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been hearing a lot of talk about plasti dip and it's got me wanting to experiment a bit. any objections before i waste the time and money? for those who don't know, plasti dip is a non permanent plastic/rubber coating

I would!...especially the "chrome" grill trim.

Leave it stock. IMO im not a fan of the "black wheel" thing. Black wheels make your car look like your driving with 4 spares....LOL. I tend to like cars with silver or chrome wheels. More traditional.

Quote, originally posted by cptnsolo77 »Leave it stock. IMO im not a fan of the "black wheel" thing. Black wheels make your car look like your driving with 4 spares....LOL. I tend to like cars with silver or chrome wheels. More traditional.i kind of agree that's why i'm on the fence about it. i've always liked the contrast of the silver wheels on black.

Quote, originally posted by cptnsolo77 »Leave it stock. x2.If anything some accenting of some sort. A thin silver pinstrioe or some silver close to the roofline and/or rocker areas. Anything to break up the black

this is what i'd really like to do but i'm not sure the real thing will come out good

IF you do it with real paint it turns out good. Preperation is the key. Plasti-dip is junk on car parts for people who are scared to take the plunge. It peels the second a rock hits it. If you aren't going to use real paint, leave it alone. I painted the stock wheels on my Cr-v with the gray lip taped off; came out beautiful. Before:After:Just take your time with it, and make sure you clean out the inside of the wheel first before you start with the front. There's a bunch of brake dust and junk in there that ruins everything later on. Took two attempts, but it never flaked in two years. I miss that viper blue paint... maybe it would look nice on the vibe...

Been kicken around the idea & ways to put old school,not old to me tho, a set of CRAGAR SS rims on mine.not till spring tho

Cragar's on a Vibe!?!?! I would love to see it, but it's either going to be a major fail or a major win.

went ahead and did the front grille today, pretty happy with it. i'll get a pic up tomorrow.

IMO the "murdered out" look has been kind of overplayed lately, yet I do think the black wheels on your Vibe look good in the photoshop. I think if you were going to paint the wheels though, you should also paint the roof rack bars black and get the 2003-2004 black headlight housings to even it all out. Looking forward to seeing pictures of the grilles!

I say go for it... It's not a 'permanent' type of cover... I was thinking of doing a set of wheels with this stuff for the winter

I would like to see the cragars photoshopped onto a vibe. Absolutelylove those wheels. Wonder what color they would look best on.I'm not against the black wheels but being so flat might look odd against a gloss black paint job. Shiny black wheels could be better. But what the heck plastic dip is reversable so what's the harm in trying it out for a week and deciding to keep it or not. Wanted to plasti dip my winters but they are in too bad of shape even for that. (Flaking off) will have to be sanded down and properly painted.

Could always do like i did on the dodge.. My rims were Rhino Lined haha! they were indestructible! along with my skid plate and light bars on the front, spare tire mount in the bed and any other piece of metal that was attached to the body hahahaha.

Burnt Orange metalic http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=45091I got bored with mine too. I did get around to finding vinyl decal meterial and redid the mylar homemade ones with a bit more graphics added than shown here.

Quote, originally posted by J_TO_ENVY »IMO the "murdered out" look has been kind of overplayed lately, yet I do think the black wheels on your Vibe look good in the photoshop. I think if you were going to paint the wheels though, you should also paint the roof rack bars black and get the 2003-2004 black headlight housings to even it all out. Looking forward to seeing pictures of the grilles!there's not a whole lot of car modifying in my area these days so i don't see it very often. anyway

Quote, originally posted by rAERRK »there's not a whole lot of car modifying in my area these days so i don't see it very often.I don't really see it too much around here either, but moreso online in pictures, etc.The grilles look really good blacked out !

yeah i'm really liking it now that i've had a chance to see it out in the world and from a distance.