Aloha, new owner

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by Mang

Heading to powdercoater later this morning. The place I have utilized is so cool, they let me 'prep' - clean up all the flaws with their gear and material, bro setup. Then I choose color. I've been thinking about something other than silver. Perhaps a 'monochromatic' look with the exterior color? Flat vs. gloss? Metallic, non metallic? Help, opinions, ideas enjoyed! Silver still safe choice...

Don't want to go black, gets lost, maybe gray though...Only have a day or so before they shoot color, so please opinionate.

Thanks again for the warm welcome.

Shadow Chrome would look awesome on the wheels

[Mang]

Originally Posted by X53Jay4.8is

Shadow Chrome would look awesome on the wheels

Why I asked, GREAT looking suggestion. Is it shot by the Powdercoater or plated?

[bcredliner]

Welcome!

Suggest you check current colors on high end cars an wheel companies for latest trend. I like a low gloss. Matt wheels on the road look dirty to me and high gloss tend to be too much of the focus. I went with a graphite gray that closely matches the wheel well trim and hue. If you go gray be sure to test the color next to the color of your X as the hue can be black,green etc. so some grays will look good and some won't.

[Mang]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

Welcome!

Suggest you check current colors on high end cars an wheel companies for latest trend. I like a low gloss. Matt wheels on the road look dirty to me and high gloss tend to be too much of the focus. I went with a graphite gray that closely matches the wheel well trim and hue. If you go gray be sure to test the color next to the color of your X as the hue can be black,green etc. so some grays will look good and some won't.

Thanks for the thoughtful advice. Update. I went to regular guy (has done vintage sportscar wheels for me in the past). He simply didn't want the work, but he did set me up with a mini orbital and I bought he and his lady friend lunch. I was able to get to the curb rash, all 4 wheels needed minor attention. Then I set off to a new place, guy said he would throw a wheel in the blaster and see how much work to strip. He was not phased. Made me a great price @$90. per wheel, and then I chose color. It was between 2 - one silver - called 'silver' lol - a perfect match for original, and the second was called gr06 - gr for gray. It is a light gray, lightly metallic, and I chose 40% gloss, so not flat and not high gloss either. It will then have a clear coat for protection. I chose the gray, but still can go factory original look too, have a few days. So no to shadow chrome, although looks good and I notice it now on cars out there.

My 'aesthetics' theory on these early x5's - they need a 'popping' wheel, otherwise looks like a big panels 'blob' going down the road. Why I still may go back to silver. These German designer/engineers study this stuff for many hours, they think like this. They choose bright silver for a reason. Just my spinning on the matter.

I'm a car fanatic, and likely to leave this nice clean car as is - other than the wheels. It is my daily driver and will take a winter beating for its first time this winter. I discovered it in Danville (east Bay Area) still owned by original elderly couple from new. So function before beauty and why I'm not pouring money into mods and accessories, rather keep it mechanically fresh and decent enough looking...as he invests in dent repair and gotta have 'cool' wheels. First thing I did was go to the dent pro in Reno when I got this car home because it had a few minor dings here and there, but wears 100% original paint - it truly came out amazing. Good dent guys are gold!

Edit - Disclaimer - I think these early x5's are the best looking suv out there - calling it a blob was to make a point - picturing German techno-designer guy arguing his case for big silver wheels that pop!

[Mang]

What about a bronze wheel? I saw a white very newish x? with bronze colored wheels - looked good, looks like it might mate well with the odd color of my car?

I couldn't find a single photo of the 20" wheels redone in a bronze color anywhere. Has anyone seen this done? Any photos of these?

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by Mang

Thanks for the thoughtful advice. Update. I went to regular guy (has done vintage sportscar wheels for me in the past). He simply didn't want the work, but he did set me up with a mini orbital and I bought he and his lady friend lunch. I was able to get to the curb rash, all 4 wheels needed minor attention. Then I set off to a new place, guy said he would throw a wheel in the blaster and see how much work to strip. He was not phased. Made me a great price @$90. per wheel, and then I chose color. It was between 2 - one silver - called 'silver' lol - a perfect match for original, and the second was called gr06 - gr for gray. It is a light gray, lightly metallic, and I chose 40% gloss, so not flat and not high gloss either. It will then have a clear coat for protection. I chose the gray, but still can go factory original look too, have a few days. So no to shadow chrome, although looks good and I notice it now on cars out there.

My 'aesthetics' theory on these early x5's - they need a 'popping' wheel, otherwise looks like a big panels 'blob' going down the road. Why I still may go back to silver. These German designer/engineers study this stuff for many hours, they think like this. They choose bright silver for a reason. Just my spinning on the matter.

I'm a car fanatic, and likely to leave this nice clean car as is - other than the wheels. It is my daily driver and will take a winter beating for its first time this winter. I discovered it in Danville (east Bay Area) still owned by original elderly couple from new. So function before beauty and why I'm not pouring money into mods and accessories, rather keep it mechanically fresh and decent enough looking...as he invests in dent repair and gotta have 'cool' wheels. First thing I did was go to the dent pro in Reno when I got this car home because it had a few minor dings here and there, but wears 100% original paint - it truly came out amazing. Good dent guys are gold!

Edit - Disclaimer - I think these early x5's are the best looking suv out there - calling it a blob was to make a point - picturing German techno-designer guy arguing his case for big silver wheels that pop!

The BBS Hyper Silver color is a great silver to consider. It is not as bright as the OEM silver on the wheel but gives off a different hue of silver. Some shades off of the the bright silver on the OEM wheel

[TiAgX5]

Jay read my mind, was going to post the BBS Hyper Silver.......or BBS Diamond Black (DARK Charcoal with silver metalflake).

[Mang]

Thanks for the suggestions. Here is the scoop. I am going to pretty much choose from the 'stock' colors available at the facility I took them to. My gf did these photoshops for me. Shows a 4.6is photoshopped into my color with the wheels in these 3 shades, closest to what is available to me. It's one of these three 'looks'. I can choose 20 - 40 - 60 - 90% gloss options, and definitely going clear coat at the end for durability. These are the parameters, opinions welcome!

[Mang]

'Bronze'

[Mang]

'Lt. gray'