trackday wheel colours/styles

[turbojolt]

right Ive bought a set of 15 Astra sport steels for the nova, these are going to be my road wheels wrapped in proxes then maybe prada spec 2's

so now i have the steels i can start thinking about what to do with my Astra sxi alloys, these will be my dedicated trackday wheels running 888's and or a048s

i have loads of ideas i want to do but as i cant decide I'm going to put it to vote and go with the majority choice on here :thumb:

so here are the choices

FINISH

paint-Matt
paint-gloss
flocked
powder coated

COLOUR

gun metal grey (or simliar)
black
white
green
yellow
neon pink

simply pick a finish and a colour

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[Mazz]

ORANGE!

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[conza123]

BLUE !

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BLUE !

[turbojolt]

should have knowen that you guys wouldnt choose from the list :roll:



lol

[Benn]

Who cares about colour? You want a more open spoke to let air in and out for brake cooling, then worry about tyre type and grip/thred.

Colour is a last of all thought, im my eyes simple and cheap is best. As they get knocked and damage.

[turbojolt]

what wheels would you reccomend then?

ive been reading up on tyres for a while, and everyone knows the right colour wheels can make your car faster, fact!

[Mazz]

Exactly, mine were 3 different - so 2 rattles cans later and they were stupid orange!

[Jack]

Satin black. Its easy to paint, its easy to get hold of (if you need some quick, halfords always have it in stock), its easy to match, it doesn't show up brake dust, its easy to repaint if it gets bashed. I don't like lairy colours tbh

[turbojolt]

Satin black. Its easy to paint, its easy to get hold of (if you need some quick, halfords always have it in stock), its easy to match, it doesn't show up brake dust, its easy to repaint if it gets bashed. I don't like lairy colours tbh


im already doing the engine bay satin black, the brake calipers hammerite black and the engine block, also thinking of doing the floor pan black to tidy it up

think thats all the black the car needs, dont know why i added it tbh i was thinking of that ancrite colour or what ever its called lol

[Jack]

Fcuk it, do the whole thing black. Including the windscreen. Ninja Nova lol

[turbojolt]

Fcuk it, do the whole thing black. Including the windscreen. Ninja Nova lol

thats the rate its heading lol, knew i shouldnt have bought 24 cans of satin black :roll:

[Hobbit]

Get the bloody thing running before you worry about these minor details.

[Danny mul]

If its a white shell white wheels FTW.
Rattle can them with a good few layers of clear coat.

They will be getting regular tyre changes if they are for the track so as said above cheap is the way to go.

[turbojolt]

Get the bloody thing running before you worry about these minor details.

multi tasking is easy as long as its not washing up and hovering

[turbojolt]

forgot to add neon pink to the colour options

[Lewis.]

rattle can white, as everyone has said, it's cheap, easy to match and they will take some abuse as track wheels.

why are you using astra steels on the road btw? they are hideous lol

[turbojolt]

rattle can white, as everyone has said, it's cheap, easy to match and they will take some abuse as track wheels.

why are you using astra steels on the road btw? they are hideous lol

becuase they were cheap and look better then normal steels, they will end up as winter wheels, but i think 2 sets for 1 non working car is enough for now lol

[Lewis.]

but 15" vauxhall alloys are so cheap :( astra steels make baby jesus cry lol

and having used both, i'd choose parada spec 2's over T1R's any day. the toyo's are utter garbage in comparison

[turbojolt]

but 15" vauxhall alloys are so cheap :( astra steels make baby jesus cry lol

and having used both, i'd choose parada spec 2's over T1R's any day. the toyo's are utter garbage in comparison

from what ive read eyerone recommend the spec 2's ove the proxes, the only reason im starting of with proxes is i already have brand new set of them lol

the steels will look alright once there banded, can sell them on for 600 quid to idiot then lol

[Lewis.]

for what you'll spend on having them done properly, you could buy a set of brand new MO's lol

[turbojolt]

i dont want mo's anymore, ive been looking at the more jap style wheels like advans but they dont seem to do vauxhall friendly offsets

[Stuart]

I'd sooner run on bare rims than either of those tyre options lol

[turbojolt]

I'd sooner run on bare rims than either of those tyre options lol


what would you go for then, with in the same budget?

[Stuart]

Kumho ku31's (if you can find them) or ku39's

[turbojolt]

why would it be hard to find them, are they not still being produced?

and what makes them better, what did you have them on the vx

[Iain]

Rattle can white on track wheels?! Are people mad?!

[John]

Get the bloody thing running before you worry about these minor details.

This!

[Stuart]

why would it be hard to find them, are they not still being produced?

and what makes them better, what did you have them on the vx
Ku31's aren't made anymore, the 39 replaced it.

I ran ha kook rs2's first then ku31's and finally kh39's from Marshall. Damn fine tyres, even when I was hurting them at Llandow.

[Mike]

but they dont seem to do vauxhall friendly offsets

Yes they do. Civic is the same as a Nova.

[Mazz]

I looked for KU31's 2 years ago and they were discontinued :( Good but no brilliant tyres imo

[L14MNP]

I recently had a set of 225/40/18 KU31's fitted to my Mondeo. Have covered around 3500miles since,and they are decent for dry grip, road noise and wear, but wet grip leaves a lot to be desired - under normal driving too.

[Mazz]

I did a damp/wet track day on KU31's - unimpressed

[scott.parker]

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