 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  05-16-2006, 07:41 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 672 |  Thinking of painting my wheels black
what do you guys think? Should I paint my wheels black, should I polish them, or leave em as is?  __________________
"Power Rules, Smooth is Fast, Late Brake if you HAVE TO, But Always get the Inside Line.......and Fear No One." |  |  | | 05-16-2006, 07:51 PM | #2 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
think they look good now  EDIT: i think painting them black might create a sort of void there whereas it offers a match to the car and contrast to the tires now. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
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2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 05-16-2006, 08:02 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Potomac, Maryland Posts: 230 |
it looks good as is, polishing wouldnt hurt though. The whole black thing, i dont like it, in my opinion, they dont look good on our cars :-X | | | | | 05-16-2006, 08:22 PM | #4 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
No don't do it. Your wheels look great the way they are. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
clear outs all around,stealth turning signals,blue led interior lights, 35% tinted windows,K&N air filter, 12" Kenwood Sub, MTX Thunder Amp,Alpine cd changer, Leatherz Armrest,ACS Pedals/Handbrake/FloorMats & Vitesse Tuning Carbon Fiber B-Pillars/CF Spark Plug Cover, New 16" MSW Typer 14 Rims on Goodyear Triple Treds 
www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | | 05-16-2006, 09:04 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tacompton, WA Posts: 309 |
i think you should paint them gloss black dude it would look real nice(not that it doesnt now) but look at the pics when you had the donuts on them dude it looked realllll sick IMO __________________ 95 318ti Alpine white, E46 m3 front bumper, Clear Corners, Cosmo CAI, k&n filter, Flowmaster catback, front strut bars, sony 12" sub Kenwood 800watt amp & Aiwa Deck, stickers
Future: Angel Eyes, Drop, Rims, and rear bumper
318ti.org sticker (added 100HP) | | | | | 05-16-2006, 09:14 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,299 |
i like the way they match the car right now. just polish them up. if u want some color maybe you could put a color plate behind the rims that would be black. you know what i am talking about? __________________
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225k miles and still the Ti goes on | | | | | 05-16-2006, 09:25 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: No Where Posts: 297 |
Keep your wheels the same, they look awesome. If you had some different kind of rims, then maybe I would do the black, but they would have to have a polished lip. | | | | | 05-16-2006, 09:28 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norfolk, Virginia Posts: 289 |
I would not polish them, to blingy in my opinion.
Id paint them black and leave the center indentation
as is. So a black wheel, with a silver lip and center. __________________ _____________________________________________
Cold air, Dual Exhaust, Ellipsoid headlights, CCFL Angel Eyes, custom ICE, M3 wheels, Cobra Radar Detector, CF eyebrows, ACS CF gauge bezel, clear corners, Euro tail lights.
Stickers add HP!!!  | | | | | 05-16-2006, 11:14 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ft Lauderdale, Fl moving to Eastern PA in May of 2007 Posts: 326 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by Juni what do you guys think? Should I paint my wheels black, should I polish them, or leave em as is? | I think your rims look fine but if you must paint them remember any nicks or chips will be exaggerated by the paint. I don’t think I would be satisfied with the finished result from merely painting but powder coating or just polishing would give a better finish. | | | | | 05-16-2006, 11:15 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 167 |
Leave them as is or polish them but DO NOT paint them black. | | | | | 05-16-2006, 11:16 PM | #11 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by Will'sBeamer i like the way they match the car right now. just polish them up. if u want some color maybe you could put a color plate behind the rims that would be black. you know what i am talking about? | NO!!! Don't block the brakes!! They'll over heat, bad, bad, bad!! __________________ 
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 05-17-2006, 12:46 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,299 |
it wouldnt block the brakes from cooling too bad because you still have your brake vents that funnel air directly to the brake pads. but you have a point it would reduce air and that would lead to heat on brakes. __________________
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225k miles and still the Ti goes on | | | | | 05-17-2006, 12:56 AM | #13 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by Will'sBeamer it wouldnt block the brakes from cooling too bad because you still have your brake vents that funnel air directly to the brake pads. but you have a point it would reduce air and that would lead to heat on brakes. | Those brake vents were dropped after 1998(?), because they also funneled water to the brakes. __________________
'99 Dinan M3 | | | | | 05-17-2006, 01:38 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,299 |
so what do they use now. cus i didnt know that. i have a 97. i would like to know what they use now cus i might want to switch mine. __________________
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225k miles and still the Ti goes on | | | | | 05-17-2006, 01:47 AM | #15 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by Will'sBeamer so what do they use now. cus i didnt know that. i have a 97. i would like to know what they use now cus i might want to switch mine. | Axe the 1999'ers... I believe they either blocked them or removed them completely. Maybe check realoem.com and compare bumpers from 1997 to 1999? __________________
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