Would you say this is a good deal?

[TheYellowPeril]

Hi there,
I have just spent £200 turning the standard alloys from this:

To this:

Which is effectively a black metallic with a little fleck in it.

I've been told I could swap these for a set of Estorils painted any colour I wish for £650 - so in effect £850 more than the standard silver wheels. Sounds a bit steep to me but what do you think?

Many thanks.

[TheYellowPeril]

portzi said:

No!!. But its your money so if you can afford it and like the colour then "Yes" go for it

I was initially liking the definitive nature of your answer... are you saying it's not a good price or it's the colour thing that's an issue?

Ta

[TheYellowPeril]

Thank you very much for the responses so far. I got the originals painted because I think the silver looks a bit plain against the yellow paint and dark interior. I do wonder if dark Estorils are kind of pointless because they would be less noticeable than standard silver and so my investment isn't so noticeable...

I quite like the standard ones now they've been painted and so would only bother swapping them if people thought it was too good a deal to miss out on.

[TheYellowPeril]

A900ss said:

And to add a bit more confusion.....

Estorils powder coated slightly darker. Its a Mercedes Grey.

Good luck.

This has really put the cat amongst the pigeons. I don't think black suits the Estorils but a few shades darker than yours would work brilliantly with the yellow. A dark shadow chrome/anthracite sounds perfect...

[TheYellowPeril]

Just a little update - I've decided to go with the Estorils after a touch of negotiation and they'll be done in shadow chrome. Will post up pics next weekend when they are on the car.

[TheYellowPeril]

Although I haven't been able to pick up the car yet I have just found this picture on their website of my car with the Estorils on:
http://www.jamesagger.com/news.asp?id=1591
Thought they might be a bit darker but the proof will be when I see them in the metal.

[TheYellowPeril]

Not a great photo because it's night time but here's one of my shadow chrome Estorils.