tires and wheels BBS rehab...thoughts?

[jrhone]

Just redid one of my BBS wheels. Stripped and polished the lip. Painted the centers charcoal grey. Disassembled the center cap and painted the ring charcoal grey and the center shot with duplicolor "chrome".  Thoughts?  These will be going on my Fjord 02. I thought the standard silver was kinda boring lol. 

 

 

Edited August 17, 2016 by jrhone

[Longdrawz]

I'm a little partial to the grey.... 

[joekitt]

Look great - like the grey

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[GoFaSSter]

I did mine the same way, without the chrome center. They look great on my Fjord 02.

[jrhone]

6 minutes ago, GoFaSSter said:

I did mine the same way, without the chrome center. They look great on my Fjord 02.

 

Pics?

[xr4tic]

It's YOUR car, do what YOU want.

 

We'd need to see pics of them on the car to know for sure, but I don't think you can go wrong with any of the usual colors on BBS (silver/gold/black/grey)

[bento]

Nice work!

 

My RS wheels came in a very close color combo. I like how well they hide brake dust if you're looking for a functional reason to continue with the grey.

 

Eventually, I plan to refinish them and might go back to the original gold, but I think fjord with grey wheels would be a solid combo. With Malaga, I think the gold would be a better combo, but I'd lose the brake dust hiding benefit of the grey.

 

I had a pair of black weaves on the car prior to these wheels and they had black centers. I wasn't a fan as the details of the wheel were lost in such a dark color. They were too nice to refinish so I sold them.

 

But yeah, agree with John that among the classic colors, you can't go wrong. 

[GoFaSSter]

I had to pull this from my IG account. I had lost a center cap on this drive. It has since been replaced.

 

I think it looks much better in person. The gunmetal gray and Fjord go together really well.

Edited August 18, 2016 by GoFaSSter

[jrhone]

Nice!  Thanks for the pic!  

[PaulTWinterton]

I, too, am partial to dark wheels with a polished lip.  Less common in the street. 

 

JRHONE: Are yours polished to a mirror finish? Can't tell from the pictures.  I think the mirror finish makes all the difference.  The wheels gleam.   I had a shop polish my wheels on a lathe to get the mirror finish.

Edited August 18, 2016 by PaulTWinterton

[jrhone]

Well they are more polished than raw aluminum but they are not mirror. I am trying to get them there without taking them someplace. I may break down and do that because that's the look I want. 

[PaulTWinterton]

I can't imagine getting that finish by hand, BUT... what about spinning them on the car?  That could work.

 

Side note: brake dust is actually a good polish.  I wipe my wheels often with just a soft cotton cloth.  The dust is fine enough that it doesn't remove the mirror.  I opted for "no clearcoat" as I didn't want to take the chance of yellowing.

[oh2ryan]

Go with vintage golds!

[jrhone]

10 hours ago, PaulTWinterton said:

I can't imagine getting that finish by hand, BUT... what about spinning them on the car?  That could work.

 

Side note: brake dust is actually a good polish.  I wipe my wheels often with just a soft cotton cloth.  The dust is fine enough that it doesn't remove the mirror.  I opted for "no clearcoat" as I didn't want to take the chance of yellowing.

 

I have seen videos of that on YouTube.  I may give that a shot.

[GoFaSSter]

Be careful when you do it. The wheels hang down low unless you have the jack stands under the arms. When they hang low the boots will rub at the ribs and crack. Don't ask how I know....