just refurbed my wheels... opinions? (now on car!!)

As title, picked up a very cheap set of bbs solitudes yesterday for 25....

started the refurb today and my original plan was to go matt black with a red rim, I ended up going satin black, but am now not convinced on the looks?

what do you guys reckon, it is for a track day car after all.....

Normal silver before refurb



In primer



satin black

 

I'm not a fan of black wheels, usually because they make the tyre wall look discoloured. However, your refurb job looks good. Good purchase too!

 

I don't normally like black wheels but I thought as it was a track car would look a bit moodier no?? lol

 

i have 2 sets of satin blacks for my mk1 . love um

 

Look good to me.

 

might want to remove paint from around the bolt holes just to be on the safe side

 

what do you mean by that steve?

 

where the bolt sholder meets the wheel . p.a a red bit around the outside would look crap

 

black wheels are awesome!

good job on the refurb and personally i wouldn't put red on them.

 

what can happen with paint in there then?

this is what made me want satin black wheels with red rim: albeit slightly nicer wheels than mine!! I think it looks good

 

looks sound mate.

 

cheers, well every one seems to like them satin black so am going to do them all like it...

I know strictly speaking I should stick with 205/50/15 as they are 15's same as standard gti wheels but I really want to run a lower profile to help handling etc.

If I ran a 40 profile it would effect my speedo obviously, are there any other effects of running a smaller radius? I will only be driving to and from track days and use the sat nav speedo more than anything else anyway....

 

TBH run with a 50 profile.

 

how come? it appears very few options on the tyre front anyway so looks like it will be 50's. I know I can run 195/205 on a 6.5j which would be the best do you think?

 

205/50/15 R888's or check ebay for part worn rubber. I have just sold 5 cut slick road leagal dunlops that cost 160 per tyre 800 total, for 200 and they were 30-40% worn but in 16in size 225 width

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/dunlop-moulde...oryZ9891QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem.

what about these if you got a set for cheap then you are

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOYO-PROXES-R...oryZ9888QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Or these and flog the alloys after depending on what you get them for.

 

want to get a new set really, its about 300 for a new set of 888's isn't it? maybe bit more

 

camskill have an offer on these track day tyres, 236 a set

http://www.camskill.co.uk/order.php