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AlecX5 04-06-2012 10:58 AM

Need your opinion on painting my wheels! ASAP
 
What do you think? Should I paint these wheels gunmetal/hyper silver or leave them alone? Bringing her in today for some suspension work. Thanks!

Current:
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...5/DSCN0580.jpg

Photoshop:
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...5/62d6a6e9.jpg
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...5/a5bb4cad.jpg
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/...5/adf62e43.jpg

TiAgX5 04-06-2012 11:25 AM

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Replace them with a set that has some lip.

AlecX5 04-06-2012 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by TiAgX5 (Post 873314)
Replace them with a set that has some lip.

Thanks for the suggestion, but it's the wife's car and I want to keep stock wheels on there. Looking for an aggressive OEM look similar to some of the new e70/90s. Nice wheels tho!:thumbup:

TiAgX5 04-06-2012 11:47 AM

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I considered refinishing my OE wheels until I found out a set of of good used, hubcentric, non-OE, TUV certified used wheels can be obtained for roughly the same cost as the value of the OE wheels and refinishing costs. Got mine for $600 with CF black/silver center caps and a set of 9/32 tread Hankook Ventus tires that retail for over 1k tires alone. There are steals on E-bay for X5 tire/rim sets. Lips on BMWs look awesome.

dkl 04-06-2012 01:44 PM

OP...leave them alone, looks fantastic as is. The gunmetal looks like they're covered in brake dust...that's just my opinion.

lowlows18 04-06-2012 01:47 PM

the only good thing about gunmetal is when they are covered in brake dust you wont even notice.. lol .. but i say leave them the way they are.truck looks real good

mrbmwx5 04-06-2012 02:19 PM

gunmetal

weekend camper 04-06-2012 02:56 PM

Like the gunmetal look on there.

phil47 04-06-2012 03:16 PM

Powdercoat gunmetal.

SlickGT1 04-06-2012 03:22 PM

Leave em alone. At least it matches your running boards and badges. Up to you though.


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