gota911

Uhmm..... maybe

yasuro

tim, thanks for the quick photoshop. i think red would be too extreme for my taste.

if i do go to a "non stock" color i'm thinking black or gunmetal. . .still thinking.

JC3D

look at my avatar, black on black. I like the way it looks. My other set is red.

gr8330

Thr red ones are darling

htny

Gunmetal barrels are great, so hard to see brake dust in there compared to silver or polished.

I'm biased, but gunmetal barrel, polished or hyper silver painted and all cleared spokes and hoop/lip would look very sharp and would make the wheel look much larger. It's a lot of work though, new set of wheels type money to do it right, so if that's a consideration I think matched to body color would be nice. If body color is already arctic silver, maybe think about a slightly darker silver, not as far as gunmetal, just a smokier silver.

flyingpenguin

Whatever color you choose; go with powder coating. It is very durable, is not attacked by break dust or any harsh chemicals you may use to remove dust.

Do a google search for a shop that does powder coating in your area. You will not be disappointed. I messed with the Wurth kit and was disappointed at the amount of work and the (in the end) lousy results. And believe me, it's not that I didn't try!

Joost

yasuro

well, i bought some wheels on ebay. now the thing is, UPS tracking claims the package (4 wheels) is 64 lbs. that makes it to 16 lbs. per wheel. they can't be that light, can they?

ivangene

There might be 2 packages with 2 wheels in each package - that's how I shipped wheels before

yasuro

well, we'll see tomorrow. UPS claims 1 package. just seemed odd, usually UPS is pretty accurate with regards to weight.

AllanJ

Talk to the wheel manufacturer about powder coating if you're thinking of that. I've heard of two main concerns with powder:

- The heating process (400* F for 30 mins) may harm the integrity of certain types of wheels
- Powder coating can hide cracks that will telegraph through paint

For me, I will either use anodized or painted wheels. Never powdercoated.

btw, the idea of a darker barrel to hide brake dust is great. I did that with my street GT3 wheels: black barrels and black chrome spokes (think gunmetal). Works great on a black car. On a silver car, the darker the wheels the more aggressive it'll look. It's up to you.

Cheers,

MSHii

I was thinking the black chrome would be a good look too. It almost looks like it was created specifically for silver cars, IMO.

Dennis C

I think red or orange would *potentially* look good for a track application... not so sure for the street...

cdburnguy13

Here's mine, powder coated BMW Graphite Grey: