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Black alloy refurb

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Black alloy refurb

Post by Elec cert » Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:34 pm

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After much debating just had my wheels refurbished in gloss black
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Re: Black alloy refurb

Post by Sanj » Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:40 pm

:hmmm:

It's a VERY personal taste and mne is not black alloys but if you like em - ENJOY! Sod the rest of me!  :))
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Re: Black alloy refurb

Post by X5Sport » Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:46 pm

Saves cleaning them I guess..... :))
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Re: Black alloy refurb

Post by Delphin » Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:38 am

Looks good thinking of getting mine done
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Re: Black alloy refurb

Post by 535dboy » Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:25 am

Where have they gone..................?
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Re: Black alloy refurb

Post by Mavster » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:13 am

I am surprised on how many body colours that black wheels actually look good on. I thought they would look good mainly on black or white cars, but blue, red cars etc also set them off.

Yours looks good.
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Re: Black alloy refurb

Post by hoops » Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:40 pm

I have just recently removed my 21" BMW OEM Star Spokes and replaced them with 22" X6M reps. I was very close to painting them a gloss or even a matt black but I worried the car would look too "gangsta" and my wife, who mostly drives the X5, would not have been overly impressed. So I opted for a gunmetal grey. That said my X5 is Carbon Black and the black on black would have been too much. As your car body colour is grey I think you get away with it. Just!
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Re: Black alloy refurb

Post by hoops » Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:41 pm

I also personally love black alloys on red cars in particular.
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Re: Black alloy refurb

Post by Mavster » Thu Mar 19, 2015 4:21 pm

They reflect the light nicely, don't look gansta either really IMO. I wouldn't have gone for them if I had a choice, but I am now converted
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Re: Black alloy refurb

Post by X5Sport » Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:11 pm

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I also personally love black alloys on red cars in particular.
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Not putting black ones on mine!!
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Re: Black alloy refurb

Post by IceQueenX » Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:18 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]
[quote="hoops"]
I also personally love black alloys on red cars in particular.
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Not putting black ones on mine!!
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Yeah but yours is pink Richard  :P
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Re: Black alloy refurb

Post by X5Sport » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:29 pm

[quote="IceQueenX"]
[quote="X5Sport"]
[quote="hoops"]
I also personally love black alloys on red cars in particular.
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Not putting black ones on mine!!
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Yeah but yours is pink Richard  :P
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That's 'Man Pink' to you Missy.... :P
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