Alloy wheel refurb for platinum LCR

[szd]

Am going to get my standard LCR alloys refurbished at lap-tab but dont know whether to get them coloured at the same time. I know that black or a darker colour looks pretty good on a yellow or red LCR - but not too sure about platinum.

I think the standard silver is a little bit lighter than what the standard wheels were, but that would look ok, but am also thinking about anthracite or maybe flash/smoked chrome.

Any ideas?

 

[Funkyfin2000]

how much a wheel mate from lap tab?

are u dropping off the car with them? or taking the wheels down?

sorry for the hijack!

 

[szd]

I said that I'd be taking the car with the wheels still on etc, so they would supply a new valve, and balance etc.

They have a 25% off at the moment until the end of the month, and I was quoted about £230 for standard silver (4 wheels, trying to find a spare on ebay as mine is slightly mishapen), and £250 for anthracite/charcoal, for the more exotic colours like chrome its about another £20 per wheel.

 

[Scotty_b]

Shadow chrome would look the tits on a platinum LCR. I had mine done there too.

 

[Funkyfin2000]

looks well nice that scotty, any more pics of your car...

 

[szd]

Thanks for that scotty, a little bit more expensive in shadow chrome but i think they look really good!!

 

[BCM]

They look like a fantastic job mate, good finish on them!

 

[foxes]

You could keep it plain silver like the finish on Vauxhall alloys.
Much brighter

 

[Cupra_joeboy]

go for gloss black and diamond cut face.

 

[c11rgd]

have you tried using a powder coaters, iknow you would save like £100 which can be used elsewhere. i always use
Bournes powder coaters in birmingham £100 for teh set, but you have to provide just teh alloy i think they can get teh tyres taken on and off fir like £25 or something.

 

[Brownster]

Had mione done in the standard silver at lap tabs - they look better IMO. It gives the car a less "dirty" feel.

 

[szd]

Thanks for the replies, I think its a toss up between the standard silver and the smoked chrome, if only I could make up my mind!

 

[olaf]

I vote for shadow chrome!

 

[ElasticTangent]

I've always liked the wheels standard but that shadow chrome has got me thinking.

 

[C11PRA DC]

Shadow Chrome!

 

[Scotty_b]

Cheers there’s a few pics in the "naked glory" thread in the pics section.

I think i did a deal with them as there sill expensive to take the rubber off etc and put them on so it worked out about £50 for all five wheels to get shadow chrome and they repaired a scuffed wheel. The girl on the phone is very affable!

 

[muttly]

oo i like them scotty.. i think they would look good on my black LCR.. damm u lot!... gooona get a quote now!.. lol.. is that smoked chrome.. i couldnt see a shadow chrome on their site?

 

[Nashy]

I know its not an LCR, but this is what smoked chrome will come out like. Had them done at Lap Tab aswell on my gti6. Fantastic finish and i was well chuffed by them. Ask them for a 'cash' price, theyve sometimes been known to knock the VAT off - shhhh, dont tell mum, lol

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m212/1nashy/Image419-001.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m212/1nashy/Image068.jpg

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m212/1nashy/Image067.jpg

 

[szd]

Well I had them done today, in black chrome, at first wasn't too sure, but didn't take long to grow on me. If you look at them straight on from a few paces away they look quite light and are a good contrast against the platinum, close up they look a bit darker, and at certain angles you get the black coming through.



The pic really doesn't do them justice tbh, took about 10 pics altogether and none of them quite captured how they look.

 

[oliverj]

Did you find a spare?

I have just replaced all of my my LCR wheels and the spare and therefore have 6 (don't ask) standard 18" wheels in storage doing nothing. two of them have tyres on.