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My IS has a unique color. Help me decide colors of my wheels

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Old 03-08-12, 01:37 AM
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As topic says. My is 250 has the color "Dark Blue Mica (8P8)"
When it is dark outside or just grey weather the car looks like it is almost black. However when the sun hits or under light you can see the blue color.
My problem is, I want to buy a set of wheels for the summer now 18" or 19" and do not know what colors my wheels should have. It is alot easier if you have a black/white/grey car.
But what suits a dark blue car? Can I go with black rims or will it look strange?
As the market in Sweden is very bad for wheels I have to order from the US.

Please refer to the pictures below for my car. You can also see in the last picture how hard it is to distinguish black and blue.

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Old 03-08-12, 01:43 AM
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They call your color is Blue Onyx Pearl in the US.

Check this thread out.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...50-thread.html

Also, black wheels will make your car look bluer.
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I have the same color car. Gunmetal, white, black, and silver wheels are very good choice for this color.
Old 03-08-12, 06:10 AM
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gunmetal and hyper silver looks nice with this color.
Old 03-08-12, 07:04 AM
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Black is the safe choice.
Old 03-08-12, 07:20 AM
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I suggest chrome. welcome to clublex
Old 03-08-12, 07:51 AM
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If i had your car, I would do something like the liquid graphite that stock Lexus wheels have or a mercury silver like Volk has.
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gold or bronze!
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I'D go with a polished or chrome color. My buddy David and fellow CL member Barke has some and his car is SICK!
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+1 for david's car ..

Old 03-08-12, 09:33 AM
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i wouldnt get dark/black wheels, try something lighter i.e polished imo will look better
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Both Dangy and i had that same color car but i didnt do any wheels until i changed my color but out of all the wheels he rocked, my 3 favorites were the white, gold and green.
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If you are going to tint the windows dark, I would say black wheels. Bronze would look sick with that dark blue, but there is so much silver on the car I feel it might not blend well, it might though!
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Originally Posted by Sffd103
I'D go with a polished or chrome color. My buddy David and fellow CL member Barke has some and his car is SICK!
Originally Posted by TrancEpimp
+1 for david's car ..
Appreciate the compliments guys.
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