im so up in the air for a color on my wheels I just got... show me some examples please. and im leaning towards black but should I do glos, semi-gloss or matte.... so many choices




and these are the wheels I got that im going to get powder coated OEM Jcw wheels

 

Your pictures are not showing up but...

They're wheels, not rims. You're a mature adult not a thug.

As for color, if you're driving a Chili Red with black roof, there is no choice. You've got to do gloss black. That's what I would do.

 

rims wheels, who cares...

but agree with the gloss black just keeping my options open.

 

Good choice of wheel.

Black is pretty common and sometimes it's hard to see the style of wheel, which is a pity when you've got a great wheel to start with. Gunmetal would be a much better choice in my opinion... it'll still go with your de-chromed accents and still look sharp. Otherwise, just leave silver.

That said, if you wanted to go for a different look altogether, I've always thought MINIs (especially red) looked great sporting white wheels, stripes, hood and mirror caps.

 

exactly why im thinking a different color then black. I just haven't seen very many gun metal wheels on the chili red so its hard to see it in my head.

 

Now that the pics are working for me(must have been my computer at home giving me issues?), I stand firmly at gloss black. Car looks sharp and they would match it perfectly. Otherwise, the only other thing I'd do is save the powder coating money and keep them the factory silver. The white roof/mirrors/wheels thing really isn't for me. Nothing about rolling around town in a candy cane appeals to me.... lol

 

Le gold. Le gold goes le well with le red and le black.

Le black-shmack. Le black is over le done by le everybody. Do le something le different.

 

If you have the time do what I did, invest 30 bucks or less and dip your wheels black with a few coats of glossifier, I wasn't a fan of black wheels but now I'm convinced that the black goes well with my jet black R53.
I would do gloss black on your great looking MINI
Next summer I want new black wheels or I'll have my S lites powder coated.

 

lo at candy cane. I got a great deal locally to do my wheels is the reason I want them changed. gloss black is still my top choice

 

thanks yeah ive painted old wheels on other cars so wasnted to get these ones done right with a warrenty against chipping etc... plus the price I cant refuse lol.

now I have to deceide if I want to color match the black trim to chili red hmmmmmm

 

ive seen a couple people that havbe done gold. I like it and I don't its like a love hate

 

Gold looks great against red, IF it's a certain wheel style. I personally don't think the wheels he has would look good. A good 2-3 piece BBS with a polished lip, definitely will look good in gold. A thicker spoke design like this on a 1 piece? I don't think it would look that great.

 

agree 100% was looking at a set of bbs like that lol just never pulled the trigger

 

Please don't do matt black. To me they look just like they have ten years of brake dust on them...

Gloss black kept clean is better. I used to be a big fan of silver rims/coloured centres, but the JCW wheels aren't really conducive to that as there isn't a really clean break between spokes and rims like on some other designs.

 

I will always choose chrome over any other color for wheels or trim. Since you're set on coloring your wheels, I suggest black or white with your color scheme. Gold strikes me as too gawdy, too much bling.

 

im not a chrome guy as all I have left is door handles and gas cap left..

I think im set on gloss black

 

If you didn't make your mind up, I did mine semi gloss black. Matches my blackout look perfect.

 

pics????

 

Hopefully you can see it well enough. It's from my phone too.

 

looks good that seems more on the glossy side?

 

Yeah I tend to wax my wheels a lot in the summer so it does look super shiney after I wash my car. But believe me, it's not that shiney usually like in the photos. Did you get a quote yet?

 

$200 locally from a good shop.

 

R112s look great in dripping wet gloss black. Or try a semi-gloss gunmetal with a lot of metallic.

When they are freshly washed with wax sealer they look freaking amazing. Strongly consider waxing your wheel before first mount. Makes a huge difference when cleaning later on.

 

well im glad with my choice now lol