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CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! #212877 Jun 30, 11:14am Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco Hello, I have a brand new red 2004 Celica GTS Action Package. It's beautiful but I want to put new wheels on it, the question is Chrome or silver? I tend to go towards silver but my boyfriend says Chrome. Is Chrome to "Bling" for a Celica? I love the Alessio Victoria wheel but it is impossible to find in 16". Any suggestions?? Help I need them soon. I will have pics soon, my car is in the process of being tricked out by the Auto house in Hayward, I can't wait to see it!! Last edited by roxyracer; Jun 30, 2004 11:24am.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212878 Jun 30, 11:16am Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 734 OWENSBORO, KY celicaboy Senior Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT celicaboy Senior Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 734 OWENSBORO, KY silver, chrome will never go with a celica Last edited by celicaboy; Jun 30, 2004 11:17am.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! celicaboy #212879 Jun 30, 11:20am Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 486 Chicago, IL Celicacutie Mrs Vin Diesel! 2002 Toyota Celica GT Celicacutie Mrs Vin Diesel! 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 486 Chicago, IL gunmetal

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! Celicacutie #212880 Jun 30, 11:33am Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,667 South Jersey RicePowered ECelica Staff RicePowered ECelica Staff Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,667 South Jersey do not get chrome

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! RicePowered #212881 Jun 30, 11:37am Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 487 Portland, Oregon GTS2003BLK Senior Member 2003 Toyota Celica GTS2003BLK Senior Member 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 487 Portland, Oregon Did somebody say chrome? http://phj.at/Chrom/

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! RicePowered #212882 Jun 30, 11:40am Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco http://www.thewheelconnection.com/php/sh...closefittings=0 [thewheelconnection.com] What do you think of this wheel in silver, of course Thanks for all your help, pics to come next week!

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! GTS2003BLK #212883 Jun 30, 11:41am Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,864 Likes: 1 San Gabriel, CA stefanoc Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica stefanoc Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,864 Likes: 1 San Gabriel, CA none. go with black rims with polished lips. sexiest thing that its out now. btw if you wanna get rims, get something minimum 17 inch after paying money for it. bigger rims look better, 16 is gts stock, 17 or 18 will be the best

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! stefanoc #212884 Jun 30, 11:56am Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco I would go for 17" but I don't want to worry about it effecting the ride or worry about the potholes. It does make a difference right? Last edited by roxyracer; Jun 30, 2004 12:06pm.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212885 Jun 30, 12:09pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 571 orange park florida blitzceli Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GTS blitzceli Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GTS Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 571 orange park florida DEFINATLY GET GUNMETAL with a polished lip!!!! or hyper black would look very nice too. red goes good with those two colors. "friends dont let friends drive stock"

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! blitzceli #212886 Jun 30, 12:15pm Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco OK, I leaning towards the gunmetal. Does anyone have any links or pics of nice 16" gunmetal rims I can check out? Thanks

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212887 Jun 30, 1:22pm Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,781 California ghostingcelica Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT ghostingcelica Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,781 California silver

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! ghostingcelica #212888 Jun 30, 1:35pm Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,073 NW, PA grcelica Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT grcelica Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,073 NW, PA no chrome, go with at least 17's.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! grcelica #212889 Jun 30, 1:43pm Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered i say get gunmetal or hyperblack (black) get racing hart

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! grcelica #212890 Jun 30, 1:52pm Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,619 Pennsylvania LostAngel Specialist LostAngel Specialist Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,619 Pennsylvania Originally Posted by grcelica no chrome, go with at least 17's. Yeah, 17's are the best for 'show and go'. You have a red celica...so I would say get black rims with a polished lip. Those look so sexy on red celicas.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! LostAngel #212891 Jun 30, 3:10pm Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco Hi again, Chrome is definitly out and the wheel I'm going with will be gunmetal or hyper black. I cannot find a cool rim 16" in those colors anywhere!! Please give me a link. Sorry 17" will just be a pain in the ass and I'm staying with 16's...I know I know

