Getting ready to order Wats. Need opinions

[Collectindust24]

Okay, I'm getting ready to order my Watanabes. I've decided to pay the extra loot for the optional magnesium color. Now, I can't make my mind between machined lip or not. It's an additional $25 per wheel. I guess at $560 per wheel, another $25 isn't that much. I just can't make up my mind. The polished lip are pretty, but the all one color wheels look tough and menacing. The car will be either green or DARK burgundy.

[xray]

Polished lip...definitely.

Where are you ordering from?

[Collectindust24]

Probably either wheelchoice or Takumi Project.

[Victor Laury]

Mas at Takumi has my vote of confidence. If that means anything. As far as which, I think the traditional non machined lip is the look for wats. After all, your buying them for their old-school appearance, might aswell stick with that theme.

[pimp1911]

What dimensions are you getting? 15x? or 16x?

[ZSaint]

I have a set of Panasports. I like the looks but want to polish the lip. These are machine polished but they will look much better with a high gloss lip, IMHO!

[Arne]

I vote for the painted lip. Wats don't look right to me if they have polished lips. I love the wheels on v12horse's car, for example. See:

http://classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20106

[ZSaint]

Painted wheels look a little like NASCAR to me. Z's do not have much bling-bling on them. I see them needing a little brightness in the wheel lip area. To each his own.

[v12horse]

Thanks Arne for the kudos. Polished lips and painted lips both look nice. I prefer the wheel fully painted, but it is all preference. To each is his own like Zsaint said.

-Ben

p.s. Get all gunmetal wheels. nudge nudge.

p.p.s. Zsaint, your car is beautiful. All that hard work paid off in dividends.

[Ron Carter]

The machined lip on a darker car will stand out better and look better. Although on most cars I prefer Wats. painted, this is the exception to the rule.

[Alfadog]

Ron's on the money! If you leave all the chrome trim, then the polished lip will bring it all together nicely - especially on a darker car.

The "look" is for all-painted though. Depends if you want to go more "correct" or for appearance. Of course, it is up to you.

I opted for polished lip, as on the C110 I think it needs it. But on a Z............ I wouldn't know what to choose with a car your colour. Difficult choice!

[Collectindust24]

It's making me crazy! I'm going with 16x8.5 front and 16x9.5 rear with ZG flares. They're a lot of loot, so I have to be sure on my decision. I guess if I get the all painted ones and grow tired of them, I can always get the lip polished at a later date.