Gloss. satin or matte finished wheels

Gloss. satin or matte finished wheels

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Ult-Jim

Original Poster:

624 posts

189 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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Hi all, looking to purchase some Factory Evo wheels to go with the Evo upgrade kit I have ordered, but not sure whether to go for a black gloss, satin or matte finish or any other colour, grey / graphite for example. Car is the Factory red colour with black leather interior. Any ideas, any disadvantages with a satin finish? Please show us your photos of different coloured rims in different finishes to assist in making a decision. Many thanks, James Ult-Jim.

Corsair613

260 posts

121 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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If I were to build another red Ultima, I'd go for the new wheels in gloss black. I've never understood the attraction of matte finishes in any context.

Ken

GTRS

290 posts

222 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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Bright silver on red car. That's my choice. Dark grey and black are becoming very common. I think silver will be something different.

GTRS

290 posts

222 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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Satin silver

F.C.

3,896 posts

207 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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Factory Braid F1 in gloss very easy to clean, I have gold ones and they are yum

renmure

4,212 posts

223 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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You can't have too much Bling!! wink


deadscoob

2,263 posts

259 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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What is the factory evo upgrade kit? Aesthetic only I assume, you're not changing the chassis?

Ult-Jim

Original Poster:

624 posts

189 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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Many thanks for all the replies.

Satin Silver has been on my radar also smile good to know someone else has considered it.

Evo parts: new steering rack, longer steering arms, rose jointed suspension with longer front wishbones, therefore new wheels and tyres, lighter ali radiator and new fans to name a few.


Storer

5,024 posts

214 months

Friday 5th August 2016
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If I was going for new wheels on my silver GTR I would seriously be considering dark red metallic gloss on the wheels.
Something a bit different!

Paul


BTW. Interested to know what the difference is between the old and new steering rack?

deadscoob

2,263 posts

259 months

Saturday 6th August 2016
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I assume the radiator is no longer a vital part of the crash structure lol wink

It's interesting that so many existing owners change to the "Evo" wheels now too, when MacG have been selling them for years.
In fact, they've been selling all these parts for a number of years iirc, race proven too.

Back to the original post, imo gloss black looks wrong, sating black looks right, same with greys, works better as satin than gloss, silver works better as gloss.

If I had a red car, I'd go for a very dark, satin gold/bronze.

Edited by deadscoob on Saturday 6th August 09:47

F.C.

3,896 posts

207 months

Saturday 6th August 2016
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deadscoob said:
I assume the radiator is no longer a vital part of the crash structure lol wink

It's interesting that so many existing owners change to the "Evo" wheels now too, when MacG have been selling them for years.
In fact, they've been selling all these parts for a number of years iirc, race proven too.

Back to the original post, imo gloss black looks wrong, sating black looks right, same with greys, works better as satin than gloss, silver works better as gloss.

If I had a red car, I'd go for a very dark, satin gold/bronze.

Edited by deadscoob on Saturday 6th August 09:47
I gave Mac G a call before the factory supplied them, by the time I decided to buy the factory were supplying them (before the EVO was announced) and turned out to be a good few quid cheaper than Mac G.

BusyB

10 posts

92 months

Thursday 11th August 2016
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renmure said:
You can't have too much Bling!! wink

What color is this? Is this a custom paint or one of the factory options of grey? Very hard to tell what the colors look like up close on the website.

renmure

4,212 posts

223 months

Thursday 11th August 2016
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BusyB said:
What color is this? Is this a custom paint or one of the factory options of grey? Very hard to tell what the colors look like up close on the website.
Colour is Alfa Gregio Quartz. Custom paint colour.

More pics here if you are interested.. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

BusyB

10 posts

92 months

Tuesday 16th August 2016
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Did the factory do the custom paint or did you have it done elsewhere? I really like the color.

renmure

4,212 posts

223 months

Tuesday 16th August 2016
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Mine wasn't done by the factory, but I know that they have access to an experienced paintshop who can pretty much do anything. They can also organise full paint protection film specifically designed for the Ultima.

macgtech

997 posts

158 months

Friday 19th August 2016
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deadscoob said:
It's interesting that so many existing owners change to the "Evo" wheels now too, when MacG have been selling them for years.
In fact, they've been selling all these parts for a number of years iirc, race proven too.
Edited by deadscoob on Saturday 6th August 09:47
laugh