Can this be done properly? Opinions please

[Pondrew]

As I can't find a new set of wheels that I like without spending thousands, I would like to paint the diamond cut/ polished faces and rims gloss black on my 704Ms and leave the rest Orbit Grey. Do people think it can be done well without looking...well a bit 'amateur'/ chavvy?

I have spoken to my local wheel refurb place and they want to have a look in person before committing or giving a cost.

Apologies they are not from a Z4, but I value opinions from here more than elsewhere in the virtual (or real) world.

The wheels in question:

 

[enuff_zed]

I'd suggest a proper refurb place could do it and it would look ok, however they will take an age to mask up and that will reflect in the price.

 

[Pondrew]

I'd suggest a proper refurb place could do it and it would look ok, however they will take an age to mask up and that will reflect in the price.

I'm just not sure whether they will be able to mask them up well enough to get clean lines. If they are happy to do it and can assure me they will look good, then I could always do most of the masking and drive it there 'masked'. :|

 

[Rockhopper]

Based on my experience of painted wheels (rather than powered coated ) I say don't bother. Paint just chips so easily.

 

[Ole gits rule]

Had a few diamond cut wheels done on a 208 GTi and cost was £160 per wheel and they did a good job

 

[pvr]

I like those wheels like that. Leave well alone

 

[Pondrew]

I like those wheels like that. Leave well alone

They just don't look quite 'right' on my car. I can't really explain it, but to me they are just wrong as they are. I know; first world problems and all that......

 

[pvr]

Can you show a proper side pic of the car?

 

[mr wilks]

Before meddlling with colours i would start by getting the "///M" wheel badges the right way around :roll:

As for your idea of black outer lips & grey behind i think they would look disastrous

 

[pvr]

Before meddlling with colours i would start by getting the "///M" wheel badges the right way around :roll:

As for your idea of black outer lips & grey behind i think they would look disastrous

Perfect for Pondy then

 

[Pondrew]

Before meddlling with colours i would start by getting the "///M" wheel badges the right way around :roll:

Someone noticed! Front two are correct, rear two are upside down :?

 

[Pondrew]

Can you show a proper side pic of the car?

Best I've got at present (it's pis*ing down here). The additional bolt-on bodywork is gloss black, it has black shadow lines and the car is (obviously) Mineral Grey. Like the Grey and black theme....

 

[pvr]

Looks good to me like that

 

[mr wilks]

Can you show a proper side pic of the car?

Best I've got at present (it's pis*ing down here). The additional bolt-on bodywork is gloss black, it has black shadow lines and the car is (obviously) Mineral Grey. Like the Grey and black theme....

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They look well enough but little " wow " from them they actually look like 18s in the pic .
For little spend my first move would be spacers to give the car some stance , 5mm front - 12mm rear would help massively .

 

[Pondrew]

They look well enough but little " wow " from them they actually look like 18s in the pic .
For little spend my first move would be spacers to give the car some stance , 5mm front - 12mm rear would help massively .

We are on the same page. They look a little 'lost', especially the rears considering they are 19". I am planning on dropping the springs by 10mm (have to be careful as it has adaptive shocks) and putting 12mm spacers on the rear and 10mm on the front. Still not sure about the 'silveryness' of the faces.

 

[tiglon]

They do stand out a bit as the only silver parts, maybe get them coated black? Or a metallic grey darker than the body?

 

[PerryGunn]

If you want to see what it would look like without spending a fortune, mask up one wheel (or two on the same side if you want the extra work) and spray with black peelable PlastiKote.

It'll let you see what it looks like and peels off easily for you to revert to the original wheels
.

 

[jamie_z4]

all black or all grey, mismatch of the two will look utterly gash

as for EDC & lowering, i had Eibach sportline springs fitted to my EDC equipped F32 with no errors or crashiness after install

 

[Pondrew]

as for EDC & lowering, i had Eibach sportline springs fitted to my EDC equipped F32 with no errors or crashiness after install

Thanks.
I have spoken to AC Schnitzer (UK) and they will do me a set of their springs (made by Eibach I believe) and Eibach spacers for quite a reasonable cost. They are quite close to me so will fit them too and do a re-alignment.

 

[Pondrew]

If you want to see what it would look like without spending a fortune, mask up one wheel (or two on the same side if you want the extra work) and spray with black peelable PlastiKote.

It'll let you see what it looks like and peels off easily for you to revert to the original wheels
.

Great idea Perry, thanks.