Refinishing the BMW 330 ZHP 135s tomorrow - now what color

[Jon D]

Guys

Refinishing the stock 135s tomorrow trying to finalize the color. Thinking gunmetal or hyper black. Should be a great complement to the Imola vert. What do you guys think?

[Marcus-SanDiego]

I'd vote for gunmetal. But I don't think you can go wrong with either.

[kayger12]

Always liked the gunmetal myself.

[pyreguy]

I think you will be happier with gunmetal on a red car.

[danewilson77]

Mine are hyper silver. I love gunmetal....but I wish there was a shade between the hyper black and the gunmetal. Heck...idk....I vote for the gunmetal...

[thesixsins]

Hyper black! I'm curious.

[pyreguy]

^ Once you go black you never go back

[az3579]

Looks like my theme is catching on... lol

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Looks like my theme is catching on... lol

You're a trendsetter, BP.

[Smilez]

HYPER SILVER... i love style 135 in silver

[az3579]

Hypersilver would look sick too. I love the HyperSilver that Dane has...

[Jon D]

Well we confirmed the color after they did the first one. Still needs clearcoat but this is what we are going with. It's a 'hyper'gunmetel.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_obyodcZBck8/TRDbBZECegI/AAAAAAAAAeM/tiWGjf52Pcs/s720/wheel%20color.JPG

Think it will look great when all are done.. will post pics either late today or tomorrow.

[danewilson77]

Hypersilver would look sick too. I love the HyperSilver that Dane has...


Thanks!

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Jon, I think it's going to look good on the car. Tough to tell just sitting there by itself.

Looking forward to pictures.

[danewilson77]

Damn....I think thats gonna look great. Much darker than I thought you were going, and much darker than what I was saying.....

[az3579]

That's really dark...

[Jon D]

Well all done - definitely a different look - I'm happy :rockon it's what I was looking for

The before

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_obyodcZBck8/TRET9wVM3KI/AAAAAAAAAec/pV5Lwebm1j4/s720/bmw%20330.jpg

The after no sun on wheels

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_obyodcZBck8/TRETwXFPUtI/AAAAAAAAAeU/Ia_sLwwKF74/s720/New%20wheels%20shade%20for%20web.JPG

With some sun on wheels

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_obyodcZBck8/TRETwjNs5XI/AAAAAAAAAeY/Y5CkT0GPWAw/s720/New%20wheels%20sun%20for%20web.JPG

I think it really changes the look of the car. What do you guys think.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Jon, I don't think it looks bad at all. Historically, I have stayed away from the darker wheels. But I think this looks decent.

Any close up shots?

[az3579]

I'm really surprised.
My wheels are a lot lighter than that, yet look exactly the same as yours. I don't know how that's possible, but you definitely pulled it off.
Good job!

[Jon D]

Jon, I don't think it looks bad at all. Historically, I have stayed away from the darker wheels. But I think this looks decent.

Any close up shots?

I'll take a few shots tomorrow

[danewilson77]

Looks great. Super aggressive and not so girlie....

[danewilson77]

What was the exact color? I am seriously considering getting mine done in this color....

[kayger12]

Looks sharp. Good choice.

[adb1028]

Looks awesome!! Can't wait to get mine back tomorrow, I went with a gunmetal-esque color too. What was the exacg color name like Dane said? The guys at the shop I went to made me pick from a book that contained all of the colors all manufacturers have used. I went with some color used on a mazda (rx8 I think)

[Jon D]

Question was asked regarding what color it is. - I was told Hyper - Gunmetal. It is a custom blend that they mixed up took standard Gunmetal and added some Hyper Silver to give it the metallic finish and additional depth.

Also you guys asked for some detail pics and in full daylight pics I took these while running a couple of errands this morning.Here they are:

side view
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_obyodcZBck8/TRJIZBXhPRI/AAAAAAAAAfY/F3bw2GUt-T4/s720/Car%20in%20bright%20sun%20new%20wheel%20color.JPG

close up #1
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_obyodcZBck8/TRJIZc_iayI/AAAAAAAAAfg/OowIwpLDPgw/s720/close%20up%20of%20wheel.JPG

close up #2
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_obyodcZBck8/TRJIZQ1dTVI/AAAAAAAAAfc/phz3bDaENHo/s720/close%20up%20of%20wheel%202.JPG

If anyone wants the full bandwidth pictures at 14 mega pixels for reference they can be found in this album

http://picasaweb.google.com/jon.svsirius/CarPics?feat=directlink

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Jon, great pictures. Looks good. I'd be happy with how they turned out.

[pyreguy]

Those look amazing! You did really, really well with your wheels! I think it makes the car look much more aggressive. Win!

[danewilson77]

Yeah...I like it.