To Dye or Not To Dye

Post by **qctires** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:46 pm

I just won a set of black Andys rear arms on ebay (have not received it yet) and I was asking myself if I should dye my RPM worlds arms. Any suggestions? I think it will look nice and leave the other AE parts stock. How about the blue parts (tubes, screws, shock caps)? Better in BLACK?

Post by **MelvinsArmy** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:21 pm

If it was my car, I'd say no to dye and loose the blue parts. Blue aluminum is new school to me.

Post by **qctires** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:35 pm

MelvinsArmy wrote:If it was my car, I'd say no to dye and loose the blue parts. Blue aluminum is new school to me.

That's possible...black tube or aluminun? The ESC will be a 410M1c NOVAK but the receiver will be that MICRO airtronics or an XXL Novak. I have no choice but to USE a 3PJS or my M8.
How about the Andys arms? They're black. I guess I'll just have to put it on the RC10 Graphite. I got this a few days ago. Not yet here thou.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160044385361&rd=1&rd=1

Post by **scr8p** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:07 pm

i think you should leave the front end white, and give me the rear shocks.

Post by **qctires** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:36 am

scr8p wrote:i think you should leave the front end white, and give me the rear shocks.

hmmmn...makes sense...

Post by **scr8p** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:33 am

it sounds good to me.

Post by **qctires** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:16 pm

scr8p wrote:it sounds good to me.

The MIPs that you have, is it long enough to fir the kit with the OEM wide arms?

Post by **badhoopty** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:24 pm

i'd at least dye the arms black to match.

Post by **shodog** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:49 pm

my thought is since they have a little bit of use, dye them black. if they were pristine then I would leave them white.

Post by **qctires** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:29 pm

How about the rears? My choices are...
1. Ansdys black rear arms
2. OEM dyed rear arms or leave it as is
3. If I use te Andys rear, what do I do with the Andys black fronts.
And I need an upper deck. I installed the GT tube holders but they are not year correct. No good.

Post by **scr8p** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:36 pm

you could get a pr. of rear rpm a-arms. that way you'd have rpm f & r.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEU95&P=M

Post by **badhoopty** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:09 pm

qctires wrote:How about the rears? My choices are...
1. Ansdys black rear arms
2. OEM dyed rear arms or leave it as is
3. If I use te Andys rear, what do I do with the Andys black fronts.
And I need an upper deck. I installed the GT tube holders but they are not year correct. No good.

best thing would be to pick up a rear rpm widearm kit to match the front.

Post by **qctires** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:08 am

badhoopty wrote:
qctires wrote:How about the rears? My choices are...
1. Ansdys black rear arms
2. OEM dyed rear arms or leave it as is
3. If I use te Andys rear, what do I do with the Andys black fronts.
And I need an upper deck. I installed the GT tube holders but they are not year correct. No good.
best thing would be to pick up a rear rpm widearm kit to match the front.

...and I have a feeling you have one...

Why is it called a WIDE ARM rear? Is the configuration different from the stock?

Post by **scr8p** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:14 am

you notch out the where the a-arm mounts are, and move them in, closer to the trans. that way you'll still have the same track width with the longer a-arm.

Post by **badhoopty** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:15 am

yea, the arms mount closer together on the chassis so they are longer without increasing overall width. (you gotta narrow the rear of the chassis, and they have special a-arm mounts that hug the stealth)

rears pop up on ebay every so often.

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