Have moved to the "Dark Side"

[thefibreguy]

Hi All,

My car was looking a bit too 'mild',



I needed something to 'darken' her!!





Got the wheels done at Mint Alloys, in Silsoe. They done a top job, wheels are now a perfect finish, in Gloss Black.

I think I am going to continue to 'blacken' parts of the car, nothing major, just odd little bits.

Have fitted a TPMS also, to keep an eye on any cracks!!!. Just done a 250 mile trip, & all 4 tyres were monitored for pressure, & temp. Very impressed, just hope it lasts!!

Will post some pics when I have found a suitable location, & hard-wired it in.

Regards.

 

[Allan Forsyth]

Looks good - black is growing on me to be honest.

If it isn't too cheeky may I enquire how much they charged.
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Cheers,

Allan

 

[thefibreguy]

No prob, it was £280 for 4 x 19". I dropped off the car, they did the rest, so not a bad price considering they remove tyres, refurb, put tyres back on, balance, & refit to car!

 

[gento55]

if you don't mind how much are the tyres ?

 

[Allan Forsyth]

Seems like a bargain to me!!!

 

[sinewave]

Is that a horrible cheap shyte LG Air-Conditioning unit I spy in the back ground of Pic 1?

 

[JasM]

Looks nice.

Good to see another RRS owner on here.

 

[flango]

Not my cup of tea I'm afraid preferred the original look, sorry

 

[NeilMerc]

Not my cup of tea I'm afraid preferred the original look, sorry

I'm with you too, just don't like black wheels.

 

[GordonTarling]

Don't much care for the look myself. Perhaps you need a set of the black wheel bolts from the other thread.

 

[bencolem]

Not my cup of tea I'm afraid preferred the original look, sorry

+1 - although the black wheels do make the car look smaller; looks like a C-Class now from that side on shot!

 

[DRBC43AMG]

You don't notice as much brake dust on black wheels....

 

[baxlin]

You don't notice as much brake dust on black wheels....

Which IMHO is the only saving grace. The look's not for me either, sorry.

But then what do I know, my last car was a carefully chosen Lime Yellow Saab convertible.................

 

[sinewave]

A vast amount of 'AMG Sport' models and proper AMG's come with Black wheels at the mo.

So do most performance Audi's.

Tis whats on trend at the mo

 

[baxlin]

Still a matter of choice though - follow the crowd or not?