Powdering Coating OEM 5 Stars

Ooohhh... Curious how it ends up!

Did you leave the silver finish on the exposed brushed aluminum bits from the stock look? I know originally there are radial lines on those bits to give it that matte look.

When I was at the dealership I noticed the '23 rims are now Charcoal Gray instead of black. Same as the picture above on the left, instead of black, it was gray. I liked the look. It was on the EX, not sure if its across all trim lines or just the EX's.

EX and GT-L use the same rim, EX is painted gray, where the GT-L is black.

FloridaDave said:

When I was at the dealership I noticed the '23 rims are now Charcoal Gray instead of black. Same as the picture above on the left, instead of black, it was gray. I liked the look. It was on the EX, not sure if its across all trim lines or just the EX's.

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I believe the grays are only on EX's. GT-Line are same wheels but black.

KunoMochi said:

Did you leave the silver finish on the exposed brushed aluminum bits from the stock look? I know originally there are radial lines on those bits to give it that matte look.

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Wheels were chemical stripped so they still have factory finish. I'll post updates soon

What color are you putting

Kegmoney said:

One of these 2 bronze colors.
LEFT: Highland bronze
RIGHT: Bronze Chrome

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Tough choice

What color is the car ?

If you live in a usually bright area, I'd go with the darker bronze, but if it's overcast most of the time then the lighter bronze would do slightly better in the lighting. If you have a light color on your car, tho9ugh, probably the lighter color would go better overall.

I have a wolf gray GT-Line. Was thinking lighter is better myself. 🤔 thought hard about powder coating all black wheels but everyone has that..

I remember my brother had a black C63 with the stock matte silver rims. He had the calipers powder coated in a copper color, which looked really nice. It was something different than the usual silver or red. For something that goes with bronze and the Wolf Gray, though... Maybe a darker purple? Just some options to play around with

Kegmoney said:

Update! Highland Bronze with Clear Vision!

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Definitely looking forward to seeing the end result on your car!

Those look great!

Awesome job 👍🏻