Sam Mcgoo Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 So my wheels are in for refurbishment and I'm struggling to decide on a final colour choice. I'm gonna try and have a go myself to learn to photoshop but I fear it'll take me too long and I'd like to let them know my final decision on Tuesday. So if anyone could help that would be great. Couple of pics of car - My colour choices are either.....Anthracite center/spokes with polished bolts and Black Chrome Rim/dish/lip . or.....Black Chrome center/spokes with a Chrome silver Rim/Dish/Lip Anthracite wheel for referance- Black Chrome wheel for ref. - Any help would be great. Cheers. .....maybe not an SMD photo edit...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Is there much difference between Black Chrome and Anthracite ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Is there much difference between Black Chrome and Anthracite ? Yeah, very different in the flesh. Maybe the above pics aren't the best illustration of colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 That zed looks great, don't change a thing! What's the boot spoiler BTW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 So my wheels are in for refurbishment and I'm struggling to decide on a final colour choice.I'm gonna try and have a go myself to learn to photoshop but I fear it'll take me too long and I'd like to let them know my final decision on Tuesday. So if anyone could help that would be great. Couple of pics of car - My colour choices are either.....Anthracite center/spokes with polished bolts and Black Chrome Rim/dish/lip . or.....Black Chrome center/spokes with a Chrome silver Rim/Dish/Lip Anthracite wheel for referance- Black Chrome wheel for ref. - Any help would be great. Cheers. .....maybe not an SMD photo edit...... Well to you then, I had my crayons out and everything I think darker with a chrome rim could look nice maybe.... Black could look ok as they are split rims the bolts will break them up a bit Sent from the Jaaaaaag at the golf club YAAAARRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 That zed looks great, don't change a thing! What's the boot spoiler BTW? Cheers! Do you mean the wheel colour as well? Unfortunately they were corroded so needed to be refurbished. I really like the factory colour of them, but the polished and lacquered rim just won't last a winter. Also, it feels like you pay all that money for a refurb so they should look a bit different. I think the black chrome option will look nice without looking too different from now. Spoiler is a Spoiler Depot 'piggy back' from the US, but I'm not sure they are available anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Iv seen a couple of cars with matt silver wheels and on a grey or silver car they can actually look pretty good. Depends on the car and wheel design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stutopia Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 That zed looks great, don't change a thing! What's the boot spoiler BTW? Cheers! Do you mean the wheel colour as well? Unfortunately they were corroded so needed to be refurbished. I really like the factory colour of them, but the polished and lacquered rim just won't last a winter. Also, it feels like you pay all that money for a refurb so they should look a bit different. I think the black chrome option will look nice without looking too different from now. Spoiler is a Spoiler Depot 'piggy back' from the US, but I'm not sure they are available anymore. I did mean the wheels as well, but I hear you on wanting a change for your cash though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Well to you then, I had my crayons out and everything I think darker with a chrome rim could look nice maybe.... Black could look ok as they are split rims the bolts will break them up a bit Sent from the Jaaaaaag at the golf club YAAAARRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPP I've never been a lover of black or wheels that are too dark, I think once its in a dark wheel arch you tend to loose all the detail of the wheel and just end up with a dark circle. However, I have been looking at that picture (above) for a week or so now and love the look of it, I just don't know if it'll suit my car, or will just end up another black circle when on the car. That's why I thought anthracite might be a good compromise, not quite as dark as black but should still show the silver bolts up well. The black chrome will be lovely and shiney and show the wheel detail, but the bolts will be lost a bit. I hate decisions like this. And there seems to be know one available to photoshop on here atm. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Noooooooo.... Your one of the few who agrees with me on here about black wheels don't go to the dark side! Matt silver or matt graphite looks good on your wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Noooooooo.... Your one of the few who agrees with me on here about black wheels don't go to the dark side! Matt silver or matt graphite looks good on your wheels Your right, there's not many of us that prefer the lighter shades of wheel. Thanks for posting the pics, I had seen that on google, it was what first made me consider a change of colour for the center. I think it suits the wheels very well, but not sure if it's too close to the body colour or not, or if that's what makes it nice lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Personally id be going sky blue or purple or something but thats me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbeast35 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 is that at the wheel genie in huntingdon? if it is i was there last summer to see about a refurb on my rays, still haven't got around to it yet but those bmw wheels looked amazing in the flesh, if you were only doing the centres and keeping a polished lip i think it would look pretty nice on your car and not too dark at all in the arch as the lip would highlight the wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Personally id be going sky blue or purple or something but thats me Not quite that brave, maybe too old as well... is that at the wheel genie in huntingdon? if it is i was there last summer to see about a refurb on my rays, still haven't got around to it yet but those bmw wheels looked amazing in the flesh, if you were only doing the centres and keeping a polished lip i think it would look pretty nice on your car and not too dark at all in the arch as the lip would highlight the wheel Yeah, they are at Wheel genie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Ok, I spent all night deciding, and having a go on photoshop........and this is what I'm hoping to go for if the shop can do it for me... My effort on the wheel And on the front wheel of the car... I just hope they can do it now after all that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Ok, I spent all night deciding, and having a go on photoshop........and this is what I'm hoping to go for if the shop can do it for me... My effort on the wheel And on the front wheel of the car... I just hope they can do it now after all that!! Fingers crossed Sam, I pick my wheels up in a few hours.... Sent from the Jaaaaaag at the golf club YAAAARRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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