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Trying to decide if it would be a good idea to have gold wheels on an off white car???

I have chevy pattern centre lines, was wondering if i should get them gold anodised.

Cheers,
Rob.

I found this photos. Personaly, I like gold wheels with white car.

As far as I remember, Ole (owner of Pink Panther and here on this lounge) has DDS and Erco gold anodized wheels.

Their is also a blue early 60's cal look with gold erco in a Volksworld magazine but I don't have the magazine with me yet.

I'll have a look to see if I can find a picture, but Andy Spikolman (sp) oval was a cool white cae with gold five spokes. Pretty sure it was in hot vws in the 90's

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1328/1433496658_dced3fd1ab.jpg)

2 photos from www.thesamba.com

(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/334134.jpg)

(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/242111.jpg)

heres a few

Hey Shubee, do you have other photos of your 69 bug? I'm in love with it. It makes me want to have a later bug.
How was the interior? what about the engine? really nice car

check this links  http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,4303.msg59742.html#msg59742 (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,4303.msg59742.html#msg59742)

Wow that looks so right!
I am a little concerend though as the ones I have seen with gold Erco/Centerlines/race wheels seem mainly to be red or blue cars, but surely it would look ok on an off white car.

Cheers,
Rob.

heres a few others the car had a 1679 cc dual port with kadrons,009 dist,santana pulley,engle 110, 4 tuned exhaust, interior had 67 lowbacks, and a one piece dash with vdo gauges which i made, it was made of steel and painted wrinkle black this was befor they were mass producing aluminum one piece dashes

gary she looks very similar as the EX geno combs car owned by mayeda

not really shiny gold...

Hey Shubee, picts of your '69 the start of the infamous "Patritti Raceway". When were those taken?

Hi Steve They were taken at Heckers House LOL you can see his blue 70 in one of the pictures yes there have been Many  100 MPH + passe's on Pattritti Raceway LOL everybody got off the street when they heard them  48's open up and the Tire Smoke The Parents Grabbed there Kids get out of the way Here Comes That Nut Shubee LMAO  Best Time I Ever Had Was when I Had The 67 Cuda with a 426 Wedge Uncorked took it down to the end of the street and Lunched it and Pulled the left front wheel about 14 inches in the air  when I pulled back in my Driveway I could not open the passenger Door Had to jack the car up under the door piller and let it hang  talk about body flex. LOL those were the Days Or when I raced Don Melling Side By Side Down My Street LOL

You're telling me... I drive past where it used to be almost daily.

Olaf/DFL's '65....

(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a240/mr_fonzerelli2/Euro%20Cal/IMGP2027.jpg)

(http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/610/econo01gy6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

This is the car I was talking about. It was feature in a Volksword magazine some years ago.

this one guillaume !!

This is the car that recently sold on here I think, but I don't think it has the gold wheels any more!
I like it with those wheels.

I am not sure though if with my project it will look too much having body colour, chrome, gold, ali etc, maybe too many things to clash.

Rob.

Hope you don't mind Sarge but I love this, gold baby yeah!
(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6060.0;attach=19172;image)

Now that I love..... ;D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/plasticblack/goldyy.jpg)

This is one of my all time favorite cars, previously posted by Georg/DFL, one of his fellow club member Jürgen.
(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5941.0;attach=18937;image)

Those wheels have been photoshopped.  ;)

These haven't...

(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/242110.jpg)

One more for the road  ;)

not a white car, but it has golden wheels.

Sarge your car was awesome. What year was it? Must have still been a pretty new car in 69?

Nicolas is that yours? Its awesome what color is the body? Is it a VW colour?

Rob.

yes that is my car. colour is american Ford or i found a similar match with a audi from the 80's

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/streetvw/112309.jpg)

Best car ever with gold wheels?
(http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images_v2/002/548/818/20071209/dyn010_original_769_920_jpeg_2548818_992665669cac415bc877ac5203fba79f.jpg)

This is probably my favorite late model of all time.

Mine was a '63 my folks bought new from Lee Wood Motors in Whittier.  Yeah, six years old...I had the cherry knocked out of that thing plenty quick  ;D  Thanks for the kind words :)  Nicolas, your car is lookin' good! 8) 8) 8)

and mine shame there don't seem to be many photo's of it about

Nicolas, what size tires are your running on your fastback?

I did the wheels on that car, If you anodizing erco's you have to make sure you seal the joint of the two halfs. If you dont you get bleed marks from the joints.

Can you do Centerlines? There original chevy 5 lug ones. Think they might have a coating on them? There a bit dull at the moment, they were the wheels fitted to the cold sweat racecar.

muchas gracias!!!!



at the back some regular 165/80/15's and at the front 165/65/15

These are the only gold wheels to have. All the rest are shit !

(http://i1.sell.com/6/52/442987/36/9/2387319-l.jpg)

never tried centerlines, my only concern is that the rivits will bleed, but you dont know untill you try! We usualy fully polish the wheels first be for anodizing.

When you say they bleed is that the dirt from behind them?

no, its the dye they use gets trapped, and when they get sealed, the dye bleeds out making what looks like a run.

Would it be best to get them taken apart and then put back together afterward? If thats possible?

You were standing close to the photographer?  Then you were standing right next to me when I took it!  You must have been holding my beer for me!  Ha!
Worm.

dont see why not.

Well, not 'exactly' cal-look  ::), but it is an off-white car with gold wheels  ;D
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w112/fusca03/1303/100_2301.jpg)

And sort-of matching calipers  :D
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w112/fusca03/1303/100_2302.jpg)

 That looks.......

     FULLY LOADED........ :D

Those will look Great on the Ghia are you going to Air Bag it to?  lol

i wanted to know if someone has a RAL number for the gold on the empi 8 spokes? i have a close match but i can be done better.

More pictures of this car?  Lovin the Empi 8's in Gold!

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nice

Thanks Fredy

DKK car

(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd150/Venomous-67/15-magnum-drag-1pc-5lug-gold-786-15272-680x680-72dpi-blackbg_zps6613b69d.jpg)[/URL]