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New STi Shoes! And some other pictures
Got a steal of a deal on a set of 07 STi wheels and tires. The previous owner painted them matte grey.
Now the wheels
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1992 Pearl White LS Owned since 2009 175k Miles STi Airlift Performance air suspension 2005 WRX manual swap Rear wheel drive K-Staff front bumper Delta Speed side skirts JDM clear corners Smallcar grille Subaru XT steering wheel Subaru XT shift knob First bagged SVX in the world Worlds first SVX on air suspension. Custom made (by myself) spare tire subwoofer. Last edited by B 4 You; 06-09-2012 at 06:46 PM. |
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Re: New STi Shoes! And some other pictures
Very nice! Are those Hankook V12's?
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I think they're S1 evo's. I'm not sure, I honestly haven't looked that carefully yet
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1992 Pearl White LS Owned since 2009 175k Miles STi Airlift Performance air suspension 2005 WRX manual swap Rear wheel drive K-Staff front bumper Delta Speed side skirts JDM clear corners Smallcar grille Subaru XT steering wheel Subaru XT shift knob First bagged SVX in the world Worlds first SVX on air suspension. Custom made (by myself) spare tire subwoofer. |
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Re: New STi Shoes! And some other pictures
They look great!
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I can't say I'm a fan of matte black, but they do work on your car, for sure. Nice!
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Are they matte black, or crinkle black? Can't quite tell from pics.
You were right, the black lugs look way better than the chrome ones would.
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Re: New STi Shoes! And some other pictures
Technically they're matte grey. They almost look like granite. I bought them with the intention of painting them STi gold, but I ended up liking the a lot more than I thought I would. They're just sprayed, so it's not like I couldn't go back to this color if I hate gold too. The pictures do not pick up their true color either. They look much darker in person, and match the 2-tone paint almost perfectly. I don't think white cars should have really reflective and shiny wheels, since the white isn't very reflective by itself.
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1992 Pearl White LS Owned since 2009 175k Miles STi Airlift Performance air suspension 2005 WRX manual swap Rear wheel drive K-Staff front bumper Delta Speed side skirts JDM clear corners Smallcar grille Subaru XT steering wheel Subaru XT shift knob First bagged SVX in the world Worlds first SVX on air suspension. Custom made (by myself) spare tire subwoofer. Last edited by B 4 You; 06-09-2012 at 07:13 AM. Reason: granite, not graphite... |
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Yes, they say they are Hankook S1 Evo's, 225/45/ZR17, 94Y Rated (186MPH+).
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Re: New STi Shoes! And some other pictures
I agree the Matte Black looks much better than I thought they would. Normally I don't like black wheels very much but these look real great. Those pictures are really getting me more excited to finish my wheel project.
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1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 |
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I'm excited to see yours too! I think you'd be better off with a semi-gloss black instead of a matte black, mostly because your silver car does indeed reflect things. Not as much as a black car would, but certainly more than mine does.
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1992 Pearl White LS Owned since 2009 175k Miles STi Airlift Performance air suspension 2005 WRX manual swap Rear wheel drive K-Staff front bumper Delta Speed side skirts JDM clear corners Smallcar grille Subaru XT steering wheel Subaru XT shift knob First bagged SVX in the world Worlds first SVX on air suspension. Custom made (by myself) spare tire subwoofer. |
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Nice wheels, no offense, I hope you plan on refinishing those, they look like they are covered in brake dust, and definitely do nothing for that pearlie.
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Re: New STi Shoes! And some other pictures
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matte black totally works on your car but it needs some work also i personally am not a fan of that stripe/line thing going all the way on the side... good looking car though...i'd kill to make mine look like that
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Edit: these tires don't need to be refinished. They were never matte black. They were matte grey.
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1992 Pearl White LS Owned since 2009 175k Miles STi Airlift Performance air suspension 2005 WRX manual swap Rear wheel drive K-Staff front bumper Delta Speed side skirts JDM clear corners Smallcar grille Subaru XT steering wheel Subaru XT shift knob First bagged SVX in the world Worlds first SVX on air suspension. Custom made (by myself) spare tire subwoofer. |
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