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Old 11-23-2009, 07:18 AM
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To Powdercoat or Not Powdercoat my Style 87 Wheels

I'm having 2nd thoughts on powdercoating a set of OEM Style 87 wheels......

Jet Black X5...with artic silver aftermarket wheels.
I have my summer set already. That's never going to change.

Only plan to keep the X for 1 more year..
Should that change, and I decide to sell earlier, I will have a set of 20" OEM Style 87 wheels (winter wheels).

Bearing it's only only going to be 1-2 more winter seasons in which I will have the X, I'm debating whether to powdercoat the 87's semi or gloss black. Just debating as I know the car will probably resell better with OEM wheels in *silver color* as opposed to jet black with aftermarker wheels and or jet black with OEM/black wheels.Aftermarkets are 19"s but they are INSANELY strong and light - forged press on a 8.5K lb forged. AFAIK, I may be the only one running these on a X but they are the ~best~ wheels I could put on the X. Spec for spec, as there is 3 ways of cast wheels, on paper, the forged wheel is 300X stronger than a LP cast wheel comparatively.

So whaddya guys say.

Leave the OEM 87'd alone (as the X will considerly sell better with OEM colored wheels)

or do what I want, which is powdercoat them in black, as when it's time to sell, the right buyer will come along and buy my tastefully modded X5 (and the whole enchilada) (full front/rear brembo's, intricate audio system, and both wheel sets that have a full blown TPMS system in both wheel sets, and my newly triple projector HID front end setup- quad projector xenon headlights, and projector hid fogs as well.)
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