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Hoosteen · 01-02-2005, 02:49 AM

So they title says it all.... what do you guys think matches better with steel gray?

GUNMETAL??? or HYPERBLACK???

Sigma · 01-02-2005, 02:53 AM

You're gonna not like this answer...

Purely depends on the manufacturer.

There really is no 'standard' for these colors. They can vary extremely widely. Hyperblack in particular can range from slightly darker than Silver all the way to almost Black.

Hoosteen · 01-02-2005, 03:12 AM

damn you.... you aren't making this any easier!!

Hoosteen · 01-02-2005, 03:17 AM

Well, to make things a little more specific.... i'm debating these 2 rims.

the 1st: comes only in gunmetal

the 2nd: comes only in hyperblack.

(i gave up on the konigs... I saw them in person... not impressed)
Now these 2 are my main contenders.

Hoosteen · 01-02-2005, 03:18 AM

oh yeah... and I have a steel grey car

Sigma · 01-02-2005, 03:19 AM

I'll tell you now, the ADR M-Sports in Hyperblack don't match Steel Grey if that's what you're going for. That's how I was able to get mine so cheap -- FireTech didn't like the way the color looked on his steel grey car.

FireTech's Car, notice how, while they are "HyperblacK" they look almost silver:

Hoosteen · 01-02-2005, 03:23 AM

that sucks because I really love the design... just can't seem to find a seller for the gunmetals....

Although I did find this pic.

dude claims that those are gunmetal and 18x7....

don't know if that's true... can't find gunmetal or 18x7 size.

Hoosteen · 01-02-2005, 03:25 AM

it could just be the weather

Sigma · 01-02-2005, 03:30 AM

On white cars they look dark. Click on my link in my sig to see how they look on mine. They look dark. But on steel grey, they look little darker than the polished rim.

Hoosteen · 01-02-2005, 03:32 AM

they actually look bronze in your sig.... goddamn... its so hard to judge things by pics.

01-02-2005, 02:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hoosteen Mazda Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Manhattan NY Beeyatch! Posts: 2,448 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	So they title says it all.... what do you guys think matches better with steel gray? GUNMETAL??? or HYPERBLACK??? __________________ Finally Pics of my CAR!!! click me

01-02-2005, 02:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sigma Retired Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 5,221 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	You're gonna not like this answer... Purely depends on the manufacturer. There really is no 'standard' for these colors. They can vary extremely widely. Hyperblack in particular can range from slightly darker than Silver all the way to almost Black. __________________ 2003 Performance White Mazda6s -- Loaded MTX Revolution Performance Motorsports

01-02-2005, 03:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hoosteen Mazda Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Manhattan NY Beeyatch! Posts: 2,448 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	damn you.... you aren't making this any easier!! __________________ Finally Pics of my CAR!!! click me

01-02-2005, 03:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
Hoosteen Mazda Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Manhattan NY Beeyatch! Posts: 2,448 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Well, to make things a little more specific.... i'm debating these 2 rims. the 1st: comes only in gunmetal the 2nd: comes only in hyperblack. (i gave up on the konigs... I saw them in person... not impressed) Now these 2 are my main contenders. __________________ Finally Pics of my CAR!!! click me

01-02-2005, 03:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Hoosteen Mazda Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Manhattan NY Beeyatch! Posts: 2,448 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	oh yeah... and I have a steel grey car __________________ Finally Pics of my CAR!!! click me

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01-02-2005, 03:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sigma Retired Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 5,221 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I'll tell you now, the ADR M-Sports in Hyperblack don't match Steel Grey if that's what you're going for. That's how I was able to get mine so cheap -- FireTech didn't like the way the color looked on his steel grey car. FireTech's Car, notice how, while they are "HyperblacK" they look almost silver: __________________ 2003 Performance White Mazda6s -- Loaded MTX Revolution Performance Motorsports

01-02-2005, 03:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hoosteen Mazda Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Manhattan NY Beeyatch! Posts: 2,448 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	that sucks because I really love the design... just can't seem to find a seller for the gunmetals.... Although I did find this pic. dude claims that those are gunmetal and 18x7.... don't know if that's true... can't find gunmetal or 18x7 size. __________________ Finally Pics of my CAR!!! click me

01-02-2005, 03:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Hoosteen Mazda Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Manhattan NY Beeyatch! Posts: 2,448 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	it could just be the weather __________________ Finally Pics of my CAR!!! click me

01-02-2005, 03:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sigma Retired Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 5,221 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	On white cars they look dark. Click on my link in my sig to see how they look on mine. They look dark. But on steel grey, they look little darker than the polished rim. __________________ 2003 Performance White Mazda6s -- Loaded MTX Revolution Performance Motorsports

01-02-2005, 03:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
Hoosteen Mazda Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Manhattan NY Beeyatch! Posts: 2,448 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	they actually look bronze in your sig.... goddamn... its so hard to judge things by pics. __________________ Finally Pics of my CAR!!! click me