Tweet
Hi guys , just signed up on the forum. .
Im from the south east england , uk & own an e46 coupe
I've been refurbing some style 5's myself by hand over the last few months & have finally got them finished. Thought i'd show the work , glad to give any advice or answer any questions if needed!
This was how i bought them . .
They all had bad lacqer peel but were all straight , no buckles & had never been welded or repaired. I then split the wheels , paint stripped them , sanded through 10 different grits of wet & dry paper , compounded & then polished
Then came the bolts , i was unsure what to do with the bolts either polish them up or paint them. I decieded to paint them ford solar gold. They were in bad condition so i used a few layers of etching primer & it made them 10 times better.
I also had some chrome hex caps imported from the USA to add extra effect to the center caps
Then the centers were rubbed down , primered & finally sprayed. I settled for Laguna Seca Blue . . .
All i need now is to order my custom BBS center caps in laguna seca blue/gold/chrome & the wheels will be finished!
Im picking up some part worn 205/40/17 tyres tomorrow , anyone know whats the maximum sized spacers i can use with the 205/40/17 tyres , 8J all round et20 . .
Im from the south east england , uk & own an e46 coupe
I've been refurbing some style 5's myself by hand over the last few months & have finally got them finished. Thought i'd show the work , glad to give any advice or answer any questions if needed!
This was how i bought them . .
They all had bad lacqer peel but were all straight , no buckles & had never been welded or repaired. I then split the wheels , paint stripped them , sanded through 10 different grits of wet & dry paper , compounded & then polished
Then came the bolts , i was unsure what to do with the bolts either polish them up or paint them. I decieded to paint them ford solar gold. They were in bad condition so i used a few layers of etching primer & it made them 10 times better.
I also had some chrome hex caps imported from the USA to add extra effect to the center caps
Then the centers were rubbed down , primered & finally sprayed. I settled for Laguna Seca Blue . . .
All i need now is to order my custom BBS center caps in laguna seca blue/gold/chrome & the wheels will be finished!
Im picking up some part worn 205/40/17 tyres tomorrow , anyone know whats the maximum sized spacers i can use with the 205/40/17 tyres , 8J all round et20 . .
Comment