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212892 Jun 30, 3:13pm Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,029 Likes: 1 Orange County, Ca RevMonster Masta OC 2003 Toyota Celica RevMonster Masta OC 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,029 Likes: 1 Orange County, Ca Originally Posted by roxyracer Hi again, Chrome is definitly out and the wheel I'm going with will be gunmetal or hyper black. I cannot find a cool rim 16" in those colors anywhere!! Please give me a link. Sorry 17" will just be a pain in the ass and I'm staying with 16's...I know I know 17" will make no difference in ride quality or worrying about wheel damage. Nice rims in 16" will just look dumb. To give you some idea, people have put up to 19" rims on our cars. Get anything EXCEPT for chrome in 17" I'm just a crosshair I'm just a shot away from you

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212893 Jun 30, 3:14pm Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,619 Pennsylvania LostAngel Specialist LostAngel Specialist Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,619 Pennsylvania hmm...have you tried http://www.tirerack.com

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! #212894 Jun 30, 3:28pm Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,668 MADERA, CA ravertony Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica ravertony Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,668 MADERA, CA Originally Posted by XplodCelica0708 i say get gunmetal or hyperblack (black) get racing hart ^^ i agree wit johnny

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! ravertony #212895 Jun 30, 3:33pm Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,353 Grand Rapids, MI MptGlw69 Playboy 2001 Acura Integra MptGlw69 Playboy 2001 Acura Integra Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,353 Grand Rapids, MI Yes, please do not get 16's They look soo bad and "stock-ish". These are my favorite 17" black rims.. http://www.wheelsnext.com/product.phtml?p=1301

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! MptGlw69 #212896 Jun 30, 3:48pm Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 184 Seattle, WA kenny_celi Member 1995 Nissan 240SX (s14) kenny_celi Member 1995 Nissan 240SX (s14) Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 184 Seattle, WA I think you should go 17". 18 kinda have to worry bout potholes... with 17, I never worried them(^_^) 17 gunmetal with chrome lip that be nice

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! kenny_celi #212897 Jun 30, 4:32pm Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 487 Portland, Oregon GTS2003BLK Senior Member 2003 Toyota Celica GTS2003BLK Senior Member 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 487 Portland, Oregon Apologies in advance for the newbish question; what is reason to worry more about potholes with 18's?

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! GTS2003BLK #212898 Jun 30, 4:38pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,417 Florida SmutasticGT Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT SmutasticGT Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,417 Florida please go with 17's they really do not affect the ride and it ll look sooo much better, and yes get gunmetal

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! SmutasticGT #212899 Jun 30, 4:41pm Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,353 Belgium Veilside Specialist 2004 Toyota Celica GT Veilside Specialist 2004 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,353 Belgium if you have the money i would go for chrome

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! Veilside #212900 Jun 30, 5:33pm Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 287 Arizona Drifter Full Metal 2000 Toyota Celica GTS Drifter Full Metal 2000 Toyota Celica GTS Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 287 Arizona I have 18's and my car rides fine

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! Drifter #212901 Jun 30, 5:56pm Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,869 Washington cycocelica daman 2000 Toyota Celica GT cycocelica daman 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,869 Washington 17s...black w/ polished lip

