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jacko
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:51 pm

I've just bought a set of five BBS alloys which will need a bit of a refurb- They will be going on this Tech 1 cab but i have no idea of which way to go with them (colour etc) or should i leave them plain ol' silver. I'm completely open to suggestion...........
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:54 pm

go completely polished if youre willing to spend alot of time cleaning them. i think that would look the muts nutts!!!!
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:54 pm

I used Ford Stratos Silver in the past,similar to original wheel colour.
Also Worth do a proper wheel paint but think its expensive?
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:55 pm

silver with polished lip :cool:
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:56 pm

dazleeds wrote:silver with polished lip :cool:
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:00 pm

maxfield wrote:
dazleeds wrote:silver with polished lip :cool:
+1
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I was going to do this to mine when they were refurbed but didn't in the end regret that a bit.
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:01 pm

rattle can matt black with polished lip.
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:02 pm

completely polished face and lip with black inners winkeye
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:03 pm

do em the same as cliffybabes, they look the nuts 8) 8)
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:04 pm

what you gonna do with the pina's???

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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:07 pm

bazza93 wrote:do em the same as cliffybabes, they look the nuts 8) 8)
cheers dude

Here's a pic of mine i just happened to have laying around winkeye

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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:08 pm

Thought about flea bay, not sure yet.
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:09 pm

jacko i want ur side skirts :cry: :cry:
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:09 pm

Black face, polished lip
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:09 pm

anything to get another pic of your cab on the zone eh, lol
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:14 pm

well unless opinions change drastically it looks like i'm going for the polished lip look - not sure on the black inner though
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:20 pm

pmme when ya get ya bbs wheels if your not far i might take the pinas off ya
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:50 pm

just minty and standard
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:59 pm

Simon13 wrote:just minty and standard
+1 :)
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:04 pm

Satin black centre's with polished lip, fairly easy to do and will look the nutz.
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:06 pm

black centres look sh!te, all black or nothing imo

more to the point, this would be an 100% emergency for me if that was my car, whats the crack with that fit for firewood steering wheel?!
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:06 pm

Do Alpina's have a proper paint code Simon?
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:07 pm

VAG silver is meant to be very bright, migh be worth investigation.

Ill take those reps by the way if your done with them :P
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:08 pm

simian wrote:rattle can matt black with polished lip.
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These should be refurbed silver. End of...

You can get away with different colours on bbs split rims. Funny colours on the 1 piece rims just looks fussy.
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:10 pm

I don't know a paint code Dan but they are very close to bmw's silver on the bottle tops and bbs rims

if it helps ronal make/made the originals
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:13 pm

silver with polished lips

carnt really go wrong
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:15 pm

eko wrote:
Simon13 wrote:just minty and standard
+1 :)
Agreed!
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Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:59 am

Well i've made up my mind, its got to be silver inners with polished lips.
Simon, now you've done it! Does my steering wheel stay or go?
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Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:21 am

ged rid of the steering wheel and polish the whole front of the wheel. i have silver centres and a polished lip but i reckon the wheels would look well special with a completely polished face! :D
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Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:34 am

Its Polaris Silver not sure of the code!
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Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:06 am

jacko - I see you have a tech one Cab. with a full MTECH kit...lucky chap. BBS is the way to go.

I've also got a Cab. in a colour similar to yours and I have original Alpinas that are being changed tomorrow to standard 15"BBS. When I have time they will be refurbed with a polished lip.


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Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:54 pm

toby wrote:
maxfield wrote:
dazleeds wrote:silver with polished lip :cool:
+1
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I was going to do this to mine when they were refurbed but didn't in the end regret that a bit.
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Simon13 wrote:just minty and standard
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Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:12 pm

jonb wrote: You can get away with different colours on bbs split rims. Funny colours on the 1 piece rims just looks fussy.
I used to think that, then saw gold BBS's on a malactit.....malakt........maalaak.......you know that really nice dark green on a tourer, he is a zoner but cand find a pic
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Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:33 pm

malachite green, paul!!!

get rid of your s/wheel and do your bbs's silver with polished lip

black would look so wrong on a blue car
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