What to do with my wheel options?
11-05-2009, 07:02 PM
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What to do with my wheel options?
My 225/45 RS2's on my nickel 15x8 6ul's are toast. Pulled the tires off and now is the time to make some choices.
The 6uls I bought from a racer and he never cleaned them. 2 of the wheels have significant damage to the finish from brake dust. One is like new and one is decent. I love the nickel finish but don't see a DIY way to duplicate it.
I have a set of Kosei K1's in 15x7 I currently have my track tires on. Those tires are pretty much done too. Wheels are white but in perfect condition.
I have a new set of 205/50 race tires on hand to mount up.
Options....
Put the race rubber on the 6uls, not worry about the crappy finish on them and run the white kosei's with new street tires.
Keep the Kosei's as race wheels and refinish the 6uls in rattle can bronze/silver/graphite, which I don't like as much as the nickel, and put street rubber on them.
Find someone who can do a nickel refinish on the 6uls and keep them with street tires.
6uls for the track and refinish the white but otherwise perfect paint on the kosei's, to a more attractive silver/bronze/graphite for the street.
Sell it all and join a convent since I'm obviously in need of spiritual and sexual guidance asking these questions?
The 6uls I bought from a racer and he never cleaned them. 2 of the wheels have significant damage to the finish from brake dust. One is like new and one is decent. I love the nickel finish but don't see a DIY way to duplicate it.
I have a set of Kosei K1's in 15x7 I currently have my track tires on. Those tires are pretty much done too. Wheels are white but in perfect condition.
I have a new set of 205/50 race tires on hand to mount up.
Options....
Put the race rubber on the 6uls, not worry about the crappy finish on them and run the white kosei's with new street tires.
Keep the Kosei's as race wheels and refinish the 6uls in rattle can bronze/silver/graphite, which I don't like as much as the nickel, and put street rubber on them.
Find someone who can do a nickel refinish on the 6uls and keep them with street tires.
6uls for the track and refinish the white but otherwise perfect paint on the kosei's, to a more attractive silver/bronze/graphite for the street.
Sell it all and join a convent since I'm obviously in need of spiritual and sexual guidance asking these questions?
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11-05-2009, 09:18 PM
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Obviously I'm not too concerned about image, I drive a 15 year old Miata, but I appreciate good looking AND functional wheels like the 6uls. It's not like the Kosei's are crap for the track either.
Do 205/50 track tires OK fit well on a 8" 6ul or will they look a little stretched?
Do 205/50 track tires OK fit well on a 8" 6ul or will they look a little stretched?
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11-06-2009, 09:45 AM
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Obviously I'm not too concerned about image, I drive a 15 year old Miata, but I appreciate good looking AND functional wheels like the 6uls. It's not like the Kosei's are crap for the track either.
Do 205/50 track tires OK fit well on a 8" 6ul or will they look a little stretched?
Do 205/50 track tires OK fit well on a 8" 6ul or will they look a little stretched?
Interesting facts about tire size ****:
when stacked, 3 15x8/205's are taller than 4 205nt-01's on 99 wheels
just the 15x9 wheel is 3" wider than a 99 wheel with 205 NT's
I'm the **** and get tons of bitches
the 205 Neogen and NT-01 is almost as wide as 225 RS-2
my garage looks like a tire shop. There are 4 EXTRA sets of mounted tires in there, and a spare set of 225 NT-01's.
I think a little "patina" on the 6UL looks great.
If I had a black miata, I'd have one of my multiple 6UL sets in kelly-green or lime-green.
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11-06-2009, 12:16 PM
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OK. Kosei's for the street it is! Thanks for the overwhelming input in favor of that. Makes the decision easy.
The black base coat showing in lots of places from scrapes, scuffs and corrosion go a little beyond "patina".
Do I run them in the factory white on my black car which I like on the track but not so much on the street or do I give em a coat of paint. I've already got silver, graphite and bronze wheel paint laying around. I'd like any of them better than the white. My only hesitation is the wheels are stinking perfect. Hardly a scratch on them. Rattle canning over perfect factory paint kinda rubs me wrong.
The black base coat showing in lots of places from scrapes, scuffs and corrosion go a little beyond "patina".
Do I run them in the factory white on my black car which I like on the track but not so much on the street or do I give em a coat of paint. I've already got silver, graphite and bronze wheel paint laying around. I'd like any of them better than the white. My only hesitation is the wheels are stinking perfect. Hardly a scratch on them. Rattle canning over perfect factory paint kinda rubs me wrong.
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11-06-2009, 03:15 PM
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Track wheels are going to stay corroded Nickel! If I kept the 6uls' as street wheels then I'd paint them.
I liked the bright white Kosei's for the track but on the street I think they are fugly.
I liked the bright white Kosei's for the track but on the street I think they are fugly.
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11-06-2009, 03:20 PM
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Yeah, I share that sentiment...I'd never do anything like that on my black street car.
I was about to repaint daisies...and have black, silver and graphite. That's as far as I'd get with choices. I considered bronze for a bit, but would clash with the chrome accents on a black NA.
I was only going to do the black with a polished rim. Your Koseis don't have enough of a rim so you should of course go solid. Didn't Braineack paint a set silver that you can 'shop onto your car?
I was about to repaint daisies...and have black, silver and graphite. That's as far as I'd get with choices. I considered bronze for a bit, but would clash with the chrome accents on a black NA.
I was only going to do the black with a polished rim. Your Koseis don't have enough of a rim so you should of course go solid. Didn't Braineack paint a set silver that you can 'shop onto your car?
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11-07-2009, 01:34 PM
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Hmmm.....
No.
I'm too old, too conservative and too slow to do red/orange/pink/green/yellow/blue track wheels. If I was fast as hell I could see it. I drive like a middle aged guy with moderate skills who doesn't want to die, not like the Stig.
No.
I'm too old, too conservative and too slow to do red/orange/pink/green/yellow/blue track wheels. If I was fast as hell I could see it. I drive like a middle aged guy with moderate skills who doesn't want to die, not like the Stig.
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