e53 wheels polished and painted opinions please

[robzilla]

i did this on photoshop but i was thinking about having the faces polished and the back of the wheel painted either blackor gun metal grey, they are all black at the moment,opinions please.

[X5Sport]

Ferric grey might be a choice instead of polishing? It's a standard BMW choice, along with black now for some reason. Ferric Grey might be easier to look after than polished faces on our rubbish covered roads.

[JimmySpeed]

Yeah I would avoid the polished finish, they are very hard to maintain and also I think polished 19's on an X5 may actually look too small because polished wheels really stand out and the size becomes obvious.

I would go with ferric grey if you are tired of black.

Did you buy that recently - I saw it on autotrader when I was looking for mine a few months ago.

[ayat]

Is that a uk x5, and how have u dropped the ride that low? That is crazy too low and doesn't look right in my opinion especially with those wheels

[AW8]

[quote=""robzilla""]
i did this on photoshop [/quote]

[ayat]

Stupid me, didn't think that was possible on x5

[AW8]

Now you're being harsh on yourself ...Many things are possible albeit I suspect that a fit that snug would be hard to achieve......even with revised undepinnings.

[robzilla]

[quote=""mobilejo""]Yeah I would avoid the polished finish, they are very hard to maintain and also I think polished 19's on an X5 may actually look too small because polished wheels really stand out and the size becomes obvious.

I would go with ferric grey if you are tired of black.

Did you buy that recently - I saw it on autotrader when I was looking for mine a few months ago.[/quote]

no i had for over a year, i was trying to sell it but decided against it as i didn't have a call, i think it was too dear.

the wheel refurb place won't do a two colour wheel they said, only polished fronts and colours backs, i might get them ferric grey, has anybody got pics of this??

[sapphireblack]

[quote=""robzilla""]

i did this on photoshop but i was thinking about having the faces polished and the back of the wheel painted either blackor gun metal grey, they are all black at the moment,opinions please.[/quote]

I thought i recognised that driveway 'neighbour' another Millbrook resident


Mine aren't Ferric grey specifically but that sort of look works well on a black car, though i'm biased. (They're darker than they appear here) Any polished wheel i've ever had soon developed the white snail trails under the laquer. Painted is best, imo.

[robzilla]

hello neighbour, i found out that lepsons will charge me over £600 to have them painted ferric grey, that's not happening then...lol i might look for new wheels.

by the way i've just started up my own mobile tyre fitting business, so when you need new tyres you know where to come.

[X5Sport]

Nearest I can find in Ferric Grey...Not sure if Jalf has these on his X6, which will give a real world view....

http://www.alloywheelsdirect.net/bmw_al ... wheel_1359

£150 a wheel sounds a tad pricy to me. Are Lepsons your only choice? I believe they have a good rep, but it sounds like they are pricing themselves accordingly!

[sapphireblack]

[quote=""robzilla""]hello neighbour, i found out that lepsons will charge me over £600 to have them painted ferric grey, that's not happening then...lol i might look for new wheels.

by the way i've just started up my own mobile tyre fitting business, so when you need new tyres you know where to come.[/quote]


Mine were £325 +VAT from Lepsons and that was a premium price for the special paint i chose. (McLaren SLR wheels colour) £600 is surely a cock up price for a single paint finish whatever the colour. 20" wheels are nomally more costly that 19" too!

There's always Spit & Polish as an option?

Happy to pay you a visit for tyre fitting but thankfully all of mine are new now, so hopefully no stripping required for some time to come

[robzilla]

any other standard colour with lepsons is around the £50 a wheel, so not bad, the finish from wheels i've had done in the past have been great, spit and polish is up the road but not used them for years.

[robzilla]

this is what lepsons said.

Hi Rob

We can refurb your wheels in Ferric Grey but the paint cost £230 +
vat for half a litre plus your refurb cost which will be approx £280 +
vat, you will be looking at a total cost of £637.50p.



Kind regards

[sapphireblack]

£230 for a half litre of paint? Mine were £60 each plus another £20 each for the special mix paint. I don't understand their quote at all