Any Blk Spd3s w/ Gold or Bronze Wheels?

[RacerX78]

I'm looking to get my stockers PC'd Gold/Bronze i wanted to see how they look on another speed3.

[RacerX78]

Does anyone got em'

[wootms3woot]

I got you...

[Blackhawk]

Originally Posted by wootms3woot I got you...

That is just sick! I am seriously thinking about painting or powdercoating my wheels bronze.

[MPSpd3]

Originally Posted by Blackhawk That is just sick! I am seriously thinking about painting or powdercoating my wheels bronze.

+1. Now I wish I had gone that way....

[flocheef]

Originally Posted by wootms3woot I got you...

your car is sick! looking for the right wheels for my black speed3. yours look rad... what is your suspension set up? good looking car, man.

[cduhh]

Originally Posted by wootms3woot I got you...

the darker bronze color just looks sick.

[RacerX78]

Looks nice, are they PC'd flat.

[wootms3woot]

Originally Posted by RacerX78 Looks nice, are they PC'd flat.

Rattle canned by me, they are more of a semigloss, they shine a lot when they are clean.

[retrobmx63]

Originally Posted by wootms3woot Rattle canned by me, they are more of a semigloss, they shine a lot when they are clean.

Those were rota grids right? What was the original color?

[RacerX78]

It looks really good in the light. I'm still trying to decide between the bronze or gold like Cobb's MS3.

[TRex]

not to side track but woot did you have to do much modification with your springs? major alignment? roll fenders? how is your tire wear

[socks]

this was mine back in its glory days at CP-e

[rodrigo]

bronze is one of those colors that seems to go with EVERYTHING..idk why

[dastpe]

Originally Posted by ST lenny127 bronze is one of those colors that seems to go with EVERYTHING..idk why

definitely agree. gives it that 'im here for business' look to the car. go with a bronze instead of gold.

[mizboo102]

i was gonna post a picture of socks car and i'm still going to :-P

[wootms3woot]

My wheels are Konig Countersteers, rattle canned bronze.

they are 18x7.5 +45 and I have nitto neogen 235/40's on them. I'm dropped on H&R springs and koni yellows. No rubbing at all and I autocross!

[KaiserSoze]

Originally Posted by wootms3woot My wheels are Konig Countersteers, rattle canned bronze. they are 18x7.5 +45 and I have nitto neogen 235/40's on them. I'm dropped on H&R springs and koni yellows. No rubbing at all and I autocross!

What paint did you use to spray them? How have they held up?

[wootms3woot]

Originally Posted by KaiserSoze What paint did you use to spray them? How have they held up?

Duplicolor Wheel paint, bronze, 3 coats of color and 2 coats of clear. No chips or scratches yet, been runnin them for about 5 months now.

[RacerX78]

i like the color. I'm leaning more towards bronze than gold but not to dark.

[wootms3woot]

H&R springs, koni yellows, wheels are 18x7.5 with 235/40's. no rubbing, even at auto-x!

[flocheef]

Originally Posted by wootms3woot H&R springs, koni yellows, wheels are 18x7.5 with 235/40's. no rubbing, even at auto-x!

how terrible is the ride quality with your set up? im thinking of going to 235/40's as well, but wanted to see how rough your ride is.... did you have to do a bunch of shit to deal with your camber and toe etc with your h & r springs/koni yellow combo? love the look of your car.... might be ripping you off with what i end up getting but as soon as i saw what you had, i knew that was what i wanted!

