Frozen Grey - Solid Black or Diamond Cut / Black alloys

Zed Baron · Post by **Zed Baron** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:59 am

alski19 wrote: Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:54 pm shadow chrome, I've tried a very very dark metallic grey (nearly black) on my old E89 and kind of regretted it, the detail of the wheel disappear. For me this is the goldilocks zone, not too dark, not too light

jenniferlouise · Post by **jenniferlouise** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:15 am

Zed Baron wrote: Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:59 am
alski19 wrote: Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:54 pm shadow chrome, I've tried a very very dark metallic grey (nearly black) on my old E89 and kind of regretted it, the detail of the wheel disappear. For me this is the goldilocks zone, not too dark, not too light

Our E89 has shadow chrome applied to the 326M alloys. Went with the refurb company recommendation and love them.

CliveN · Post by **CliveN** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:15 am

Perfect zedbaron. I had the full black wheels on my i8 diamond cut to turn them into another version of the original wheel. It has to be done very well as lacquer peel is common. Mine are still good but another set on a 2 Series were clearly done in a hurry and deteriorated after a year. As such I would never have my wheel diamond cut again but would go along the route of zedbaron. And yes when you kerb them you can only go so far before the wheel is toast……

jenniferlouise · Post by **jenniferlouise** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:17 am

As mentioned before, it will always be a personal choice…

sars · Post by **sars** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 10:50 am

john-e89 wrote: Mon Jun 30, 2025 12:20 am
Zed Baron wrote: Sun Jun 29, 2025 7:49 pm All black alloys IMO are now a dated look, getting them laser cut will not be as good as original as they have to paint in detail, this was my solution 20240601_222537.jpg
Wow…looks fantastic…!!

Seconded

Zed Baron, what style alloys are those? I've been exploring different options for a new winter set up as I do not want to add 255/35 R19's on the back as they are a smaller diameter than current and I have been looking a set of 18" 798M's and getting them refurbished gloss back but I think shadow chrome would be great too.

Zed Baron · Post by **Zed Baron** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:04 pm

sars wrote: Mon Jun 30, 2025 10:50 am Zed Baron, what style alloys are those? I've been exploring different options for a new winter set up as I do not want to add 255/35 R19's on the back as they are a smaller diameter than current and I have been looking a set of 18" 798M's and getting them refurbished gloss back but I think shadow chrome would be great too.

These are 19" 799M's as standard on the M40i and the MSport 30i/20i, I've added a photo of what they looked like originally diamond cut. If you look closely the front alloy had been repaired (curbed at some point) and where the spoke meets the rims, the black detail disappears. I ended up buying another alloy and having the full set refurbed.

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