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Originally Posted by rh71
OP, what color is your car? I agree with the above that silver pops better on lighter cars while darker can go either way. A few years back I decided on some style 433s that only came in gunmetal and on my white body, the two tones just didn't go together. After trying to live with it for months I decided to dip them back to "bright aluminum" but brake dust is tough on plastidip so I settled on black. I actually like them a lot more now. Especially because - no more brake dust shows.
Black: https://flic.kr/p/29rvSxQ
Stock Gunmetal: https://flic.kr/p/ozDH9G |
The White/Black contrast works well. For brake dust, if the pad/rotor combo you have creates a lot, there's some great products out there that will clean that off fairly easy and keep those wheels looking new. (no scrubbing required on a maintained wheel)
Just a side note... looks like you have (had?) a bit of residue from the exhaust, especially on the passenger side. Any issues with your X?