Mundane MR2sday: What if I Painted the Stock 14s Black?

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07/18/2017 at 23:46 • Filed to: MR2sday, Toyota MR2, Wheels, Shiny and Chrome

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How it could look

Little late on my part, but happy MR2sday! Which looks better, nice wheels and an ehh paint job or black-painted stock wheels and a not bad paint job? I’ve decided on a paint color but it’ll be a surprise...

Current state of the factory alloys:

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How it looks

Or should I chrome them?


DISCUSSION (12)


Kinja'd!!! razorbeamteam > way2blu does a rev update
07/18/2017 at 23:52

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White?


Kinja'd!!! Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > way2blu does a rev update
07/18/2017 at 23:53

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Correct answer:

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Kinja'd!!! Die-Trying > way2blu does a rev update
07/18/2017 at 23:56

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paint a squigly, like off of a jet engine, so that it looks cool while you are cruising down the road....... or white. white would be a good color too........


Kinja'd!!! way2blu does a rev update > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
07/19/2017 at 00:11

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That render looks taller than mine. I still haven’t decided if I want to lower mine or lift it for rallycross.

Half the people in my school’s car club run RPF1s. Maybe I just accept the peer pressure and make my car look better...


Kinja'd!!! way2blu does a rev update > Die-Trying
07/19/2017 at 00:16

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I’ll get a second set of center caps for the wheels, with squigglies painted on. If I need to adjust the car for flight mode then I take off the plain black ones and put on the plane squiggly ones. At all other times, it’s a sleeper flying car!


Kinja'd!!! way2blu does a rev update > razorbeamteam
07/19/2017 at 00:17

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That’s got potential too. I’ll have to compare the look once I get the rest of the car painted.


Kinja'd!!! beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > way2blu does a rev update
07/19/2017 at 00:35

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black wheels with a ‘not bad’ paintjob very quickly become black wheels with a shit paintjob.

Only do black if it’s done properly.

source: MR2 owner with black wheels.


Kinja'd!!! VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated. > way2blu does a rev update
07/19/2017 at 06:13

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My useless 2¢: My favorite use of R32 GTR wheels is on an MR2.

But R32 and R33 GTR wheels make a lot of things nicer.


Kinja'd!!! for Michigan > way2blu does a rev update
07/19/2017 at 06:24

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With that color of MR2, I’d give the wheels a fresh coat of silver. Perhaps a shade or two darker than stock.


Kinja'd!!! That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > way2blu does a rev update
07/19/2017 at 07:57

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Stock alloys painted black with chrome lugs is the way to go.


Kinja'd!!! Fresh-Outta-Nissans > way2blu does a rev update
07/20/2017 at 08:35

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Don’t these have staggered-diameter wheels?

It looks like your car is currently teal. I cannot in good conscience recommend changing this.


Kinja'd!!! way2blu does a rev update > Fresh-Outta-Nissans
07/20/2017 at 13:41

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All the wheels are the same dimensions on mine, might be different for Turbo models though.

The factory color is “Nautical Blue” with a matching interior. The coat is in pretty bad condition though, I dropped it off today for a fresh paint job. I’m not sure if you’d approve of the color I chose though... I’ll make a separate post on Oppo with the color when I get it back.