Help me find a good color to paint my M Roadster rims

[Davbret]

Ya, they are pitted a bit, and the previous owner curb rashed 'em a tad. Figured I'll just repaint them. So, that begs the question....what color?! :dunno

Should I go for something gunmetally? Bright? Dull? Black? I needs to look good with the Dakar Yellow II exterior car color.

Any factory colors (from any manufacturer) that would look nice as I'll be ordering the paint? I don't want the stock color, and from what I heard, it can't be had anyway. D'oh!

Thanks for the help. :clap:

R

[ken_vs_ryu]

what color is your roadster? post a pic and the pshop guru's will color the wheels anything you want.

[Davbret]

Well, in your defense maybe you have signatures turned off. Ha. It's a Dakar Yellow II 1999 M Roadster.

http://carad0.ipixmedia.com/abc/carad/9692517x740039/740039-07052003205623-10_L.JPG

http://carad0.ipixmedia.com/abc/carad/9692517x740039/740039-07052003204825-6_L.JPG

R

[Ok Branko]

On my 98 M Roadster we had a dark finish on the rims, ill pshop it for you.

edit: I lied.. im not gonna pshop it..

[punknamedjimmy]

i wanna see a black with polished lip pshop

[bmw3er]

I saw an M coupe with flat black wheels. Most likely powdercoated. Looked pretty sweet on the phoenix yellow.

[bugkiller]

2-min pshop job, you get the idea. I think black/gunmetal rims w/ polished lips look absolutely sick on yellow cars. I would do it if it were me.

[Alex.M]

Jackpot, bugkiller! :)

[punknamedjimmy]

hot. do that.


edit: took out language... i think its not allowed outside ot i forget

[on a friday]

black looks amazing!!!!

[jessepro]

the black does look very nice, you could make it yellow :)

[Jx2]

Call me a purist, but I like 'em better as is.

[Davbret]

That's awesome Bugkiller! ...but I'm not sure it's my style. I'm thinking of keeping it all one color. I'll be doing the work myself so I want to keep the steps down.

So, hmmm...what are some good silver/aluminum colors? Anybody know some stock body or rim colors that would be good for this? I'm more than willing to track down the paint code (for example, for the stock rims on a 2001 Miata, or whatever) as I've got to order the paint anyway.

I'd love to do stock 2001+ Chrome Shadow, but rumor has it that you can't buy that here in the states. :mad: :complain

R

[Don Nguyen]

i agree that black is hot, and i dont think it would be too much work for them to just mask off the area you dont want black.

[Iron Chef]

Black looks nice but stock is fine.

[phillyb321]

black w polished lip

[LukeG]

i personally think thhis light gunmetal color is stunning!
someone p-shop this color onto his cars wheels....

http://www.2002bmw.com/rims/gunmetal.jpg


Luke:wave:

[Davbret]

Pardon my terrible photochopping....

gunmetal

[Davbret]

polished lip with black

[Davbret]

chrome

[Davbret]

black

[punknamedjimmy]

black polished lip or all black = winners

[Apex E36]

I like the solid gunmetal and solid black the best.

[bimmergurl10]

yeah i definetly like the black with the polished lip and the solid black the best.

[LukeG]

my opinion is that unless its a beautiful powdercoated rim it remindes me of some factory winter rims....

my winners are gunmetal and black+polished lip (but everyone is getting this setup now...i liek to be different)

Luke

[TerryY]

Make it complete --Do Dakar with a polished lip too!!

[ayton]

I dont think they will look right with a polished lip as there is no definative line between the spokes and the lip

[E36M3]

black with polished lip looks sweet!

[shragon]

what about gunmetal with polished lip?