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Old 14-10-2005 | 09:21 PM
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Default What Colour should BBS split rims be ??

Having a few problems finding the colour for my BBS wheels , the powder coater i use says that this colour is no longer available ??



Dont really want to wet paint them but it may be the only way , anyone got any good pics of these from BTCC RS 500's !
Gold may not be my first choice for a wheel centre but it does help detract from the yellow bits on my car !
Old 15-10-2005 | 08:31 AM
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Could do with any close up pics of gold centres to help identify a colour ,please
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Old 15-10-2005 | 09:01 AM
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aint they ryans which is freshly done?
Old 15-10-2005 | 09:22 AM
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whare can i get a set
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ryans are too light .. need to be a tad darker
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tony dont powder coat them!

i have had loads of these done and the best finish is to have them lightly bead blasted and then wet painted,

my guy does the centres for me @£15 each

the original colour can be mached quite well,

but i have never been to bothered and most of mine i have had done the same colour as the subaru gold wheels,


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as you can see the original finish is a little darker, but they have aged,







or silver eggenberger style.







most people will be more interedsted in lookong at your car than the colour of the wheels.



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Cheers for those , . i decided against the Subaru colour, it was the only powder colour left , and done them gloss black now ! the car should stand out anyway now and gold wasn't the right colour anymore !
Aren't your wheels diddy little things , lol !
cheers
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as said, wet painted is the only way with these as the mag centres cant go high enough for the baking process when powder coating.

I've had the same trouble as you tony finding an exact match
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Just love those wheels
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Come on guys who wants to sell me a set!!
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