Re-furbing LCR Wheels

Cupra_UK

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Dec 24, 2007
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Has anyone tried a polished face finish with the rest being gloss anthracite or silver? I’ve seen this with polished face and black but I think that’s too much of a contrast.
 

swf7y

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Has anyone tried a polished face finish with the rest being gloss anthracite or silver? I’ve seen this with polished face and black but I think that’s too much of a contrast.

I've seen that finish... somewhere!! Not my cup of tea im afraid.
 

Cupra_UK

Correction Cupra"R"
Dec 24, 2007
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I appreciate its not going to be everyone's cup of tea but I think the effect works really well on wheels which have flat face like the LCR. The idea originates (for me anyway) from one of my previous cars - the Honda S2000. The wheels in the picture probably dont show exactly what I mean but this is the sort of thing... you can just about see the shiny finish on the most flat part of the spokes and lip. I believe it's normally lathed. So not chrome like.

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This is the black type and although they don't look bad, it's not as subtle as I'd like...

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af1

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i wanna get mine done in white but a fair few people have said its tacky and chav :(

red car white wheels??
 

kez

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there's pics on here of red / white.

i was gonna go white, but i'm a lazy get and never clean my car, so metallic anthracite won ;)

they're still filthy, but you can't tell :)
 

Cupra_UK

Correction Cupra"R"
Dec 24, 2007
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i wanna get mine done in white but a fair few people have said its tacky and chav :(

red car white wheels??

I normally despise all things chav but white wheels on red work very well. Also I don’t think white is chav – white in both cars and wheels is the new silver.

It’s the current trend, set mainly by Japanese imports.
 

badlydrawnbanan

cholangio carcenoma doh !
Mine are being done now, Luckily i dont use mine during the week so i'v borrowed some MK4 Golf rims off a mate for the back and i'v borrowed a mates spare and put my spare on the front.
Mine are being powder coated in anthracite by Spit and Polish

Hi darren,
how much they charging you matey ? I sent em an email askin for a quote but havent heard anything ?
 
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i just got my cupra alloys re-furbed only took about 4 weeks to do lol as i had to do it one at a time but it was worth the odd looking alloys as they look great now, in gloss black with a diamond cut lip. i looked at hiring a car for a week but cost loads of money and so i was patient and saved myself the 103 quid :)
 

chris6210

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Jun 12, 2008
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Here you go guys just had mine done in anthwatsit
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Thay are a lot shinier in the flesh

They look great !! :p
I am gonna do my fr alloys in this colour. What do you think on a black car ? £20 per wheel to powder coat :happy:
 
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