As above, I've tried all 3 approaches, so now have 3 sets of FE centres!
1. Repainted refurbished OEM ones, done by me. Fully dismantled to do it but just not really that great and now starting to peel. Might do them again now I know how.
2. Cheap Chinese copies. Never fitted properly (lugs are wrong!) though I finally found a solution to that but just have my doubts on how secure they are. Don't look too bad though the metal section is shoddy and "rippled".
3. Proper OEM ones bought a few months ago, the "brushed" variant to match my updated diamond-cut wheels. A set of 4 cost me £165 delivered.
I expect that day-to-day I'll run with set #1, swapping set #2 on when parked up and the car is clean.
Set #3 will only appear at "special events" such as car shows, Forum meets etc. and not go on any long/dirty journeys. 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
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".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) 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. Agate Grey/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. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, 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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