Thinking of painting my gold wheels.

[Sean486]

I have my gold BBS wheels off now, and am debating whether or not to paint them. I like the gold but they are a little flashy and scream "look at me" a little more than I like.
I was thinking of doing a metallic gray, darker than the stock silver BBS but lighter than gunmetal. It would be a DIY job and done with the tires still on. Opinions? What do you all think, bad idea or easy winter project?

[Conn SVX]

Hardest part is working with the tires on the rim . moving them and keeping the paint off the tires . I put a small film of Vaseline around the bead so the paint won't stick to the tire. If you don't have to do a lot of sanding it should work out .

[Obewon]

""I was thinking of doing a metallic gray, darker than the stock silver BBS but lighter than gunmetal.""

I think that would look just about perfect. They are good quality wheels, so it's probably worth it to take extra time and pay extra attention and do a great DIY job.

[92snowmachine]

neat trick to unseat the beads for a better paint job: lay the wheel under the rotor and lower the car until it pushes the bead back. then you can paint them almost as if the tire wasn't on the rim.

[Subix]

Matallic gray sounds like an awesome way to go... I'm not very keen on Gold rims to begin with so my opinion may be slightly biased

[Sean486]

My Photoshop Ideas

OEM Gold - Current Set Up


OEM Silver when I had these I thought they were a little too light.


Option 1 Darker Silver my goal I think.


Option 2 Dark Gray. Too dark I think.

[icingdeath88]

^option 1 looks good. I think a teensy bit darker might be better though. Closer to option 1 than 2 of course, just 1 small step darker. The black lugs would definitely be a good thing too.

[kwren]

Originally Posted by Subix

Matallic gray sounds like an awesome way to go... I'm not very keen on Gold rims to begin with so my opinion may be slightly biased

I think gold works with a white or burgundy looking SVX and nothing else. To get a class act, the hood ornament also has to be "fixed"

Keith

[Sean486]

Originally Posted by kwren

To get a class act, the hood ornament also has to be "fixed"

Keith

No thanks, I like the regular logo better than the "Horns".