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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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A while back I was in love with the bronze, then I started to like the black, now its the nickel. I like the silver as well, but I'm not sure why someone would get the silver over the nickel's (opinions?). Which finish should I go with? Anyone have any pictures of a white na with 6ul's in any color? Here are a few that I had saved to my computer, but I'd love to see as many more as possible before I pull the trigger. Comment away guys

The results so far:

BLACK:10
NICKEL: 5
BRONZE:3
SILVER:1
WHITE: 2

Pic of my car to help with decision making....
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 09:12 AM
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bronze
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 09:20 AM
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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by levnubhin
black or nickel
+1, I'm torn between these two colors too.
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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I'm pretty much torn between black and nickel as well. Every once and a while I'll see a bronze pic that looks amazing though. Is there any difference between the black and nickel in terms of durability of the finish? Scratching, flaking, etc
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 09:38 AM
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I say nickel. Here are my bronze track wheels and nickel street wheels. One of these days I'll get some better pics.



Old Feb 7, 2010 | 09:39 AM
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White car needs white wheels, paint some 6UL's white///thread
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by orion4096
I say nickel. Here are my nickel street wheels. One of these days I'll get some better pics.

How bout today ...looks great from this angle!
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 10:08 AM
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Black. With what you've done to the car black is the only way to go.
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For any other white NA nickel/Bronze. For yours, black. too much black carbon already to not go with black wheels. On that note, are you planning on doing anything else paint/carbon wrap wise?
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Originally Posted by jayc72
Black. With what you've done to the car black is the only way to go.
I was kinda thinking the same thing...but those nickels are so damn nice! Plus if I ever need to sell them for some reason, I was thinking that the nickels would be easier to sell...maybe I'm wrong here.


Originally Posted by KPLAFIN
For any other white NA nickel/Bronze. For yours, black. too much black carbon already to not go with black wheels. On that note, are you planning on doing anything else paint/carbon wrap wise?
Yeah, I plan on painting the finishing panel and rear bumper all white (no more stripe) and then I plan to wrap the windshield surround and part of the hood down to my bumper cutout (The bumper ducting will be wrapped as well) The rest of the front bumper will be white:

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I painted my bronze black, back when it was a street car the bronze made the cops look at my car to much, black fixed that.
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 11:50 AM
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i love bronze wheels on white cars. bronze
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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Are you gonna fill that gap with those wheels? The flares stick out pretty far. Spacers?
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 12:42 PM
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SILVER.

the black and bronze are too contrived on the white car.

and the nickel is too dark and doesn't pop.

the silver has good brightness and will contrast well with the white.
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 01:49 PM
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15x9 negro.

IMO your car needs a consistent finish for your black parts. With the black wheels, you'll have matte, shiny, and carbon.
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 01:54 PM
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and the nickel is too dark and doesn't pop.
you are out of your mind, good sir.
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 02:16 PM
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nickel ,balances nice w/ the black and white.
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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I was also wondering which color would look good on my new-used 95. The nickels look facking awesome, but I was thinking on eventually getting a hard top, paint in black, and do black stripes. With that said I think the black 6uls are the best fit. So, Cspence I think you should go black.
Old Feb 7, 2010 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by miataspeed2005
Are you gonna fill that gap with those wheels? The flares stick out pretty far. Spacers?
DUH!!! lol


Cspence i say go with the Black...............black is at the top of the list, then its nickle..... all the other colors are inferior for your car!

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