Help needed with wheel colors

Michael BMW Fanatic · 08-19-2021, 06:14 PM

Hello everyone. I currently own a 2012 BMW 650i which has about 37k Miles on it. Recently i just had my tires replaced and when my tires were replaced the finished started chipping so I went to my local BMW dealership and had my rims resprayed gloss black. I was excited at first but my excitement turned sour because now i dislike the way the gloss black rims look on my car. I have to admit that I like black rims but i just don't like how they look on my car. I'm currently out of town for a few days but when i get back home, I'm changing them back to the original color or i may try this color Gloss gunmetal color on my wheels. Here are a few pictures of my car. I have pictures of the original color wheels, the black gloss wheels and also the gloss gunmetal color wheels i may get. Sorry for any typos and please let me know your thoughts. Thank you in advance everyone for your suggestions.

Kamate · 08-19-2021, 07:23 PM

A matte black would be way better looking than that gloss black imo. For race look go matte black, for dd and blend in with the crowd then gloss gunmetal, but that just me on how I would choose the color.

Michael BMW Fanatic · 08-19-2021, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamate

A matte black would be way better looking than that gloss black imo. For race look go matte black, for dd and blend in with the crowd then gloss gunmetal, but that just me on how I would choose the color.

Thanks alot and also do you have any examples of how matte black may look on my vehicle?....Thank you for responding

mikerx5 · 08-19-2021, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael BMW Fanatic

Hello everyone. I currently own a 2012 BMW 650i which has about 37k Miles on it. Recently i just had my tires replaced and when my tires were replaced the finished started chipping so I went to my local BMW dealership and had my rims resprayed gloss black. I was excited at first but my excitement turned sour because now i dislike the way the gloss black rims look on my car. I have to admit that I like black rims but i just don't like how they look on my car. I'm currently out of town for a few days but when i get back home, I'm changing them back to the original color or i may try this color Gloss gunmetal color on my wheels. Here are a few pictures of my car. I have pictures of the original color wheels, the black gloss wheels and also the gloss gunmetal color wheels i may get. Sorry for any typos and please let me know your thoughts. Thank you in advance everyone for your suggestions.

Matte Bronze… would look really nice IMO

Kamate · 08-19-2021, 10:33 PM

You can google matte black wheel on white m6, there are a bunch for you to see how it would look.

jjasonSU · 08-19-2021, 11:57 PM

Never liked black wheels
And matte black on white just looks dull and dusty to me.
From your car photos I liked the original wheel color. Hopefully they can get the original shine and texture.
I have white as well, and I went with machined/painted silver

zdbmw · 08-20-2021, 05:02 AM

+1 for the matte gold/bronze

TinCanSailor · 08-20-2021, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by zdbmw

+1 for the matte gold/bronze

Have you thought about plastidip. I haven't settled in a color but if ya don't like you can just remove it and go with something else.

These folks run a ton of YouTube diy's and have some great products.

https://www.dipyourcar.com

Qsilver7 · 08-20-2021, 10:02 AM

I see chromeline trim around the windows of the car in the first post. If that's your car...I would put any "black" wheel low on the list since you don't have shadow line trim.

If you're wife/mother/sister/girlfriend was wearing a white outfit, with silver jewelry and a silver handbag...if she asked you should she wear her black shoes or her silver shoes (that happen to match her jewelry and purse)...what would you tell her?

If you want to go with black wheels...I would recommend going whole PANDA (white & black)! You need to black out all the silver trim (shadow-line window trim, door handles, side turn signals, grilles, tail pipes).

Michael BMW Fanatic · 08-21-2021, 04:44 PM

Thank you everyone for your responses.

Michael BMW Fanatic · 08-21-2021, 04:45 PM

Q Silver you are so right and I totally agree with you

08-19-2021, 06:14 PM	#1
Michael BMW Fanatic New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW 650i Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	Help needed with wheel colors Hello everyone. I currently own a 2012 BMW 650i which has about 37k Miles on it. Recently i just had my tires replaced and when my tires were replaced the finished started chipping so I went to my local BMW dealership and had my rims resprayed gloss black. I was excited at first but my excitement turned sour because now i dislike the way the gloss black rims look on my car. I have to admit that I like black rims but i just don't like how they look on my car. I'm currently out of town for a few days but when i get back home, I'm changing them back to the original color or i may try this color Gloss gunmetal color on my wheels. Here are a few pictures of my car. I have pictures of the original color wheels, the black gloss wheels and also the gloss gunmetal color wheels i may get. Sorry for any typos and please let me know your thoughts. Thank you in advance everyone for your suggestions. Attached Images
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Kamate Private 31 Rep 71 Posts Drives: BMW m6 Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Bay area iTrader: (0)	A matte black would be way better looking than that gloss black imo. For race look go matte black, for dd and blend in with the crowd then gloss gunmetal, but that just me on how I would choose the color.
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Kamate Private 31 Rep 71 Posts Drives: BMW m6 Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Bay area iTrader: (0)	You can google matte black wheel on white m6, there are a bunch for you to see how it would look.
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08-19-2021, 11:57 PM	#6
jjasonSU Lieutenant 194 Rep 451 Posts Drives: 650i, NSX Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Never liked black wheels And matte black on white just looks dull and dusty to me. From your car photos I liked the original wheel color. Hopefully they can get the original shine and texture. I have white as well, and I went with machined/painted silver Attached Images
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08-20-2021, 05:02 AM	#7
zdbmw Z 46 Rep 131 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Russia iTrader: (0)	+1 for the matte gold/bronze
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08-20-2021, 10:02 AM	#9
Qsilver7 Major General 4426 Rep 7,468 Posts Drives: F06 650ix GC / F15 X5 50i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Indiana, USA iTrader: (0)	I see chromeline trim around the windows of the car in the first post. If that's your car...I would put any "black" wheel low on the list since you don't have shadow line trim. If you're wife/mother/sister/girlfriend was wearing a white outfit, with silver jewelry and a silver handbag...if she asked you should she wear her black shoes or her silver shoes (that happen to match her jewelry and purse)...what would you tell her? If you want to go with black wheels...I would recommend going whole PANDA (white & black)! You need to black out all the silver trim (shadow-line window trim, door handles, side turn signals, grilles, tail pipes). __________________ 2015 F06 650ix Gran Coupe`(Moonstone/Cohiba Brown)\| 2014 F15 X5 50i MSport (Space Gray/Mocha) Become a BMW CCA member! Click HERE to join and feel free to use my BMW CCA member #191509 as a referral.
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08-21-2021, 04:44 PM	#10
Michael BMW Fanatic New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW 650i Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	Thanks Thank you everyone for your responses.
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08-21-2021, 04:45 PM	#11
Michael BMW Fanatic New Member 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW 650i Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	Q Silver you are so right and I totally agree with you
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