[wootms3woot]

Originally Posted by flocheef how terrible is the ride quality with your set up? im thinking of going to 235/40's as well, but wanted to see how rough your ride is.... did you have to do a bunch of shit to deal with your camber and toe etc with your h & r springs/koni yellow combo? love the look of your car.... might be ripping you off with what i end up getting but as soon as i saw what you had, i knew that was what i wanted!

the ride is not terrible at all, I have my konis set half way between soft/stiff. its a better ride than any set of coilovers. On bumpy roads, you'll feel it, but on smooth roads you feel like your floating.

my camber/toe/caster are all stock, i'm too low to get an alignment anywhere around me, so in the spring i need to remove my bumper and get it aligned...my steering wheel is slightly cocked to the left and there is noticable camber, but i have nitto neogens, and they have super stiff sidewalls and, in fact, are made for lowered vehicles with aggressive camber.

its a great DD setup and also a great auto-x setup. H&R + KONI yellow = no brainer

[rfinkle2]

Originally Posted by wootms3woot the ride is not terrible at all, I have my konis set half way between soft/stiff. its a better ride than any set of coilovers. On bumpy roads, you'll feel it, but on smooth roads you feel like your floating. my camber/toe/caster are all stock, i'm too low to get an alignment anywhere around me, so in the spring i need to remove my bumper and get it aligned...my steering wheel is slightly cocked to the left and there is noticable camber, but i have nitto neogens, and they have super stiff sidewalls and, in fact, are made for lowered vehicles with aggressive camber. its a great DD setup and also a great auto-x setup. H&R + KONI yellow = no brainer

did you have the springs on with the stock shocks or go straight to Konis?

i have neogens and really like the way they feel. (maybe the best looking tires I've owned)

[wootms3woot]

Originally Posted by rfinkle2 did you have the springs on with the stock shocks or go straight to Konis? i have neogens and really like the way they feel. (maybe the best looking tires I've owned)

yes i did springs first, then shocks about 2 months later...a lot less bouncy, and when you hit bumps its a solid hit instead of a bouncy feel. ya, the last 3 sets of tires i've bought have been neogens. they are great in rain/snow, they have great grip on dry and the stiff sidewalls help a lot with auto-x. they aren't too expensive and last...probably one of the most under-estimated tires out there!

[xcoldricex]

i've had both colors on my car.

http://www.mazdaspeedforum.org/forum/foru...eed-3-a-36806/

[RacerX78]

So i decided to go in a..... different direction

[461_SS]

Originally Posted by PandaPu So i decided to go in a..... different direction

Looks good! Make sure ya get some pictures of them mounted and on the car.

[mazdaspeedjay]

here you go my rota p40's 18". sorry for the crappy quality i had to use my camera phone. I've always been a fan of bronze/gold on black cars.

[RacerX78]

Originally Posted by 461_SS Looks good! Make sure ya get some pictures of them mounted and on the car.

I got them on last night.

[461_SS]

Originally Posted by PandaPu I got them on last night.

I like em! Much better then the "blacked out" look i think.

Was it expensive to get them powder coated?

Add some mud flaps and that thing will look more badass!

[RacerX78]

Originally Posted by 461_SS I like em! Much better then the "blacked out" look i think. Was it expensive to get them powder coated? Add some mud flaps and that thing will look more badass!

Thank you, i do like black rims on black cars. Everything blends in too much, needs to have some contrast. Cost wasn't to bad, had a local shop do it. They charged 90 a wheel to PC with a extra coat of clear for protection.

Originally Posted by goob_os101 stock up on wheel cleaner

Yea i'm not too worry about them gettng two dirty. I'll only be using this rims 3-4 months out of the year.

[madvillain]

=0! Sexy!!!!!!


Post pics noaw!

[RacerX78]

LoL, I just picked them up tonight. Getting the Conti DWS's mounted this friday so i'll post up more this weekend.

[xcoldricex]

nice, i have white wheels on my car for winter too. all 3 are great colors for BM (i'm biased, but it's true )

[RacerX78]

That looks great, gives me a ideal of what mine will look like.

[slowex98]

white gets too dirty easy

[MS33SM]

The brake dust is almost unbearable on silver, I can't imagine white.

[RacerX78]

The finish is pretty smooth so unless i let it set there for a month or two shouldn't be to bad cleaning off once a week.

[goob_os101]

stock up on wheel cleaner