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Doing a bunch of overdue service work on the wife's car - new starter, new chain tensioners, new AOS & hoses, new.spark plugs, and may decide to do water pump and thermostat too.
Recently grabbed this 07 C4S currently at 47300 mi. This is the reason I went for it ! Terracotta is a very pleasant color , Black upper keeps it subtle
I have been thinking about having my black wheels machined on the lip to give it some contrast. Thoughts?
Anytime you can eliminate some black from the wheels to create more definition or separation, it's a plus in my book. On those, I might actually machine the entire face and lip to highlight those pretty spoke curves. You can have the face of a wheel machined for $75-$100 and will be like having a new set of wheels.
I did this with some black wheels on a BMW x5, some 928 wheels, and also bought metallic grey Audi Q5 with this treatment. Here's what I'm talking about.
Body colored with machined face
black wheels with machined face
metallic grey with machined face, and similar design on the pickup in the background
I have been thinking about having my black wheels machined on the lip to give it some contrast. Thoughts?
Definitely! Here's my back-up set of OEM Lobster wheels
Originally Posted by Petza914
Anytime you can eliminate some black from the wheels to create more definition or separation, it's a plus in my book. On those, I might actually machine the entire face and lip to highlight those pretty spoke curves. You can have the face of a wheel machined for $75-$100 and will be like having a new set of wheels.
12-19-2023, 01:47 AM
