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    Wheel color opinion - factory vs. not

    Hello all,

    About a year ago, I had my Roadstars powdercoated a shade of medium gold similar to that on Subaru WRX STi. That proved to be an interesting experiment. I thought they would look OK on a Boston Green car but....... I'm about to have them recoated likely in OEM silver, but possibly in Chrome Shadow. The shop that does the work says they can do a reasonable facsimile of the finish. I tend to believe them as they work for a prominent Ohio based BMW reseller, but haven't seen one in person.

    I have thoughts of selling the car within a couple of years. Stay with OEM or go Chrome Shadow?

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    I like the silver better, but many like chrome shadow. If I were looking for a car, either wheel would work and not detract from the value of the car.
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    Cant imagine either OEM finish affecting value except maybe on the most mint collector cars out there...

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    Im currently trying to get a set of chrome shadow wheels to bring my car back to stock (2001). The original wheels were stripped and polished. I have a second set of silver. My car is oxford green. I like the regular silver and am nervous that CS will be too dark with the dark paint. But my real problem is finding a shop to do real CS. A local shop, recommended on this forum stopped doing CS. Another about 60 miles away does a 1 step powder coat imitation CS. I don't have any leads for shops in CA that do black powder coated and translucent silver paint. Is your shop doing that or one step darker silver powder coat?

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDude72 View Post
    Hello all,

    About a year ago, I had my Roadstars powdercoated a shade of medium gold similar to that on Subaru WRX STi. That proved to be an interesting experiment. I thought they would look OK on a Boston Green car but....... I'm about to have them recoated likely in OEM silver, but possibly in Chrome Shadow. The shop that does the work says they can do a reasonable facsimile of the finish. I tend to believe them as they work for a prominent Ohio based BMW reseller, but haven't seen one in person.

    I have thoughts of selling the car within a couple of years. Stay with OEM or go Chrome Shadow?

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    John,

    I believe they are doing a two step chrome shadow. I haven't talked to them in over a year, and I don't recall. I'll call them today.

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    So where in Ohio are they located and what do they charge to powdercoat? I'm looking to have a spare set of Roadstars refinished and live in Kent, near Cleveland.

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    For a chrome shadow powder coat, it’s a 3 step refinishing procedure. I redid my hyper silver road stars a few years ago to chrome shadow and have been very pleased.

    Ralph, if you don’t mind shipping, my guy does great work. I don’t have any Ohio trips planned to swing by and pick them up any time soon.
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    My shop does a gloss black powdercoat base then mixes a clearcoat with a silver paint to spray on to create the shadowchrome effect. Then a clearcoat on top. It's not exactly the same as OE, but I doubt most would be able to tell the difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Bingley View Post
    So where in Ohio are they located and what do they charge to powdercoat? I'm looking to have a spare set of Roadstars refinished and live in Kent, near Cleveland.
    MB,

    They are in Dayton.

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    Update- the chrome shadow finish Rimworks (Dayton OH) does is a two step black/silver process.

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    Do you have a photo of the wheels, I have an Estoril Blue M and I think gold would look great, it would be like a WRX look

    Quote Originally Posted by TheDude72 View Post
    Hello all,

    About a year ago, I had my Roadstars powdercoated a shade of medium gold similar to that on Subaru WRX STi. That proved to be an interesting experiment. I thought they would look OK on a Boston Green car but....... I'm about to have them recoated likely in OEM silver, but possibly in Chrome Shadow. The shop that does the work says they can do a reasonable facsimile of the finish. I tend to believe them as they work for a prominent Ohio based BMW reseller, but haven't seen one in person.

    I have thoughts of selling the car within a couple of years. Stay with OEM or go Chrome Shadow?

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    Here's a pic-

    Coupe.jpg

    - - - Updated - - -

    Also, here's a pic of Rimwork's chrome shadow-

    Attachment 623237

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    Dude, can you try posting the chrome shadow again? I’d really like to see what they look like.

    Thanks

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    Let me try that again-

    coupe wheel - cs.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDude72 View Post
    Here's a pic-

    Coupe.jpg

    - - - Updated - - -

    Also, here's a pic of Rimwork's chrome shadow-

    Attachment 623237
    That dark green and gold works for me. I actually think that it looks better then CS with dark green. I would just swap the center cap BMW logo for German flag colors version (if such thing exist). I think that is what is throwing it off. And while at it, replace all BMW logos to yellow/red/black German version. I think that would look pretty good.

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    I like a lot, do you have any on the car? I also have a Boston Green roady, id like to see how they look on the car.

    Thanks

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    Shadowchrome looks better on everything, trust me. I's just a cooler finish than hypersilver. It accents the curves of the roadstars more thanks to the greater variance in the finish due to the painting process. It has more "depth" - yet it's not so dark as to hide the wheel design or look aftermarket, but it's different than the hypersilver finish you see on literally *every* car

    When a stock BMW wheel comes hypersilver, it looks better shadowchrome. There are no exceptions to this rule. Shadowchrome M-pars, Style 42's or 5's with shadowchrome centers. Seriously - try to think of a BMW wheel that looks better in hypersilver in shadowchrome. Are you thinking of one? No you aren't, liar. There are none, they all look better in shadowchrome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmerBreaker View Post
    Shadowchrome looks better on everything, trust me. I's just a cooler finish than hypersilver. It accents the curves of the roadstars more thanks to the greater variance in the finish due to the painting process. It has more "depth" - yet it's not so dark as to hide the wheel design or look aftermarket, but it's different than the hypersilver finish you see on literally *every* car

    When a stock BMW wheel comes hypersilver, it looks better shadowchrome. There are no exceptions to this rule. Shadowchrome M-pars, Style 42's or 5's with shadowchrome centers. Seriously - try to think of a BMW wheel that looks better in hypersilver in shadowchrome. Are you thinking of one? No you aren't, liar. There are none, they all look better in shadowchrome.
    I think you may be right...

    Even this LaFerrari (upon which I drooled for hours) looks better in Shadow Chrome:

    IMG_20171107_223119re.jpg





    That being said, I still like the brightness of Hyper Silver.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DimrBimmer View Post
    That dark green and gold works for me. I actually think that it looks better then CS with dark green. I would just swap the center cap BMW logo for German flag colors version (if such thing exist). I think that is what is throwing it off. And while at it, replace all BMW logos to yellow/red/black German version. I think that would look pretty good.
    Might as well go all out, and get the Rolls Royce grill and P100 headlights too...

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    Chrome Shadow looks great on my steel gray ('01) M Rdstr, but I still prefer Hyper Silver for my Estoril M Coupe and Cosmos Black M Rdstr (both are '99s).

    It's not as though I'm opposed to modifications, and currently, my '01 has Anthracite/polished SSR Comps on it__but I still think the Roadstars look better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveG66 View Post
    I like a lot, do you have any on the car? I also have a Boston Green roady, id like to see how they look on the car.

    Thanks
    Steve,

    The pic of chrome shadow I have isn't my wheel, just one I found of Rimworks' work. They did the gold wheels on my car, but it turns out I'm not a fan, so I will probably have them do the CS within a couple of months. I'll post pics of them when I have them done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wertles View Post
    For a chrome shadow powder coat, it’s a 3 step refinishing procedure. I redid my hyper silver road stars a few years ago to chrome shadow and have been very pleased.
    Chris, mind posting pics of the Boston Green with chrome shadow?

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