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212902 Jun 30, 5:56pm Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 500 Lompoc, CA (805) falkkor Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica falkkor Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 500 Lompoc, CA (805) Originally Posted by roxyracer http://www.thewheelconnection.com/php/sh...closefittings=0 [thewheelconnection.com] What do you think of this wheel in silver, of course Thanks for all your help, pics to come next week! I like those Just no chrome looks awful on celicas. Silver would look cool.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! RevMonster #212903 Jun 30, 6:08pm Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 142 Australia OzzyZR Member 2000 Toyota Celica ZR OzzyZR Member 2000 Toyota Celica ZR Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 142 Australia Originally Posted by RevMonster Originally Posted by roxyracer Hi again, Chrome is definitly out and the wheel I'm going with will be gunmetal or hyper black. I cannot find a cool rim 16" in those colors anywhere!! Please give me a link. Sorry 17" will just be a pain in the ass and I'm staying with 16's...I know I know 17" will make no difference in ride quality or worrying about wheel damage. Nice rims in 16" will just look dumb. To give you some idea, people have put up to 19" rims on our cars. Get anything EXCEPT for chrome in 17" the pain in the ass factor between 16's & 17's is very minor, and damage... 17's actually inprove the ride over 16's... beta cornering & being a wider rim 2 will improve highway/highspeed stabilty why bother getting different rims if only 16's, havent you already got 16's??? gunmetal is the best in most opinions A CHAMPION IS ONE WHO GETS UP WHEN HE CAN'T.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! falkkor #212904 Jun 30, 6:09pm Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco http://www.millemiglia.co.uk/bigwheel.php?wheelID=18&manuID=ALL&modelID=ALL Thank you for all your help, check these out. I love them but I don't think I can get them in the US Keep up the links! Thanks

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212905 Jun 30, 6:11pm Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,353 Grand Rapids, MI MptGlw69 Playboy 2001 Acura Integra MptGlw69 Playboy 2001 Acura Integra Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,353 Grand Rapids, MI Originally Posted by roxyracer http://www.millemiglia.co.uk/bigwheel.php?wheelID=18&manuID=ALL&modelID=ALL Thank you for all your help, check these out. I love them but I don't think I can get them in the US Keep up the links! Thanks You can get mille miglia rims at www.tirerack.com [tirerack.com]

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! GTS2003BLK #212906 Jun 30, 6:13pm Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 142 Australia OzzyZR Member 2000 Toyota Celica ZR OzzyZR Member 2000 Toyota Celica ZR Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 142 Australia Originally Posted by GTS2003BLK Apologies in advance for the newbish question; what is reason to worry more about potholes with 18's? when you have rims as big as 18's or bigger, chances are you'll have low profile tyres (35 or even 30) which means less tyre between the edge of a pothole & your nice rim. if you hit that pothole hard enough it is a bit more likely you'll do damage A CHAMPION IS ONE WHO GETS UP WHEN HE CAN'T.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! MptGlw69 #212907 Jun 30, 6:18pm Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 142 Australia OzzyZR Member 2000 Toyota Celica ZR OzzyZR Member 2000 Toyota Celica ZR Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 142 Australia Originally Posted by MptGlw69 Yes, please do not get 16's They look soo bad and "stock-ish". These are my favorite 17" black rims.. http://www.wheelsnext.com/product.phtml?p=1301 dem some nice rims A CHAMPION IS ONE WHO GETS UP WHEN HE CAN'T.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! OzzyZR #212908 Jun 30, 7:11pm Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,265 Pomona, CA Virgilson TheFilipinoCrew 2000 Toyota Celica GT Virgilson TheFilipinoCrew 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,265 Pomona, CA silver

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! LostAngel #212909 Jun 30, 7:40pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,125 Philadelphia, PA Sultan Speed Omen 2002 Toyota Celica GT Sultan Speed Omen 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,125 Philadelphia, PA Originally Posted by LostAngel Originally Posted by grcelica no chrome, go with at least 17's. Yeah, 17's are the best for 'show and go'. You have a red celica...so I would say get black rims with a polished lip. Those look so sexy on red celicas.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! Sultan #212910 Jul 1, 6:21am Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 133 Calgary, Alberta goose42 Member 2002 Toyota Celica goose42 Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 133 Calgary, Alberta Go 17". The roads here get chewed up by frost heave every winter and I don't have pothole problems.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! goose42 #212911 Jul 1, 7:16am Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 284 Cincinnati, Ohio KDawg Member KDawg Member Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 284 Cincinnati, Ohio Don't get chrome, unless you enjoy cleaning your wheels twice a day and risk using the wrong cleaner which could peel the chrome.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! goose42 #212912 Jul 1, 7:17am Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 615 New Orleans Traviesa86 Penetrating Salsa 02 Acura RSX-S Traviesa86 Penetrating Salsa 02 Acura RSX-S Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 615 New Orleans def. go with 17's...if you're gonna spend money on 16's you might as well stay stock...that's just my opinion silver...or gunmetal...def. NO chrome "...No one on earth knows me like you do..."

