Wheel refurb... What finish to go for???

[seatcupra]

Anyone refurbed their LC starfish style alloy wheels???

If so what colour did you go for and post a picture if you can

I like the Anthracite, Smoked Chrome or Hi-Power Silver finish but not sure if they will suit the wheels and also against the platinum body work...

http://www.thewheelspecialist.co.uk/File/wheel-finishes.php

 

[Willie]

I know of anthracite LCR ones for sale very cheap

 

[Dione J]

I was thinking about doing this but by the time you spend all that money, you might aswell upgrade to new rims!!!

 

[gus]

try this number its where i will be going get mine done there in birmingham bournes wheels,

0121 6666595

think they charge around £25 per wheel

 

[seatcupra]

I know of anthracite LCR ones for sale very cheap

You have a pm

I was thinking about doing this but by the time you spend all that money, you might aswell upgrade to new rims!!!

Yeah thought about that as well but then you need new tyres which is another £400 on top of the wheels you go for... and then insurance....

 

[Dione J]

Can get most new wheels for around £500 with tyres and my insurance covers any mods to my car

 

[seatcupra]

Can get most new wheels for around £500 with tyres and my insurance covers any mods to my car

Hmm if were talking 18's with tyres for £500 i'd say the tyres will be budget ditch finders

 

[DannyC87]

black looks good with platinum imo; but i am biased, see my thread below

 

[seatcupra]

black looks good with platinum imo; but i am biased, see my thread below

I'm not a big fan of black wheels. I think black would make the LC wheel appear smaller as well...

 

[seatcupra]

Nobody has done this then???

 

[Markyboyt]

I brought a set of starfish alloys and had them refurbed, its a little hard to spot the difference in the picture but they are a bit more silver than standard and a laquered finish rather than the matt finish they normally are.

Also I should add that my car is black so I didnt go for dark wheels, the guy doing it was trying to get me to have a charcoal finish but I didnt think it would work on my car. Plus I think the shape of these wheels looks better in lighter colours.

Not exactly the radical change your after pics of granted but pics none the less lol.

New finish is the top one

 

[seatcupra]

Yeah i can see the difference straight away. Looks far better than the standard dull colour

 

[Avant4me]

Had mine done very recently. I just asked the guy to do them in the high power silver that the new Audi wheels are done in. Look much better now.

 

[seatcupra]

Had mine done very recently. I just asked the guy to do them in the high power silver that the new Audi wheels are done in. Look much better now.

Have you any pics?

 

[Stuberto]

Im getting mine refurbed next week as a cheaper option than newbies. Im going for a black chrome effect (got a black LCR). They are gonna be a kinda silver finish on face and black effect on inner spokes and inside rim. He had just done a set like this on a new Monedo with multi spokes................not sure what it will be like...........but he had done a good job!! Fingers crossed