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Respraying wheels but doubting color

BBS RC's in which color/finish?


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Reuvers

I is a Dutch man!
Oct 30, 2007
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Netherlands
So my mate has a car booked in for a full respray he's doing over the weekend, and I can put my wheels in the cabbin for cheap as chips.

However I am doubting color/finish

question is, should I go for

gloss silver (clear coating on top)
gloss black (clear coating on top)
matt black
or antrecite grey/black?

this car/rims (BBS RC rims in 16")

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cheers
 

Reuvers

I is a Dutch man!
Oct 30, 2007
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Netherlands
real difficult...

I used to have antrecite wheels on them but not sure...

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Black with the chrome middle would be pretty sick imo, maybe even it matt black.

Silver would look good, but maybe standard good?

hmm, need more reactions lol
 

Reuvers

I is a Dutch man!
Oct 30, 2007
3,374
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Netherlands
black, something like this (car has similar color to mine) but then the centres polished silver like they are now

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?
 

Reuvers

I is a Dutch man!
Oct 30, 2007
3,374
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Netherlands
no, I won't be adding a polished lip. The BBS RC's don't really have a lip to start with. If it was the LM's then yes that would be a great option.

personally I am doubting between black and antrecite. THink that silver will be so 'regular'

difficult, but need to decide by Friday.

Took 2 wheels off last night and almost finished prepping both for paint. Other 2 will come off after work and will finish prepping all tonight/tomorrow night.

guy is professionally painting them for 60 quid :)
 

Adam R

Diesel ISN'T a Dirty word
Mar 5, 2007
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lee in the solent
how about standard cupra wheel colour ?

have you thought about a metalicy flake in silver or something... ?
wouls 'look' ordinary but the closer you get you see the flake ?

or if your going black..... why dont you polish the side faces of the spokes ?

would be different and quite a nice contrast ?
 

warren_cox

Back from the dead
actually, I voted anthracite/balck, but having re-reviewed you car pics I would say a bright lacquered silver would be more impactful. The grey on grey tends to look a bit dull/dirty. I love the brushed aluminium outer face/black inner face colour of new style RS4 aftermarket wheels, and it would make them far easier to clean up (superficially).

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Adam R

Diesel ISN'T a Dirty word
Mar 5, 2007
2,851
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lee in the solent
actually, I voted anthracite/balck, but having re-reviewed you car pics I would say a bright lacquered silver would be more impactful. The grey on grey tends to look a bit dull/dirty. I love the brushed aluminium outer face/black inner face colour of new style RS4 aftermarket wheels, and it would make them far easier to clean up (superficially).

new-rs4-black-polished-wheels.jpg

not a bad idea :)

for my idea, make all the black bits polished metal and make the polished bits glossy black (opposite of what is shown above ;)). its different and would look quite classy
 

kyle'87

Modding Disease
Sep 15, 2008
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Ruislip
I've always liked the satin black as its like antracite

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but then there isn't much depth to the colour, What about a gun metal grey?

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