I also received a text to say that my refurbed wheels were ready for collection so I headed over to pick them up because it was easy to steal my wife’s E91. This is where this update might get a bit controversial….
I’ve never liked the 108’s but I struggled to find other options so ended up with a set of 261’s which I picked up last weekend. I decided to be a bit braver than silver / pale gunmetal so opted for a satin gold. I chose a colour which looked quite pale in the paint catalog (in my head I was thinking Porsche gold rather than something bolder like Ferrari gold). Upon arrival I had a bit of an oh s**t moment because they were much closer to the latter than the former particularly under the harsh light at the painters.
Anyway, I paid and took them home to get them ready for fitting with some trepidation. First up was a quick clean before applying a coupe of coats of Alien Magic ceramic spray. At this point, they were still looking very very bright.
It was then time to fit them.
Seeing them against the dark blue paint a made me start to feel a bit more at ease. It’s certainly quite bold, but I think it works.
It was then time to take a few better pictures but the colour proved quite difficult to capture accurately with a phone - it often looked really yellow. These are a few that look vaguely like it does in real life.
Whilst the outcome is a bit different to what I initially had in mind and it wasn’t love at first sight when collecting them, I’m actually pleased with how they’ve turned out. The colour works with the dark blue and suits the unusual shape of the car, but I’m well aware that they’ll be a bit marmite.
