opinions/suggestions on wheel color

[Sovereign540]

I bought my 540 with the wheels already on it. I love the design, but I think the center section is too dark and you lose the details of the design as it all kind of hides away. I was considering a lighter color or a different color entirely. I'm not sure I want to go with silver. It looks good but it's common. I was thinking maybe a darker gold or lighter bronze? I really don't know and am having a hard time picturing any other colors on the car in all honesty. Does anyone have any suggestions or pictures of anthracite cars with rims in other colors besides silver and gray? My googlefu isn't very good. Hell, I'm having a hard time finding the thread with all the pictures of E39s with various rims on it.

I appreciate the input.







Thanks

[crazy4trains]

Anthracite gray.

[Sovereign540]

That's basically the color they are now. Maybe a couple shades darker. The rims aren't black.

Thanks for the reply

[Dave Sal]

Never cared for dark wheels because "you lose the details of the design as it all kind of hides away". I'd say silver would be my choice but you probably are looking for something different.

[crazy4trains]

Silver or gray. Anything else is ghetto.

[jicaino]

IMHO the issue you're having is that the grey in the rim is fighting the body color hue. Go deep satin black (or bright black) or a brake dust color (EG very light anthracite or off-silver)
Another thing I don't particulary like is that you have shadowline and the rim lip is polished aluminum. I'd like the top trim on each door chromeline with everithing else shadowline, for a rim with the polished lip.

My car with M5 satin black finished rims: I think this has the opposite issue: it would look better if I finish the whole shadowline thing. So I'll be installing black centers Style 42's with mirror polished rims.

[Sovereign540]

I appreciate the replies everyone. I actually did a google search for "anthracite e39" and started finding pictures with aftermarket rims. I came across a few with BBS rims that had their centers coated in a color BBS calls diamond black. It's basically a tinted clear. I thought that looked pretty good. It stays silver but mutes the color a bit so it looks different but doesn't lose it's shine.

Makes me wonder what a similar affect with gold would look like. I mention that because I like the BBS gold. I just don't think it would look good against the anthracite.

Keep the suggestions and thoughts coming if you have them.

Thank you.

[CPHES]

Silver - the current color causes that odd whitewall effect. I’m also not a fan of dark colored wheels.

[BimmrMeUpSnotty]

Yep, dark wheels on an E39 are ghastly stancetard ugly. I'm a classic silver wheel kind of guy, all these black wheels on a once classy looking E39 just screams kiddy craptard taste in my book.
So stock bright German silver wheels for the norm, want a classy custom look? Leave the lips polished, powder coat the centers either silver, or a gunmetal grey, in a milspec flat finish, want to go slightly off my usual silvers, do a light bronze flat finish, glossy just shows that you are trying too hard. Gold went out like a used tampon from the '80's.

[Santaclaus4]

Gold went out like a used tampon from the '80's.

I'm gonna have to make sure I'm not taking a drink of anything whenever I read your posts. I almost shot my drink out of my nose from laughing so hard!!!

[DannyL]

Yep, dark wheels on an E39 are ghastly stancetard ugly. I'm a classic silver wheel kind of guy, all these black wheels on a once classy looking E39 just screams kiddy craptard taste in my book.
So stock bright German silver wheels for the norm, want a classy custom look? Leave the lips polished, powder coat the centers either silver, or a gunmetal grey, in a milspec flat finish, want to go slightly off my usual silvers, do a light bronze flat finish, glossy just shows that you are trying too hard. Gold went out like a used tampon from the '80's.

Totally agree with this...I might have phrased it differently but he's spot on.

[jicaino]

Yep, dark wheels on an E39 are ghastly stancetard ugly. I'm a classic silver wheel kind of guy, all these black wheels on a once classy looking E39 just screams kiddy craptard taste in my book.
So stock bright German silver wheels for the norm, want a classy custom look? Leave the lips polished, powder coat the centers either silver, or a gunmetal grey, in a milspec flat finish, want to go slightly off my usual silvers, do a light bronze flat finish, glossy just shows that you are trying too hard. Gold went out like a used tampon from the '80's.

You actually made me shoot my brew out of my nose.

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Also I've never received more compliments on the car than with those IMHO butt ugly black M5 wheels on it. (no other change than that) I like the style 33s it came with.
The reason that I sort of considered a black center on them is because I sent out the oem wheels to repair and the hues in the silver coating looks f'd with my TiAg car. Too shiny, pearl size too big... I need to find an aftermarket wheel paint that looks good with TiAg or just colormatch them centers to body color. Just thought of that and it's what I might end up doing.