About to have my RC090s redone, color combo advice? COMPLETED!

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  • RCM3
    E30 Fanatic
    • Aug 2011
    • 1304

    #1

    About to have my RC090s redone, color combo advice? COMPLETED!

    Quick background. My wheels are BBS RC090 and they currently have polished lips, gold faces, and gold bolts (Im assuming the faces and bolts are rattle can'd gold). I am installing an M Tech II kit soon here and while I get everything in order for that project, I wanted to have my wheels refinished. I wanted to hear some advice on color combos I have in the back of my mind. I was thinking:
    A. White lips, satin black faces, gold bolts (with black and gold BBS logo on cap)
    B. Polished lips, white faces, black bolts
    C. Polished lips, silver faces, black bolts
    D. Redo them how they are now
    E... Recommendations?
    The car is AWII now, it might be repainted to something "whiter" in the future, but the car will remain white. I cant make my mind up. I like option A, but I dont know if the painted lips would look cheesy. Any advice is appreciated! Also, if anyone can tell me the best way to have them refinished, like painting or powder coating thatd be great. I picked up some 15 inch racing dynamics for cheap to roll around on while the wheels undergo the transformation also.
    Before: Only decent pic of my car and the wheels is below:



    ALL DONE: Better shade of gold/bronze for the center, black bolts instead of the gold bolts, and re-polished lips!



    Last edited by RCM3; 10-20-2013, 12:10 AM.
    -Ryan
    05/87 Henna M3
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  • lambo
    Captain Scene Points
    • Feb 2010
    • 10953

    #2
    Option C or D.

    Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
    Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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    • Danny
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      • Feb 2008
      • 14217

      #3
      C

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      • einstein57
        R3V OG
        • Jun 2007
        • 10780

        #4
        I vote polished lips, gold bolt and polished hex cover, and satin black centers

        If your interested in refinishing your bolts, i can have my buddie gold plate them for $170 ($1.25 a bolt) or chrome/nickel/copper finish for $102 ($0.75 a bolt) if you strip the paint off them.

        Here is the nickel i had done

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        • lambo
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          • Feb 2010
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          #5
          ^ Those are gorgeous... pics of gold ones?

          Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
          Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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          • einstein57
            R3V OG
            • Jun 2007
            • 10780

            #6
            I have not done any in gold yet. I'm waiting on a customer who wants me to make them a madona set.
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            • RCM3
              E30 Fanatic
              • Aug 2011
              • 1304

              #7
              Thanks for the opinions, and wow those bolts look great. I'll keep you in mind when I get everything disassembled and ready to go out. Hoping to do something with the wheels that's less common ideally.
              -Ryan
              05/87 Henna M3
              04/71 Baikal 2002tii

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              • einstein57
                R3V OG
                • Jun 2007
                • 10780

                #8
                Laker theme. Purple center and gold bolts.
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                • RCM3
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                  • Aug 2011
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by einstein57
                  Laker theme. Purple center and gold bolts.
                  Ya... not a fan of the lakers haha.

                  Anyway, got the wheels off and the Racing Dynamics installed (15x7 et 13 wrapped in BF Goodrich 225 50 r15s), tires are being dismounted from the style 5's tomorrow. Any more suggestions or opinions?

                  -Ryan
                  05/87 Henna M3
                  04/71 Baikal 2002tii

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                  • lambo
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                    • Feb 2010
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                    #10


                    ehhhh?

                    Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
                    Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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                    • RCM3
                      E30 Fanatic
                      • Aug 2011
                      • 1304

                      #11
                      ^ beautiful, those are making me really want to stick with polished lips.
                      -Ryan
                      05/87 Henna M3
                      04/71 Baikal 2002tii

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                      • lambo
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                        • Feb 2010
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by RCM3
                        ^ beautiful, those are making me really want to stick with polished lips.
                        Yeah, whatever you do, I vote keep polished lips. They're so much classier.

                        Originally posted by SpasticDwarf;n6449866
                        Honestly I built it just to have a place to sit and listen to Hotline Bling on repeat.

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                        • 325ix
                          R3V OG
                          • Aug 2009
                          • 7783

                          #13
                          Nothing but polished lips.

                          For faces I would say gold, silver or nogaro.
                          For bolts gold or silver.

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                          • oliver.r
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                            • Mar 2012
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                            #14
                            i am having the same dilemma

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                            • einstein57
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                              • Jun 2007
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                              #15
                              Originally posted by RCM3
                              Ya... not a fan of the lakers haha.

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