Wheel refurb - colour options?!

[simon44]

Hi,

I have a Ragusa Green RS2 and the wheels are heavily corroded and need a full refurb. I went to see a good wheel refurb company yesterday and saw examples of their work...very professional. They can finish my wheels in any colour, I just need to give them the paint code. This got me thinking...maybe I should have my wheels finished in a custom colour such as dark graphite or black which might work well with the dark green colour and predominantly black trim. I could also paint the front and rear Audi rings to match...

Has anyone gone the custom colour route and was it worth it?! If I do this, will noone ever want to buy my car?!!


Cheers


Simon

[Rusty]

Anthracite looks good against the green IMO, black is a bit heavy. It's personal choice.

[Smiley]

I second that. Black would be a bit strange. I would prefer anthracite or silver.

[Error404]

IMHO you want wheels powder coated not painted, it'll last 10x as long - much harder wearing against brake dust, salt etc etc

[Rusty]

Yeah, powder coating is best. Loads of colours too including metallic.

[goodall]

hum that would look very tastey a rs2 with the dark rims

post some pictures and maybe a photoshop genius could mock up some pictures

[A80Avant]

Having done black before and sort of anthracite,i would say that black doesnt look as good in 17inch wheels as in bigger wheels 18and up.

I would do something like anthracite but dull not shiny effect.I have some photos if you like me to send you that i have found over the internet when i was trying to decide on a colour.Mind you,in the end i went for 18inch wheels,as they do so much credit to the car!

[Fat Audi 80]

If you want to keep your RS2 looking "right" stick to the closest colour to OEM you can.

However, I think some 18" Anthracite wheels would look great on a Ragussa green RS. I just don't think a darker colour will suit the original Cup wheels.

Cheers,

Steve.

[Skull]

white on green

[EspenW]

I refurbished my 17" Cup summer wheels myself and sprayed them with a silver that is a shade darker than the stock silver, but still looks perfectly OEM. Looks very good and is holding up great.