) Citroen/Total/Michelin graphics there to reinforce the 'BX Sporting' image...
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Try it, if we all take the piss & laugh at you at the meets, you can always re-spray em
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So true, you had to say it twice!BX Bandit wrote:Matt, have you been sniffing glue? White speedlines NFTW. Evo-stick is not for stuffy noses dude, it's for sticking. Speedlines are FTW, so there!
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Eh?BX Bandit wrote:Matt, have you been sniffing glue? White speedlines NFTW. Evo-stick is not for stuffy noses dude, it's for sticking. Speedlines are FTW, so there!
White Speedlines definately for win:
Ok white SL311's??? No, not for win. Not now not ever.
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I dpn't think I need white wheels to encourage anyone to take the piss and laugh at me...I can manage all by myself!MULLEY wrote:if we all take the piss & laugh at you at the meets
I guess these are the standard BX Speedlines? So the message getting to me is "White wheels yes, but don't respray my current ones!"Kitch wrote:white SL311's??? No, not for win. Not now not ever.
Thing is, I like the wheels I have, I think they're one of the few alloys that suit the BX. Plus I don't have the cash or permission to spend money at the moment, which rules out buying a new set. Ho hum. Maybe I could paint them with white emulsion, easy to get off if they look naff/get me lots of stick. Be different anyway!
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Er, white SL311's?
God no, as Kitch says, and Bandit, and er, most everyone else that isn't colour blind or a window licker, not now, not ever, ever, ever.
no no no no no no no no.
God no, as Kitch says, and Bandit, and er, most everyone else that isn't colour blind or a window licker, not now, not ever, ever, ever.
no no no no no no no no.
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