Restoring Hartge Design E wheels - what colour?

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  • sovann
    Wrencher
    • Jan 2004
    • 292

    #1

    Restoring Hartge Design E wheels - what colour?

    Found some 16x7 Hartge Design E three-piece rims at a local tyre place.

    Man, it's been so hard finding wheels for the E30 pcd and offset so when I stumbled across these I couldn't believe it, given how rare they are and how much money they normally fetch. Plus the fact I live in Australia and we normally never have cool shit like this.

    They look pretty spoggy and gross atm but I'm getting them refinished - outer lips polished, centres repainted plus new bolts, sealant etc. Should be sweet.

    Thing is, I'm not sure if I should keep the centres silver or get them painted charcoal/black - really love black centres with polished lip, especially on my car.

    Anyone know what colours they originally came out with? I have found pics of charcoal ones, but not black.

    Gonna cost me US$900 all up, fully restored :P

    Pics:




    BBS Heaven (nothing in 4x100):


  • sovann
    Wrencher
    • Jan 2004
    • 292

    #2
    Charcoal ones:

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    • Brew
      No R3VLimiter
      • Oct 2003
      • 3060

      #3
      Nagaro silver w/ polished lips.
      '91 318is
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      • egk2
        R3VLimited
        • Nov 2003
        • 2426

        #4
        Damn, look at all those nice used wheels, anyway, refinish them silver, don't want to hide such a nice design/wheel with a dark color.

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        • egk2
          R3VLimited
          • Nov 2003
          • 2426

          #5
          Originally posted by sovann
          Charcoal ones:
          Wait, I didn't see the charcoal pic, that looks very good.

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          • sovann
            Wrencher
            • Jan 2004
            • 292

            #6
            Quick chop:

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            • Brew
              No R3VLimiter
              • Oct 2003
              • 3060

              #7
              What about body color?
              '91 318is
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              • sovann
                Wrencher
                • Jan 2004
                • 292

                #8
                Originally posted by Brew
                What about body color?
                mmmm, thought about that but it's a bit too much I think.

                I guess I want to keep it OE. So if they didn't come out in black, then charcoal or silver it is. If anyone's got links to Hartge E30 catalogues, would be good :)

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                • Jand3rson
                  Banned
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 37587

                  #9
                  Originally posted by sovann
                  Charcoal ones:
                  Soooo beautiful...

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                  • natorious
                    Mod Crazy
                    • Dec 2003
                    • 672

                    #10
                    damn where do i find a wheel shop like that around here...

                    i say go silver all over

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                    • bimmerphile
                      No R3VLimiter
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 3495

                      #11
                      Würth's silver all over or Nogaro with polished lips.
                      My mountains are better than yours.

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                      • Digitalwave
                        is a poseur
                        • Oct 2003
                        • 6282

                        #12
                        I've always liked silver painted centers with polished lips.

                        RISING EDGE

                        Let's drive fast and have fun.

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                        • sovann
                          Wrencher
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 292

                          #13
                          Yeah, Nogaro with polished lips seems like a good option.

                          I guess I'm just sick of silver/grey wheels after having my Alpinas. They just look so boring :?

                          btw, nice Design As natorious.

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                          • m42technic
                            E30 Enthusiast
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 1056

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Brew
                            Nagaro silver w/ polished lips.
                            James Peacock

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