Bronze or Hyperblack on red?

[youngmanvr4]

Just wondering what you think I should get for my FN's? 90 hatch red.

[lilredstiffy]

i would go bronze

what sizes are you getting

[ThatGuy]

Just look around. FN's are so popular you are bound to find a red Fastback wearing black, and another wearing bronze to compare.

[youngmanvr4]

Well if I dont get 17x8's all around I'll be going with 17x9 +20 245/40 for the rears (-2 camber or so) and for the fronts I'm not sure yet. 245/40 wont fit without a pull in the front and I dont want to pull. So its either 235/45 or 17x8 +35 with a 225/45 tire and a 5mm spacer.

If I decide to get 17x8 all around then I'll be getting silver with 225/45 most likely.

What about be really nice is 17x8 +35 235/45 with a 10mm spacer front and 15mm spacer rear. That would be really flush. But I dont know if I want to spend the money right now on the spacers (260 just in spacers). I could just get 215/45 for now then later get 235/40 with the spacers. I would like to get coil-overs soon so thats why I need the extra money.

[Yuri]

be different. get the hyperblack and paint the lips bronze.

[SoSideways]

Don't have to paint the lip bronze. Just wait till you have a nice coat of brake dust on the hyperblack, then it looks like a chameleon paint job on the wheel :rofl:

[P4rD0nM3]

PAint them strong green man!

[punkz]

I think Hyperblack would look nice.

[beavis360]

i vote bronze

[koukidough]

i think bronze your car will have a more aggressive look than black.

[TwoFourO]

I vote pink...

[JDMB0iKT]

i think that bronze would look good on red

[chmercer]

get silver, hyperblack just looks like your wheels are covered in brake dust, bronze every "import tuner" thinks is cool.

[Ricks15]

Bronze looks sick!!

[youngmanvr4]

Hyperblack is not black. Here are the color options.

http://www.splparts.com/Parts/Universal/Exterior/Wheels/5zigen/default.htm

Hyperblack is more of a shinny gray. Hyperblack also changes colors/apperance alot with different lighting.

Like I said, I would rather have silver but the 17x9 +20 are avilable in bronze, hyperblack, matte black and black polished. Not silver :( And I dont want black or polished black.

[chmercer]

hmm that sucks that they dont make them in silver. in that case i would get hyperblack.

[mjjstang]

I was in the SAME exact situation as you, gettin fns for my red car. well after thinking about it and doing some choppin, I decided the hyper blacks were for me. im only doing rear right now, but of cource will complete it soon. I ordered the 17x9 for my s13 in HB becasue my buddy convinced me not to go bronze, although I think i would have liked it. but they were out (spl) of the 17x9 till next month, so i decided to go 17x8 +35, just got some 245/40/17 Ecsta MX for the rear, (i ordered them before spl told me the rims were on backorder, and the tires were already out for delivery, +1 for tirerack.com shipping) so ill hope these fit, otherwise id a gotten 235's maybe. anyway for the front i have some toyo proxes 215s that were on my brothers car, and just gonna put them on to save money, probably go with a 17x8 up there too. I had some pics of the photoshop but they sucked, ill take some pics thursday when they are on the car. is your car kind of a maroonish red?

[mr_240sx]

if youd liek my opinion id go with the bronze!

[McRussellPants]

How much longer are you gonna spam 240 boards about what FNs you should get before you actually do something.


17x9 +20 HyperBlack. Done and Done.

[youngmanvr4]

No its the bright red.

Well after doing some thinking I think I should go with 17x8 +35 in silver becuase the wider the wheel and the more offset the more strees on the hubs and studs. The x8 +35 is better for daily driving. Sunken yes, but its more streetable IMO. The less strees the better. Now 5 lug is another story. 5 lugs can handle alot more strees and weight becuase of the pattern of the studs and haveing more of them.

So your going to have 17x8 +35 with a 245/40 on the rear? Then what with what on the front?

[driftracer]

I think if you cannot do silver, then try bronze and see how that works.

If you're still indecisive, then maybe you should get compare shots of them as ThatGuy said and maybe run a poll to see and get better results from everyone. Good luck :)

[youngmanvr4]

How much longer are you gonna spam 240 boards about what FNs you should get before you actually do something.


17x9 +20 HyperBlack. Done and Done.

Well I'm ordering them tomorrow so it should end there ;)

I know what bronze looks like on a red s13 but I haven't seen a hyperblack on a s13. But since I'm going with x8 +35 FORSURE I'll just get silver. I think I'll be pretty happy with that. The hub stress is what changed my mind about 17x9. I didn't think of that at the start of the thread. Otherwise this thread wouldn't be here ;)

[mjjstang]

\http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/mjjstang/mycarwithrims.jpg

woot
i said 215 in front since the tires will be free, that would be crazy stagger but if it works then why not. I see a million people running 215 on a 8 inch rim, but not many 245s on a 40 profile, thats the part im worried about, but we will see.

[lucky7]

black or gold on a red car. im over bronze like a hangover. went that route on my blk Ek. i think ive done almost every wheel combo. have my gold VS-XX's going on my red kouki. probably pick up a set of rota track-r's for the civic. that would officially mean ive done it all. glad you read all of this, huh? lmao. g'luck with your decision.

[chmercer]

Well I'm ordering them tomorrow so it should end there ;)

I know what bronze looks like on a red s13 but I haven't seen a hyperblack on a s13. But since I'm going with x8 +35 FORSURE I'll just get silver. I think I'll be pretty happy with that. The hub stress is what changed my mind about 17x9. I didn't think of that at the start of the thread. Otherwise this thread wouldn't be here ;)

dude, lower offset wheels REDUCE stress on wheel bearings, not the other way around. anyone (example - everyone on zilvia) who tells you otherwise dosent understand physics.

[Andrew Bohan]

shock drifting howard has hyperblack on his red s14. looks good

[axiomatik]

If it was a maroon car, I would go with bronze. but with bright red, silver's the best. I think the hyperblack looks best on lighter-colored cars.

[s13rymos]

I have hyperblack on my coupe and i like it..
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a253/240drifter72/240sx/6214083385.jpg

[cc4usmc]

Mine with silver 17x7 in the front, 17x8 in the rear.... i like the color but i want to go 1 inch bigger on both sides.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/cc4usmc/100_1829Small.jpg

[decksy]

bronze that shit!

[lucky7]

I have hyperblack on my coupe and i like it..
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a253/240drifter72/240sx/6214083385.jpg


oh snap! how decieving. hyperblack isnt black at all :tweak: . i was dooked! i vote for traditional black on a red car.

[baka_na_kuruma]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/hayai240sx/silvias14001.jpg Heres my 240sx with bronze FN01R-Cs. I really like the color with red:) .

[timlush]

GOLD FTW!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/QuicksilverFX/random/adfsgdf.png