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! Traviesa86 #212913 Jul 1, 7:21am Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,110 MA GraSSRooTs Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GraSSRooTs Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,110 MA Silver or Hyperblack rims w/ a polished lip for a red Celica. Gun Metal just doesn't look right on red.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! GraSSRooTs #212914 Jul 1, 8:55am Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,670 towson, md ragingpaseo Specialist 2003 Toyota Celica ragingpaseo Specialist 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,670 towson, md never use the word "tricked out" cause it sounds rice...

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! ragingpaseo #212915 Jul 1, 9:13am Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco LOL...oops I thought of that what would you call it then? Thanks

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212916 Jul 1, 9:18am Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco Thank you soooo much everyone for all your help. I am going with 17" Alessio Vittoria in Hyper black. You all convinced me 17" Hyperblack is the way to go. I can't wait to get them, thanks again. I will have pics soon!

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212917 Jul 1, 10:47am Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 555 British Columbia, Canada Vampyre Senior Member 2003 Toyota Celica Vampyre Senior Member 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 555 British Columbia, Canada Everyone and their dog is getting GM or black rims now... ~* Brotherhood Of Eternal Sleep *~ - Nocturnal Supremacy -

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! Vampyre #212918 Jul 1, 11:01am Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica roxyracer Member 2004 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 173 San Francisco Originally Posted by Vampyre Everyone and their dog is getting GM or black rims now... Right Like nobody has silver and chrome? That's what everyone has. IMO Hyperblack is the perfect wheel for red

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212919 Jul 1, 11:25am Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,899 Maryland Gen7fan ThE iRoN mAiDeN 2003 Toyota Celica GT Gen7fan ThE iRoN mAiDeN 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,899 Maryland [/quote] Right Like nobody has silver and chrome? That's what everyone has. IMO Hyperblack is the perfect wheel for red [/quote] No one with any taste has chrome.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! grcelica #212920 Jul 1, 11:35am Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,408 Englewood, CO CelicaRacer05 Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT CelicaRacer05 Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,408 Englewood, CO Originally Posted by grcelica no chrome, go with at least 17's. ya if you werent ripped off and got some none gts rims on ur car, your already sitting on 16"'s now its time to go up to 17's - 19's

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! CelicaRacer05 #212921 Jul 1, 12:02pm Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 63 Laurel, Maryland Lark Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Lark Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 63 Laurel, Maryland well she said that she feels more comforable with a set of 16"s... and she wants a diff color save your self some money keep the GTS rims an just get them powdercoated, it looks great Dutch Master

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! Vampyre #212922 Jul 1, 12:13pm Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,619 Pennsylvania LostAngel Specialist LostAngel Specialist Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,619 Pennsylvania Originally Posted by Vampyre Everyone and their dog is getting GM or black rims now... I like black rims, because they look so good on a red car.

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! celicaboy #212923 Jul 1, 12:15pm Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,185 Hayward / UCD, CA fonz182 Pimpin aint easy 03 Toyota Celica GT fonz182 Pimpin aint easy 03 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,185 Hayward / UCD, CA Originally Posted by celicaboy silver, chrome will never go with a celica

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212924 Jul 1, 6:26pm Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30 miami chriscannon Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT chriscannon Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30 miami chrome is way better with red and two 18's in the front and two 19's in the back would look sweet. and some new suspebsion too. get pics

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! roxyracer #212925 Jul 1, 7:10pm Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,223 oas Specialist oas Specialist Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,223 thin spokes look best

Re: CHROME OR SILVER? HELP! chriscannon #212926 Jul 1, 7:13pm Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,223 oas Specialist oas Specialist Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,223 Originally Posted by chriscannon chrome is way better with red and two 18's in the front and two 19's in the back would look sweet. and some new suspebsion too. get pics

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