135M Wheels, Shadow Chrome and Maldives Blue

Well it's done and the new wheels are on! :driving:

The shadow chrome colour has turned out perfectly and IMO really suits the car. Like the Maldives Blue, the shadow chrome changes depending on the angle of the sun - in bright sunlight they look quite light and silvery, whereas in dimmer light they get quite dark. This colour also really modernises the MV2 wheels, which in their stock colour are starting to look a little dated. The update has given me just what I wanted: giving the car a customised, more masculine look while still maintaining that OEM style.

The painting cost me $560, so all up this has cost me just under $2k for nice new wheels and tyres.

I'll have to decide on a puncture repair system pretty quickly. M mobility kits are pretty expensive, and according to the wheel guy all of those kind of "goo" kits are just as bad as each other when it comes to actually repairing the tyre, so I guess I'll just get an off the shelf product like "slime" and a little compressor.

Next step is to sell off the old 103 wheels. I guess I'll just eBay them...

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Thanks to everyone for guiding me through the decision making process :thumbsup:
 
Big fan of the 135/MV2 wheels - have had them on both my Z and previous 330.

They are a pain to clean though - get yourself a good thick brush to get in the gaps.
If I get them refurb'ed in the future, I'll darken them off as they do tend to look quite white against dark colours when clean.
Si

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Adamski said:
That 330 looks lurvly :)
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Thanks - she was, my first regret-sale. Rare colour combo too with the nature-brown leather - really masculine car.

I'd been after a Z since before I got her though, so when mine came along at the deal it was, I had to go for it. :)

Si
 
Thanks for the comments guys - glad everyone likes them as much as I do ;)

Psy: when it comes time to refurb I say go for the shadow chrome too. In the light it will still contrast nicely with the dark coloured car :thumbsup:
 
They look fantastic... :thumbsup: Wonder if my 108s would look good in shadow chrome... There you go, spending my money for me :P
 
With all that previous stress on brake dust, cleaning issues, colour options and leaving the beloved 103s (big fan here!), they look fantastic Mangozac. A wise decision to not go too dark but enought to get that standout you want and compliment the colour of your car perfectly. Great job :thumbsup:
 
Bing: I'm pretty sure most of the Z4 OEM wheels would look good in shadow chrome, since they all have curves which suit the Z4's curves, and it's those kind of curves that make the shadow chrome look so good.

inkey$: it was a painful process, wasn't it? But I'm a big believer in doing my research before committing to something (often regardless of how trivial) and the results are almost always worth it! Thanks for the comments!
 
tomscott said:
Hope dubsesd doesnt mind me borrowing his pic but...

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Why dont you have them done like this? hyper-graphite look fantastic. If i were to have mine done I would have them done like this.

Have a look at the post:
http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=32878
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Wow :drool: :ebay:
 
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