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19th April 2015, 09:02 AM
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20" Wheel colour???
Finally had chance to get my 20's refurbished (been running 18's throughly the winter). I wanted a just off silver colour but I'm not sure about them, I think they're too dark. The job it's self is 100% perfect, it's just the colour.... Any thoughts?
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19th April 2015, 09:13 AM
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Difficult to tell from a standalone photo like that, what are they like alongside the car and what colour is it?
Have the centres been sprayed all over to match, apart from the 4-ring metal logo?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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19th April 2015, 11:33 AM
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I like the colour, quite similar to my 20's
Although in this picture they appear really dark.
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Matt 2004 A8 3.7q, 1998 A4 2.8q, 1994 Coupe 2.8q SORN, Last edited by mattylondon; 19th April 2015 at 11:36 AM. Reason: Photo
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19th April 2015, 12:17 PM
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Looks nice - and cool (apparently…)
Apparently regular silver is "sooo last century" (or so I've been told by some - younger - drivers), and the trend is a move towards darker/black alloy colours/shades. So I wouldn't worry too much, you're just keeping up and being 'in", and - as an added bonus - brake dust won't show as much.
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20th April 2015, 08:38 PM
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Thanks, I know how they come apart (I'm refurbishing my "spare" set at present) so am interested in what others decide to do and how they do it.
How did you get them out without any breaks? So far I've only fully-dismantled one of the four (with two breaks in the rings  ) and don't have all the right materials on hand to complete the job - Halfords beckons! 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.). 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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