Wheel refurb and colour

[lawsi]

I was thinking of refurbing my D90's like these in the body colour - looks like the rims have been milled to give the sharp edge?

Assume this is a no-no here as have only ever seen it on candy pink turbo drop top's [:'(]

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: Copperman05
Perhaps something like this satin black for the centre, finish off with polished/cut rims and coloured centre caps?[]

That is an exceedingly delicious wheel. Doing D90's in that, with (as you said) a polished rim would be bordering on pornographic ...

I almost wish my wheels were a bit more scruffy so I could justify doing this. Hmmm ... maybe if I let Mrs zcacogp park the car a few more times then that will do the trick ...


Oli.

 

[sawood12]

I'd love to see that wheel on a 944. That satin black is just what I have in mind for mine.

 

[Copperman05]

Admittidly those wheels are going to look great on a yoots car, although I'm not convinced they would look great on a 944 and may end up just looking a little to blingy, something which I hope my car is not.

Its definately very difficult trying to envisage the look a set of wheels will have on your car, and this is only really possible once they are finished. Whatever I choose I will have to live with for the next 10 years or so (perhaps) so I need to be sure they will be right first time.

I'm still thinking I should just stay on the safe side and get them done in silver, it would be cheaper too probably. But as Sc0tty says the standard silver can look a bit grey...

Edd

 

[Copperman05]

More ideas...

Perhaps a bit like what Oli was saying with the holes painted, and diamond cut face, finish will suffer more in time though...

Or silver face and cut lip..

Edd

 

[craig2105]

I was thinking about doing my cup 2's with the centre and caps in body colour (Dove Blue or Baltic) and the outer rim in silver (shiny as possible) - much like some of the 993 2/4 S models had. Yummy.

 

[Copperman05]

Ok you guys are probably bored of my wheel posts by now...sorry..

I've thought long and hard about what colour wheel I want, and although I do like the idea of the D90 with a matte black centre I dont think they would go with the colour of my car. If it were black I think it would be a surity. As it is my S2 is fairly original and I dont want to detract from that too much either.

I think I'm going to go with a silver, perhaps a brighter silver to the original and I'm thinking of polishing the rims to make it a little more special. The downside to the polished rims is that the finish is not as durable as painting would be. I'm hoping that this may not be so much of an issue as I do clean the wheels regularly and trying to keep everything clean.

Edd

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: Copperman05
As it is my S2 is fairly original and I dont want to detract from that too much either.

Has Sc0tty found himself another log-in to this forum? []

(Edd, I jest. Champagne metallic would be a hard colour to match wheels to, and I suspect your thoughts are very sensible. You could go the other way and think about white wheels with a coloured rim ... perhaps?)


Oli.

 

[Super_Marv]

ORIGINAL: Copperman05

More ideas...

Perhaps a bit like what Oli was saying with the holes painted, and diamond cut face, finish will suffer more in time though...

That looks fantastic!

Diamond cut finishes are fine, so long as you keep a nice thick layer of wax on them, take them off every year to clean them like a mofo and barely use them in the winter!!

 

[Copperman05]

ORIGINAL: zcacogp


Has Sc0tty found himself another log-in to this forum? []



Oli.

Ha ha no..

But my car is completely original, no clear indicators, no front splitter and no bolt on turbo. Well apart from the Momo steering wheel, respray in non original colour, hole in bonnet (dont ask), K&N filter, Promax chip, and Beru ultra x sparkplugs, apart from all that lot the car is totally original!

Sorry Sc0tty couldnt resist.

Edd

 

[MarkK]

I want to do a set of 16inch clubsport wheels in gloss black really badly[8|]