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Chalklinedetail
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 Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:54 pm Post subject: Show me your 2 tone smoothies! |
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Rudolph65
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theastronaut
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L41 Black and L87 Pearl White:
With stainless trim rings and wide whites:
Without trim rings:
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rat70fj
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| Great thread. I'm trying to decide whether or not to do my '66 sea blue bug wheels in the factory blue white and black or use sea blue and black. Anyone tried this?? |
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duginabug
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This is L349 Jade green with an off-white.
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Chalklinedetail
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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L41 Black and L87 Pearl White:
With stainless trim rings and wide whites:
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Nice Where did you get the L87 Pearl White? |
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6Kabrio7
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i don't see how the custom guys think any wheels look better than that on a beetle.
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smitty24
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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| astronaut's wheels look perfect! I like them more without the trim rings. |
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Miklo
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| astronaut's wheels look perfect! I like them more without the trim rings. |
X2... ditch the rings, they are slick on their own.
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61SNRF
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Great thread. I'm trying to decide whether or not to do my '66 sea blue bug wheels in the factory blue white and black or use sea blue and black. Anyone tried this?? |
I have seen '66-'67 wheels painted two-tone with body color and white and they just don't look right IMHO. Smoothies are one thing, but vented wheels are another.
If you're serious I might suggest do a test wheel first before you go all in. |
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Rudolph65
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| rat70fj wrote: |
| Great thread. I'm trying to decide whether or not to do my '66 sea blue bug wheels in the factory blue white and black or use sea blue and black. Anyone tried this?? |
I have seen '66-'67 wheels painted two-tone with body color and white and they just don't look right IMHO. Smoothies are one thing, but vented wheels are another.
If you're serious I might suggest do a test wheel first before you go all in. |
That's exactly why I'm choosing to go with pre '66 rims on my '66. To me, they just look more classy and "right" on pre '67's. Slotted wheels with flat caps just don't do it for me.
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Rudolph65
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| 6Kabrio7 wrote: |
| i don't see how the custom guys think any wheels look better than that on a beetle. |
Agree 100%
Though many people compliment my EMPI's, I'd still prefer to switch "up" to a set of freshly painted smoothies any day. Heck, I'd do an even swap with somebody who didn't care for their stock rims. (Hint, Hint) 
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MargaritaVillain
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Here's mine->
Centers are L87 Pearl White while the outer rings are a mix of the Agave green with a little bit of black. I couldn't find the color VW used so I got a little creative, not wanting to repeat the Agave on the outer ring. |
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Rudolph65
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| MargaritaVillain wrote: |
Here's mine->
Centers are L87 Pearl White while the outer rings are a mix of the Agave green with a little bit of black. I couldn't find the color VW used so I got a little creative, not wanting to repeat the Agave on the outer ring. |
D _ _ n that '57 is beautiful and those rims are downright phenomenal! Looks very "right" with the car. 
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Mitey62
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| Post up a good (higher res) pic of your bug and I'd be happy to do a quick photoshop for ya to see what you like best. |
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zozo
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| 61SNRF wrote: |
| rat70fj wrote: |
| Great thread. I'm trying to decide whether or not to do my '66 sea blue bug wheels in the factory blue white and black or use sea blue and black. Anyone tried this?? |
I have seen '66-'67 wheels painted two-tone with body color and white and they just don't look right IMHO. Smoothies are one thing, but vented wheels are another.
If you're serious I might suggest do a test wheel first before you go all in. |
The vented rims are ugly regardless, but when I had a choice between plain ugly and 2-tone ugly, I opted for the 2-tone.
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MargaritaVillain
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| MargaritaVillain wrote: |
Here's mine->
Centers are L87 Pearl White while the outer rings are a mix of the Agave green with a little bit of black. I couldn't find the color VW used so I got a little creative, not wanting to repeat the Agave on the outer ring. |
D _ _ n that '57 is beautiful and those rims are downright phenomenal! Looks very "right" with the car. |
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theastronaut
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| Chalklinedetail wrote: |
| theastronaut wrote: |
L41 Black and L87 Pearl White:
With stainless trim rings and wide whites:
Without trim rings:
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Nice Where did you get the L87 Pearl White? |
Our local auto paint shop has PPG paint chips from the 60's to got the codes from and mixed it in single stage urethane.
As for the trim rings, its my dad's car and thats what he likes. Verts, Ghias and deluxe busses came with that style of trim ring so they are "somewhat" correct on smoothies. The oval is black so black and white wheels were a little bland by themselves, the trim rings add a little more class.
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-Sir Henry Royce, co-founder of Rolls-Royce
'64 Beetle Sunroof OG Bahama Blue
'63 Beetle Vert
'66 Beetle
'88 Festiva L
'89 Festiva L
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bubutz
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6Kabrio7
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| zozo wrote: |
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| rat70fj wrote: |
| Great thread. I'm trying to decide whether or not to do my '66 sea blue bug wheels in the factory blue white and black or use sea blue and black. Anyone tried this?? |
I have seen '66-'67 wheels painted two-tone with body color and white and they just don't look right IMHO. Smoothies are one thing, but vented wheels are another.
If you're serious I might suggest do a test wheel first before you go all in. |
The vented rims are ugly regardless, but when I had a choice between plain ugly and 2-tone ugly, I opted for the 2-tone.
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imo the only reason those are ugly is because they are painted the non factory color.
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