OEM e39 M5 wheel paint code

[Court M3]

Got a set I want to get refinished, but can't find the color.

[egk2]

IIRC there is no paint code for chrome shadow, if that's what you're
looking for. There is a guy on bimmerforums who painted his whole
car this color and had some pints of it for sale, his screen name is kaliboy, pm him.

[Teaguer]

There are several processes now available from wheel refinishers that can emulate the chrome shadow finish .

They can't gurantee a 100% match however , so it is best used to refinish a whole set as opposed to trying to just do one or two .

[egk2]

I was told that bmw does not have a paint code for
chrome shadow but rather a process. They lay the black
down first and then spray a light coat of silver over it not
completely overpowering the black base. If you notice with
M wheels that are chrome shadow, the whole wheel including the
insides are black. Also, when I used to work for bmw and someone
had to order e39 m5 wheels, no 2 wheels ever looked the same, very
inconsistent, enough for many customers to notice.

[VAPORBLADE]

It looks sick! *as in good* none the less.

I have seen many Black Chrome wheels as well - looks fantastic! Weight is the only issue - but if you do not care about that - black chrome would work. It adds about 4-6lbs per wheel depending on the wheel size.

[Court M3]

thanks

[Eric]

It looks sick! *as in good* none the less.

I have seen many Black Chrome wheels as well - looks fantastic! Weight is the only issue - but if you do not care about that - black chrome would work. It adds about 4-6lbs per wheel depending on the wheel size.

where do you get black chrome done?

[cactusjacks1]

Got a set I want to get refinished, but can't find the color.

Courtney,
Just finished phase 1 of trying very hard to duplicate the look. BBS uses a 4 step process, this is a 4 step process using 2 different Cos. - 1) a wheel stripper/chrome 2) a wheel re-finisher for the final step. The pictures do not come close to doing the color/depth justice. Process still needs some minor tweaking.

[Court M3]

that is what I'm looking for. What products did you use?

[cactusjacks1]

that is what I'm looking for. What products did you use?

The first thing you need to find out is, if a metal refinisher or a powder coater (in your area) can do "micro fine ceramic clear coat" (spray NOT powdercoat). You might check local "jet hot" header shops. If not, you'll have to send them to me on the left coast to do the process. I'll help you all I can.
It might be less expensive to get the identical wheels here, do the process and ship them east.
Jack

[VAPORBLADE]

where do you get black chrome done?

Many standard chroming shops will do it.

[cactusjacks1]

Many standard chroming shops will do it.

Very true on black chrome, but he is referring to "shadow chrome" - a very different color.