Underdog's '06 GRP Sedan 5MT

[Underdog]

Thanks @cheeseenlo - that setup looks great, and I appreciate your feedback. I do like that the 235/40 is a little taller overall and it looks just right on the 8” wide wheel. 

[Underdog]

On 2/11/2023 at 5:23 AM, seanyb505 said:

@seanyb505 Do you recall if this is OZ’s “bright race grey” color?

[seanyb505]

Yes that's the color. I'm not really a fan. It sounds stupid to say, but it's a little more grey than I would really prefer. Something brighter, closer to the silver end of the spectrum would have been nice. I've currently got the wheels off to refinish them in gold. 

 

It does look like they're reducing the options available for that wheel. No more 17x8s like I have there, only 18s in grey now. 

[Underdog]

Thanks. I like the wheel design a lot and was considering the 18x8, but the pics of that color on google really cover quite a range from approaching silver to more of a gunmetal hue. Maybe it’s just direct lighting vs shade? I appreciate you letting me know about your experience with it. 

[seanyb505]

Lean toward the gunmetal end. Less blue than gunmetal would have. Almost like a metallic gunship type. It doesn't get super bright in direct light, though it'll appear a little darker in shade. 

You should still get it, I think it's almost perfect in a sea of te37s and evenly spaced 10 spoke wheels. The center bowl is visible while not exaggerated like the enkei raijins. Spoke spacing is very close Porsche 911 cup wheels. I will say the lip to barrel design is a little clunky, and at 18" it'll seem really spindly without larger brakes. 

 

Edit:

LOOK WHAT I FOUND 

With no tire on you can see it's more gray than my brake dusty stock wheel in natural light. With both tires on later that day, the OZ just doesn't have as much surface area to reflect brighter light. 

Edited November 20, 2023 by seanyb505

[Underdog]

The pics next to your stockers is helpful. I actually like that they aren’t plain silver, but It’s interesting - I found this thread from a few years ago selling the same wheels and they do look really grey on the car, but throw so much more light in the other pics.

I’m used to the machined face with light grey paint of my current wheels, so this color might work out. As far as the 18” - hopefully it doesn’t look too spindly with the Brembos under there. While searching for pics I came across some 20” leggeras and the spoke proportions definitely start to look spider-like at that size. 

[seanyb505]

From my first hand experience, Eric's pics on the car are much closer to to what your eye will see. Unless you're color blind, in which case everything else on the car will be gray. And the wheels will be their true color.