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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2012, 04:03:12 pm »
This is the colour I was referring to earlier. Looks amazing for Powder coat :drool: :drool: :drool:

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2012, 04:11:25 pm »
If the only issue you have, is keeping them clean, then take them off and seal them properly.
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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #17 on: February 06, 2012, 04:19:34 pm »
Smoked chrome is the best colour option for wheels imho.


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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2012, 04:42:41 pm »
Silver for me though smoked wheels may be a good middle ground?
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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #19 on: February 06, 2012, 04:57:42 pm »
I have been thinking the same thing myself, wouldn't mind some anthracite ones, shame I've just spent 3 weeks refurbing my wheels back to silver.

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #20 on: February 06, 2012, 05:12:08 pm »
I dont like black wheels. You can never see any of the detail.

I think the OEM pescara colour is nice as its a bit darker than bright silver. Or go anthracite like these...
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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #21 on: February 06, 2012, 06:25:53 pm »
I dont like black wheels. You can never see any of the detail.

I think the OEM pescara colour is nice as its a bit darker than bright silver. Or go anthracite like these...

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #22 on: February 06, 2012, 07:40:35 pm »
still cant decide the areochrome look amazing :happy2: though
just dnt wana go getting them re done again in silver and regret it mmmmmm
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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #23 on: February 06, 2012, 07:49:23 pm »

The first pic looks excellent where as that pic of the 5 door with silver wheels looks terrible in my opinion, just too much silver.

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Lol sorry about that. I've just got so used to black wheels on my own car it's strange seeing silver.

I'll probably get fed up of them after a while and want to go back to silver.

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #24 on: February 06, 2012, 08:02:19 pm »
If I wanted anthracite wheels I'd just buy silver and let them get dirty :grin:

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #25 on: February 06, 2012, 11:25:51 pm »
I like black wheels, gloss like you said is pretty bad though they never look clean !
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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #26 on: February 07, 2012, 06:08:20 am »
I dont like black wheels. You can never see any of the detail.

I think the OEM pescara colour is nice as its a bit darker than bright silver. Or go anthracite like these...


Me too, I'm not a fan of black wheels. Looks like you've had 4 punctures! I do like a blacked centre on split rims with a polished silver rim though.

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #27 on: February 07, 2012, 09:45:59 am »
still cant decide the areochrome look amazing :happy2: though
just dnt wana go getting them re done again in silver and regret it mmmmmm
lots a thinking to be done


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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #28 on: February 07, 2012, 09:56:32 am »
As it's been said..... Smoked chrome...


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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #29 on: February 07, 2012, 06:57:36 pm »
 :signLOL: thats it sold smoked chrome it is watch this space