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So, I've been toying with the idea of repainting my stock rims black to give my car a slightly different look. I thought black looks a little more "vintage" and might give the car a bit of a "sporty" look. Here's a quick photoshop job I did:





Also, if I paint them black should I go satin or gloss? I was leaning towards satin...

Your opinion counts! Thx!

I like satin black, but you need whitewalls to give some separation. If you go with blackwall tires, I would keep the grey wheels.
Here's a few real photos, no retouch, the 66 I used to have. Looked better clean.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... %20Datsun/

Images are a bit big to post

I vote for the black, it gives a better contrast & highlights the wheels, but you gotta keep the whitewall tires, it adds a nice seperation line to the look.

I like silver myself. I have a black set and think that they look kind of blah, but am keeping them that way for a project.

I had black wheels on my 67, with stock hubcaps and chrome trim rings. The trim rings made a big difference.

Edit: We put them on Alans car before Watkins Glen 2007 and I found a photo:

datsun1500 wrote:I had black wheels on my 67, with stock hubcaps and chrome trim rings. The trim rings made a big difference.

Edit: We put them on Alans car before Watkins Glen 2007 and I found a photo:

Who is the car eating? What is the guy in blue looking at?

spl310 wrote: What is the guy in blue looking at?

The guy in blue is looking around to see if anyone will notice what he is about to do to Dave Freed......

datsun1500 wrote:

spl310 wrote: What is the guy in blue looking at?

The guy in blue is looking around to see if anyone will notice what he is about to do to Dave Freed......

Aaaaahhh, the Glen...

The fact I can crawl under a Roadster without jacking it up make me think I really AM that skinny.

Black wheels and trim rings with or without whitewalls is my vote.
Ahh the Glen, wonder what I get to repair this year...

Yeah, the jury is still out... everyone I ask has a different opinion.
It doesnt halp matters that my desire to have a different look is being cancelled out by my inherent laziness.

BlackEddy wrote:Yeah, the jury is still out... everyone I ask has a different opinion.
It doesnt halp matters that my desire to have a different look is being cancelled out by my inherent laziness.

Powder coat them yellow, with caps and rings. different, but cool.