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Originally Posted by DSK
Got to be silver.
I was thinking of a slight change but ended up sticking with the metallic fleck silver.
Trouble is the other finishes can look cool to some but darker colours also make the wheels look smaller, if its not an original colour (or close to) then it can also look like a chav mobile.
However, I had my C70's last set refurb'd by the wheel specialist and have been very impressed with the finish and durability of the finish also despite doing my mega weekly miles and covering them with ferodo DS2500 brake dust and the worst of what british weather can throw at them.
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Your point about making the wheels look smaller is very true. I have always been an advocate of having the brightest silver wheels possible to give them a bigger appearance and to contrast the car, but I've always had dark coloured cars.
I've used the wheel specialist before too and I agree the finish is very durable, I previously had the high power silver with big metallic flake in it. The S40 wheels don't currently have a flake but they are incredibly glossy, which I like, similar to the gunmetal chrome finish linked to above. Also, the centre caps on the wheels are gunmetal grey, so if I went for a grey, it would hopefully look fairly OEM.
I'm going to stop by the local branch on my way home today to have a look at their sample finishes in the showroom, perhaps take a few wheels out to hold up against the car.