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11-23-2009, 07:18 AM
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To Powdercoat or Not Powdercoat my 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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#5
11-23-2009, 07:57 PM
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Stop thinking about it already and just do it.
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#8
11-23-2009, 10:12 PM
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Some pics of the headlights can be found here courtesy of my light retrofitter - HID Projector Headlight Retrofit for Subaru, Honda, BMW, Scion and More | LightWerkz.net
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...project-3.html Quote:
Tires are OFF the wheels. Not it's just down to the wire on wheter I'm going to make these wheels black or not...let me sleep on it tonight.
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11-23-2009, 11:15 PM
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I'm with LI-X5...go for it
 Have been stalling on powder-coating my winter setup on 20's (275 all-around / style 87's / 30mm rear H&R's )...was thinking gunmetal or gloss back.
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#10
11-24-2009, 04:40 AM
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lets see this car!
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