Advice on rim colour
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Advice on rim colour
Hi all, the rims on my c32 are looking their age... Paint is failing in spots and some severe chips in the paint work and all but killing the look on my new paint job.
I've sanded back all the damaged paint luckily there is no curb damage I need to fill making this pretty simple.
I'm up to choosing a paint color. The car is brilliant silver 744 I think the code is. In thinking of going either another bright silver color or a gunmetal type grey ... Maybe the tektit gray 743 or the graphite 041.
Which would suit a silver car better? I'm planning on going a black roof, dark tints and smoking out the headlamps/taillights and indicator to give a darker edge to the otherwise bright silver Benz.
Before anyone asks ... I don't want aftermarket rims ... I don't want to ruin the ride by going bigger and I haven't found anything I like over the stock AMG rims. Thanks all
I've sanded back all the damaged paint luckily there is no curb damage I need to fill making this pretty simple.
I'm up to choosing a paint color. The car is brilliant silver 744 I think the code is. In thinking of going either another bright silver color or a gunmetal type grey ... Maybe the tektit gray 743 or the graphite 041.
Which would suit a silver car better? I'm planning on going a black roof, dark tints and smoking out the headlamps/taillights and indicator to give a darker edge to the otherwise bright silver Benz.
Before anyone asks ... I don't want aftermarket rims ... I don't want to ruin the ride by going bigger and I haven't found anything I like over the stock AMG rims. Thanks all
Last edited by crembz; Aug 25, 2014 at 08:28 AM.
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Hi all, the rims on my c32 are looking their age... Paint is failing in spots and some severe chips in the paint work and all but killing the look on my new paint job.
I've sanded back all the damaged paint luckily there is no curb damage I need to fill making this pretty simple.
I'm up to choosing a paint color. The car is brilliant silver 744 I think the code is. In thinking of going either another bright silver color or a gunmetal type grey ... Maybe the tektit gray 743 or the graphite 041.
Which would suit a silver car better? I'm planning on going a black roof, dark tints and smoking out the headlamps/taillights and indicator to give a darker edge to the otherwise bright silver Benz.
Before anyone asks ... I don't want aftermarket rims ... I don't want to ruin the ride by going bigger and I haven't found anything I like over the stock AMG rims. Thanks all
I've sanded back all the damaged paint luckily there is no curb damage I need to fill making this pretty simple.
I'm up to choosing a paint color. The car is brilliant silver 744 I think the code is. In thinking of going either another bright silver color or a gunmetal type grey ... Maybe the tektit gray 743 or the graphite 041.
Which would suit a silver car better? I'm planning on going a black roof, dark tints and smoking out the headlamps/taillights and indicator to give a darker edge to the otherwise bright silver Benz.
Before anyone asks ... I don't want aftermarket rims ... I don't want to ruin the ride by going bigger and I haven't found anything I like over the stock AMG rims. Thanks all
OEM colour for our w203 rims is "Sterling Silver" (according to AMG Germany). I was also considering between refurbishing or replacing with OEM rims, and also want to retain the OEM look - style from factory.
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Thanks mate... Do you happen to have a color code for that? From all my searching it looks like MB never released that color code.
Have you decided on color? Did you refurb or go new? I wouldn't mind a set of c63 rims... But won't fit without spacers which are classed as unroadworthy in au.
Have you decided on color? Did you refurb or go new? I wouldn't mind a set of c63 rims... But won't fit without spacers which are classed as unroadworthy in au.
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Have you decided on color? Did you refurb or go new? I wouldn't mind a set of c63 rims... But won't fit without spacers which are classed as unroadworthy in au.[/QUOTE]
I ended up getting new ones as I had a small hairline crack in two of my wheels. I am in the engineering field and I do a lot of R&D for the automotive sector therefore repairing it by welding was not a option for me. If you have only curb damage I would assume it would be ok-ish to repair but please insure you don't take off a lot of the substrate material. I know a lot of guys has welded there rims with no problems but I have seen horror images of welded rims.
PS, if you straggle to get rims from your dealer, speak to AMG direct. They can organize a set for you.
I ended up getting new ones as I had a small hairline crack in two of my wheels. I am in the engineering field and I do a lot of R&D for the automotive sector therefore repairing it by welding was not a option for me. If you have only curb damage I would assume it would be ok-ish to repair but please insure you don't take off a lot of the substrate material. I know a lot of guys has welded there rims with no problems but I have seen horror images of welded rims.
PS, if you straggle to get rims from your dealer, speak to AMG direct. They can organize a set for you.
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OK so just in case anyone tries to strip an OEM c32 wheel ... Be warned. They are powder coated beneath the 2pak finish .... Argh ... This stuff is bullet proof. Paint stripper, thinners, acetone, sand paper, heat gun, wire brush... The stuff just sticks!
Lol looks like I'll need to pay for acid stripping & sandblasting.
Lol looks like I'll need to pay for acid stripping & sandblasting.
