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Old 5th August 2014, 09:08 PM
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Default possible colour change?

Looking a different look on my dark green a8, and was wondering if i should paint my 19 inch rs6 wheels, gunmetal gray, black or just keep the same?
My callipers are also silver and wanted them to stand out a bit better.
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Old 5th August 2014, 09:22 PM
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Maybe gunmetal.. But not black.
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Old 5th August 2014, 09:55 PM
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Only gunmetal if you paint the calipers the same colour, wouldn't look right otherwise.
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Old 6th August 2014, 06:33 AM
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Personal thing this, but I think they rarely good in black, and not often in grey. The only 'colour' effect I've liked has been where the flat face or the spokes is as intended (alloy/silver, whatever it's called) and the inner parts of the wheel are grey (similar to the effect I get from brake dust, but intentional!).
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