What wheel finish should I get on P40s for '12 White CLS63?
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What wheel finish should I get on P40s for '12 White CLS63?
Was thinking 20 or 21" in gloss charcoal, textured black, or gloss black. I will be painting the emblems to match the rims. Opinions? 
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I have the same issue as you do for my black car and I think Im going textured.
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You def know how to mod a car right! 
I was leaning toward textured...now the question is charcoal or black? Charcoal shows wheel details better from a distance, but black looks soooo good on a white car. Just found out P40S doesn't come in 21, so prolly gonna do 20s w/ a KW drop, hopefully will fill out the wheel well nicely.
I was leaning toward textured...now the question is charcoal or black? Charcoal shows wheel details better from a distance, but black looks soooo good on a white car. Just found out P40S doesn't come in 21, so prolly gonna do 20s w/ a KW drop, hopefully will fill out the wheel well nicely.
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You def know how to mod a car right! I was leaning toward textured...now the question is charcoal or black? Charcoal shows wheel details better from a distance, but black looks soooo good on a white car. Just found out P40S doesn't come in 21, so prolly gonna do 20s w/ a KW drop, hopefully will fill out the wheel well nicely.
I was leaning toward textured...now the question is charcoal or black? Charcoal shows wheel details better from a distance, but black looks soooo good on a white car. Just found out P40S doesn't come in 21, so prolly gonna do 20s w/ a KW drop, hopefully will fill out the wheel well nicely.I think I might have changed my mind to the P47's..... damn...
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By the way, the P43S is Flat Black.
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I think Charcoal would look great on white. But as of late, I do find the new tinted brushed finish absolutely amazing... 
I hope he doesn't mind me using his pics...
Here are my old HRE's finished in Gloss Charcoal:
I hope he doesn't mind me using his pics...
Here are my old HRE's finished in Gloss Charcoal:
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Is textured the same thing as matte/flat black? If so, I would say they get just as dirty as gloss wheels. They don't have a shine to lose but brake dust turns them more brownish looking. And you can't just simply wipe them off like gloss wheels...you have to reallllly rub them and move your head to 20 different angles of light to make sure you got every spot. If you are down for the workout tho, they are worth it. I haven't checked out satin/semi-gloss though..they seem to be the perfect middle ground
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Is textured the same thing as matte/flat black? If so, I would say they get just as dirty as gloss wheels. They don't have a shine to lose but brake dust turns them more brownish looking. And you can't just simply wipe them off like gloss wheels...you have to reallllly rub them and move your head to 20 different angles of light to make sure you got every spot. If you are down for the workout tho, they are worth it. I haven't checked out satin/semi-gloss though..they seem to be the perfect middle ground
Textured is not the same as matte/flat black, at least with HRE. Im sure Lon will chime in here since he works there. I am just speaking from ownership experience of both HRE finishes.
