Powder coating alloys, colour options

[A.J.M]

Getting the Disco's alloy's cleaned up and powder coated in a few weeks, but still not sure on possible colour options.

With the car being silver and having the black arches, i could go for a black, or grey but not sure.

Have thought about Matt black, dark chrome, a light smoked grey, and just getting them sorted and done in the original colour.

What would you do?
Any other colour's to consider. Nothing garish, so pink is out Tony..

[tonytifoso]

Damn! Pink would've suited you, ya big Jessie

Orange.....goes with PH sticker, Alfie and yer napper

Stick with standard colour

[martin mrt]

Silver, I think anything else will just look a bit silly/garish on a Disco

[BillyWhizz888]

I'm same has to be a bright silver

Seen some round at lee Bartletts with black on silver and they look tacky and scruffy looking


Off topic did you manage to see them about if they can repair your tyre

[A.J.M]

3 silver's.

Hmm, no one going for black or grey or such?

OT, the guy is murder to get a hold of, doesn't seem to work after 12 so the tyre's still waiting to get seen.
If i can't get hold of him and get the tyre in this week, i have a D4 owning mate going to take the wheel through to a place in Edinburgh with a 30 year experience of fixing tyres.

[sherman]

I just got my wheels powder coated through in Edinburgh at newlife tyres for £270 all in. I dropped the car off in the morning (8am) and got the car back by 3pm that afternoon with the wheels all sorted. They took the tyres off and rebalanced them. I got the whhels done in "flat silver". Its as close to OEM that I could get.

[Meths]

do the whole car pink:






Silver or maybe gray would be my choice for the wheels

[Shenanigans]

Vote for orange!

[FamilyDub]

I had my alloys powder-coated in anthracite. They are quite dark, but it's a nicer finish than black IMO, esp with silver paintwork.

Gimme a shout if you want to see mine, since you're just round the corner .

The pics in the profile look much darker than it actually is.

[tonto2]

Just had my D3 wheels done at Newlife, silver car, titainium wheels as long as the tyre sidewalls are kept clean i think they suit the car.

[8bit]

I'd say medium/dark grey personally, not in a high-gloss finish though, satin would be nicer.

One other thing - avoid black. It can look really good but unless you religiously apply tyre dressing every wash, and wash your car once a week, the tyres end up a lighter shade than the wheels, and that just looks nasty.

[A.J.M]

Shenanigans said:

Vote for orange!

You're not the first person so say such things, that's not including Tony.

[Shenanigans]

A.J.M said:

Shenanigans said:

Vote for orange!

You're not the first person so say such things, that's not including Tony.

Orange is the new grey! It's not as 'in yo faaace' as Tonys suggestion! Blah! Go for orange :-) very subtle!

Edited: Misread Tonys suggestion...thought he was gesting pink! :-(

Edited by Shenanigans on Tuesday 4th June 21:40

[Shenanigans]

A.J.M said:

Shenanigans said:

Vote for orange!

You're not the first person so say such things, that's not including Tony.

Orange is the new grey! It's not as 'in yo faaace' as Tonys suggestion! Blah! Go for orange :-) very subtle!

Edited: Misread Tonys suggestion...thought he was gesting pink! :-(

Edited by Shenanigans on Tuesday 4th June 21:41

[A.J.M]

Went to a refurbishers in Cumbernauld.

To get all 5 done in Matt black is £360.. plus £50 to sort the alloy that's buckled.

Seems a bit steep. Same day service and 1 years guarantee on the work.

[FamilyDub]

Well, I was £260 for 4 wheels of 17"...

[A.J.M]

FamilyDub said:

Well, I was £260 for 4 wheels of 17"...

Where from?

There's a place just outside Chapelhall that can do all 5 for £250. No idea on how good/bad they are though.
Still need to get the buckled one straightened as well.

[FamilyDub]

A.J.M said:

FamilyDub said:

Well, I was £260 for 4 wheels of 17"...

Where from?

There's a place just outside Chapelhall that can do all 5 for £250. No idea on how good/bad they are though.

Still need to get the buckled one straightened as well.

wheel specialist, East Kilbride

[A.J.M]

FamilyDub said:

A.J.M said:

FamilyDub said:

Well, I was £260 for 4 wheels of 17"...

Where from?

There's a place just outside Chapelhall that can do all 5 for £250. No idea on how good/bad they are though.

Still need to get the buckled one straightened as well.

wheel specialist, East Kilbride

It was the Cumbernauld branch i went to this morning..

[A.J.M]

The place was in Brownsburn industrial estate, just up from Brownsburn garage.

He did have a set of RRS 20 inch stormer's in that had been refurbished, they looked nice.

This buckled one could be interesting to get fixed.