gunmetal.. is it black? wtf is gunmetal

[DJB]

nice wheels

i'd go some black lug nuts.....or if your adventurous try some red ones to match the Type R theme?

[hebe]

Screw lock nuts...most brands out there that make locknuts are probably easy to break off with a chisel and hammer anyways.

[00dc2]

anyone know of any gunmetal color lug nuts? other than the SSR ones i posted above?

else i will need to go black Rays nuts. I dont think i can risk driving around with $2k+ wheels and no lock nuts...

[Leslie R]

anyone know of any gunmetal color lug nuts? other than the SSR ones i posted above?

else i will need to go black Rays nuts. I dont think i can risk driving around with $2k+ wheels and no lock nuts...

buddyclub make gunmetal extended lug nuts...

and this topic has been brought up a hundred times before in regards to keeping your wheels/seats safe....if some one wants them, they will get them lock nuts or not...and thats the truth these days sadly

[DC2R]

Lock nuts provide the owner with a bit of peice of mind, They still might be able to steal the wheels but it will sure slow them down a bit.

Id get the blue rays lugs for a black DC2R..

[00dc2]

Got the wheels the other day. Tried them on (without tyres) to see if they fit and how they look. Got Black Rays nuts too.. man were they light! (wheels and especially the nuts!)

Now i need centre caps right? I need to get SSR caps right? They will have them in the right size and color?

[ChargeR]

The wheels look good. What size and offset did you end up getting? I have been thinking for a long time about getting a set of type-c's in gunmetal for my MR DC5R, although according to the SSR site you can only get the type C RS in a 17" these days .

And I wouldn't bother with the centre caps. They look tough without them .

[00dc2]

these are 16x7 +42 offset

the tanabe web site does say the typeC's only come in 14, 15 and 16

[norma]

So how do you like the colour?

I have the same rims (white dc2 though).

Now i need centre caps right? I need to get SSR caps right? They will have them in the right size and color?

That's exactly what I initially thought when I put my rims on, but I never got around to it. Actually, I don't even know what the SSR centrecaps look like.

Um, do you reckon.. if you do plan on getting the centrecaps, you could contact me beforehand? I might be interested in some too (depending on what they look like.)

[Leslie R]

ahh they look awesome on a black DC2...i wish i put them on mine :/

Heres the centre caps btw...

[00dc2]

So how do you like the colour?

I have the same rims (white dc2 though).

That's exactly what I initially thought when I put my rims on, but I never got around to it. Actually, I don't even know what the SSR centrecaps look like.

Um, do you reckon.. if you do plan on getting the centrecaps, you could contact me beforehand? I might be interested in some too (depending on what they look like.)

i love the color
I am over the moon and i think they look great with black rays nuts. The photo i posted sux but close up the combo looks great imo.

problem is that i am going overseas for a few months so i will not get to put tyres on these things till i get back in Sept.

Yeah i will probably get the caps that leslieR has posted ^ I dont know about the yellow paint visible through the hole in the middle...
I've been quoted $65 each for the caps.

this is the other type of cap they do:

[norma]

:S

Leslie! I'm jealous!
uhhh, they do look great on the black, but...err..CW>NHB! Lol.

I don't know about the centrecaps. Neither of them are too appealing to me.

Leslie's ones would be okay if half of them weren't bright shiny CHROME (and*ahemthecfissocarboyahem*)?

00dc2, are the ones you posted gunmetal? Or silver?

[00dc2]

i dont know.. i just took what they have on
http://www.rd-tanabe.com/lineup/ssr/typec/index.html
under accessories.. looks kinda bronze to me.. ?? i guess it depends on your monitor.

same with the photo of the wheels on my car. the photo looks pretty dark, but truth is that they are not that dark. darker than stock but no-where near black.

[szymonsta]

they will look great on..but u need it sitting lower! trust me
ps colour naming is a strange thing. my wheels are 'hypergold'..most ppl would call them bronze.

[00dc2]

sitting lower... LOL... maybe on spoon springs? got a set lying around szy? LOL

i'll get to that bridge eventually..... actually, szy i would like to see what your car feels like with the softest damper settings to see what its like for everyday life.. i know its FAST on the track but road... not sure.. ????