Yes they're fake.

[VasFinest]

I dont get the black wheel hate at all... I love them. car looks great

[bmwstephen]

mine

[nando]

I think so. I didn't spray it myself, I just did a lot of the prep and the cut/polish after. I actually made them reblend a few places because it was a lot darker. the cans I've gotten from paintscratch.com were always a dead match though.

[bmwstephen]

I love sterling silver 318is's!

btw, my car was partially painted with PPG paint as well, and it definitely came out darker than stock. Interesting. If I have it painted again, I'll try a different paint.

any pictures? did you use urethane base coat and clear coat stages?

[nando]

I love sterling silver 318is's!

btw, my car was partially painted with PPG paint as well, and it definitely came out darker than stock. Interesting. If I have it painted again, I'll try a different paint.

[BoxDriver86]

Hey Stephen,

I talked to my paint guy, he said that the paint used is "the new envirobase from PPG it's a mix from the factory paint code sprayed in waterbase base coat with a high solid clear coat.. we picked the prime alternate out of like 3-4 choices..so it shoul be real close to the factory color as we used the cars paint code.. the waterbase paints have a real high sparkle we find.."

This stuff is really nice to shoot and finishes up well. Car looks great!

[240zs30]

Sweet looking car. I like the black contrast with that lip. I had black wheels on my car and I did not like but it works on yours.

[e30nub]

Absolutely! I'd recommend heading to Healdsburg and speaking with Lee about it. My car is currently there to get some stuff fixed and the iS skirts put on, you'll probably see it around somewhere; you can laugh at the Sparco in the interior. It looks ridiculous.

haha! Will do! I'll let you know how things go.

[Ian Bowers]

Absolutely! I'd recommend heading to Healdsburg and speaking with Lee about it. My car is currently there to get some stuff fixed and the iS skirts put on, you'll probably see it around somewhere; you can laugh at the Sparco in the interior. It looks ridiculous.

[e30nub]

I didn't specify an OEM respray. They have a shop in Santa Rosa, and Windsor now, and would give you a quote I'm sure. I honestly don't remember the price. Lee (the owner) is a good friend of mine, and they back all of their work with a lifetime guarantee. I can't recommend them enough.

I honestly have no clue.

Thanks! I'll be back in that area this weekend so I'll have to swing by there. I'll let em know I got recommended by you...if that's alright of course.

[eur04lif3]

Car looks great!

[bmedw]

very nice, the wheels looks good!

[freeride53]

your interior looks so nice

[Ian Bowers]

I have the silver centers, and i like them much more than the black centers.

Also, did you know that a disc with a diameter of 5.5" fits very well in the middle of these wheels? :) It covers the multi lug, and simplifies the look. I made mine out of aluminum. (not wheels in sig)

Yeah, I ordered mine in a rush (needed wheels) and all they had were black.

I had no idea about the cover, but I don't mind too much. I'm inside the car most of the time.

How much did it run you? I'm local to there and I've been looking for a good place. Kinda scares me you went in for an OEM respray and came out with the wrong color.

I didn't specify an OEM respray. They have a shop in Santa Rosa, and Windsor now, and would give you a quote I'm sure. I honestly don't remember the price. Lee (the owner) is a good friend of mine, and they back all of their work with a lifetime guarantee. I can't recommend them enough.

How much lower than standard is this car?

I honestly have no clue.

I dont know what your plans are, but the Sealed beam lights arnt really bothering me, and like you said, you dont want to attract attention!
car looks SUPERB.

They'll be replaced by ellipsoids when I have the extra cash, but right now any money I have is going towards the little Eaton M62 I have to put on.

Thanks for the compliments!

[Tree18is]

I dont know what your plans are, but the Sealed beam lights arnt really bothering me, and like you said, you dont want to attract attention!
car looks SUPERB.