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View Poll Results: Which Finish for Wheels on AW M3?
Tungsten Metallic Gray (dark gray metallic color) 27 61.36%
Gloss Black w/ Red Pinstripe (time attack style) 3 6.82%
Polished Aluminum (actually polish wheels) 8 18.18%
Gloss Black Background w/ Machine Face of Wheels 6 13.64%
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      05-21-2009, 10:26 AM   #1
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Which Finish for Wheels on AW M3

Let me know what finish you guys think would look best on a set of wheels for an Alpine White E92 M3. Thanks for your input...

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      05-21-2009, 10:30 AM   #2
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I like the polished aluminum look...
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      05-21-2009, 10:56 AM   #3
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I am leaning more towards the Tungsten Metallic, but I am not sure.

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      05-21-2009, 11:09 AM   #4
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I don't see brushed
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      05-21-2009, 11:10 AM   #5
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I don't want brushed. I don't think brushed look good on an AW car.

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      05-21-2009, 12:44 PM   #6
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From what I've seen, Tungsten Metallic (I'm assuming it's similar to Gunmetal?) with a polished aluminum edge/lip looks the best.
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I'm trying to decide right now as I just purchased a set of these and want to have them refinished prior to use. I'm leaning towards some kind of dark gray or gunmetal.

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Nice...which are those Joe? Definitely a dark gunmetal!
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I am going with Tungsten Metallic. It will look nice. Hopefully I will be posting pics tomorrow.

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I am going with Tungsten Metallic. It will look nice. Hopefully I will be posting pics tomorrow.

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Great choice
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Nice...which are those Joe? Definitely a dark gunmetal!
Should look good on my Alpine White e90.
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They will be my track wheels. I have a second set I'm going to sell in a month or two with original finish.
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      05-22-2009, 01:02 AM   #12
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I may get flamed for this but what about gold? BBS Gold?

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I think gold BBS wheels have their place, in 2/3 piece wheels, where you have a contrasting silver in the wheel too. These are 1 piece wheels, which will be all one color. Gold is not a good choice here.

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      05-22-2009, 09:00 AM   #14
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I may get flamed for this but what about gold? BBS Gold?

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Actually, on a AW car I think that would look pretty good.
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