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Old 3rd September 2014, 11:34 PM
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The inside faces of the 20" FE wheels were factory shot blasted by Audi, not painted, and then the front faces were diamond cut -any refurb will not be able to replicate the shot blast effect fully, but may come close if it, particularly if they can create a colour which is close to "white silver" effect on the inside edges.

Any diamond cut (original or refurb...) is more prone to problems than a normal finish, but this can be reduced by protection with a further aftermarket coating, such as Metalmate.

Hope this helps.
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Old 4th September 2014, 12:09 AM
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I'll be honest I'm really surprised they were diamond cut from the factory. I've been looking for a photo of a D2 FE when they were new to have a look.
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Old 4th September 2014, 01:12 AM
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I've got a brand new unused spare one from the factory - and it is diamond cut as the others have intimated. I'll try and get pics of it next time I'm at my workshops
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Old 4th September 2014, 03:47 AM
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I've got a brand new unused spare one from the factory - and it is diamond cut as the others have intimated. I'll try and get pics of it next time I'm at my workshops
That would be great, I'd really like to see the original finish. Thanks.
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Old 4th September 2014, 08:06 AM
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The inside faces of the 20" FE wheels were factory shot blasted by Audi, not painted, and then the front faces were diamond cut -any refurb will not be able to replicate the shot blast effect fully, but may come close if it, particularly if they can create a colour which is close to "white silver" effect on the inside edges.

Any diamond cut (original or refurb...) is more prone to problems than a normal finish, but this can be reduced by protection with a further aftermarket coating, such as Metalmate.

Hope this helps.

Backs of mine from Lepsons were a white'ish paint / powdercoat finish, I very much doubt the factory finish was bare uncoated shot blasted aluminium.
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Old 4th September 2014, 10:20 AM
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Backs of mine from Lepsons were a white'ish paint / powdercoat finish, I very much doubt the factory finish was bare uncoated shot blasted aluminium.
Didn't say bare uncoated….
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