Rim Strips
#13
03-23-2007 | 01:26 PM
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RE: Rim Strips
Yea they're really easy to install. The ones I bought, and how I assume most of them are, were cut in 1/4 circles. You just clean the rim off real squeaky clean then start at one end of the sticker and it follows the rim perfectly. It was kind of tricky at first and I ruined the first one but I think I had 4 extras so it didn't matter.
To the person who had the chrome dipped rims I don't think I would put the stripes on, unless you had chrome tires to match the rims. I'm eventually going to get my rims powder coated to match my blue F4i but $15 was all I could afford at the time.
Mike
To the person who had the chrome dipped rims I don't think I would put the stripes on, unless you had chrome tires to match the rims. I'm eventually going to get my rims powder coated to match my blue F4i but $15 was all I could afford at the time.
Mike
#16
03-23-2007 | 07:35 PM
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RE: Rim Strips
ORIGINAL: ddaren
yeah... usually... people with stock black rims add in the rim stripes to make it look nicer in a cheap way. Those with money and time either chrome out their entire rim, or try and polish it completely on their own.
yeah... usually... people with stock black rims add in the rim stripes to make it look nicer in a cheap way. Those with money and time either chrome out their entire rim, or try and polish it completely on their own.
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03-30-2007 | 01:04 AM
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RE: Rim Strips
ORIGINAL: ddaren
yeah... usually... people with stock black rims add in the rim stripes to make it look nicer in a cheap way. Those with money and time either chrome out their entire rim, or try and polish it completely on their own.
I honestly like bikes with chrome rims when they have a dark color paint job with chrome to match it (black RR's with chrome rims are nice to me). But in my case, I have a black/red F4i... everything on my bike is either black or red... having chrome rims on mine would look ugly in my opinion. I'd rather stick with my red stripes, or powder coat the entire rim red.
yeah... usually... people with stock black rims add in the rim stripes to make it look nicer in a cheap way. Those with money and time either chrome out their entire rim, or try and polish it completely on their own.
I honestly like bikes with chrome rims when they have a dark color paint job with chrome to match it (black RR's with chrome rims are nice to me). But in my case, I have a black/red F4i... everything on my bike is either black or red... having chrome rims on mine would look ugly in my opinion. I'd rather stick with my red stripes, or powder coat the entire rim red.
