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12-20-2014, 07:38 PM | #1 |
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Trying to decide....paint stock rims black or leave them?
I've had black wheels on my cars for 6-7 years now. I'm trying to decide whether I should paint the OEM ones or leave them the OEM hyper-silver color. My M6 is black....
If it were white, it would be an easy decision to paint them because of the black accents on the M6 already (roof, etc.). I just don't want it to be "too much" with all the black. This is why I didn't go with the black grilles or other black stuff. Maybe I'm just getting older and thinking black wheels is just a trend. That being said, I know BMW offers black wheels as a no-cost option on the M6. I know this is totally a personal preference thing for everyone. Thoughts?
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12-20-2014, 09:03 PM | #2 |
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I am getting mine painted next week. I went back and forth as well, but decided I wanted to stay with oem 20's due to strength and light weight, but I also need a more aggressive look (hence the gloss black finish). I would only leave the OEM finish if you plan on purchasing a custom set of aftermarket forged wheels. I am staying away from 21s this time due bends and stress of constantly avoiding every bump in the road. I bent my previous wheels twice last year with potholes. Not fun!
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12-20-2014, 09:28 PM | #3 |
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LOL, yeah, I will NOT miss worrying about every bump bending a rim. Matter of fact, the last one I bent was in Indy back in June....on I-465 (in other words, no way to avoid it). OEM wheels are staying on regardless...
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12-21-2014, 01:48 AM | #4 |
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Hmmm.... On a black M6 I would probably leave them the silver color. I have a black M6 as well and thought about painting the OEMs black (I swap out the 21s for OEMs at times) but I think it would be too much black and there would be no contrast at all between the wheels and body.
I mean all in all it's a personal preference so do what makes you happy. But sounds like you are looking for opinions so thought I would chime in since I have a black M6 as well. Brian
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01-06-2015, 04:28 PM | #6 |
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I also restled with this issue. In the end the OEM pewter colored 20" wheels look very good and black on a black is a little too black. That being said, I am still considering black powder coating my winter package wheels. The OEM winter wheels are 19" and silver, perhaps a bit light. Pittsburgh has a lot of "wintery mix" and crud on the roads which show up on the silver.
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