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I got my 4c about a year ago now and ever since I got it I’ve always wanted to replicate seen through glasses 4c however I have a basalt grey car and don’t know if the gold will go with the grey (planning on respraying the OEM wheels gold)

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Flunx
FLORO said:
That will look amazing. If I hadn’t already ordered the melted bronze powder coat I would do that and will if I’m still not happy. Here’s a few of a wheel in melted bronze. View attachment 111662 View attachment 111663 View attachment 111664
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Which color is this... any chance to have the code? Thank you
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Flunx said:
Which color is this... any chance to have the code? Thank you
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It’s a powder coat, not a paint colour. It’s melted bronze and yes, it’s not bad at all. Here’s a shot of Floros’ 4C with wheels of that colour.

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When I bought my car recently it had the gold rims installed and it came with the original Dark teledials.
I swapped out the gold for the dark. To me the dark looks better with the CF and black accents on the car.

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Alfanut said:
It’s a powder coat, not a paint colour. It’s melted bronze and yes, it’s not bad at all. Here’s shot of Floros’ 4C with wheels of that colour.
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I think Floro colour does it for me, very nice.
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alfa1105 said:
I think Floro colour does it for me, very nice.
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Me too. I’m looking at getting my silver wheels that colour after all this covid lockdown mess has cleared.
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evomind said:
When I bought my car recently it had the gold rims installed and it came with the original Dark teledials.
I swapped out the gold for the dark. To me the dark looks better with the CF and black accents on the car.
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Agreed. I just bought a set of these. £1000 plus £30 delivered to Australia. No brainier.

I was going to paint them matte Lamborghini Imola Bronze but I love this matte black look even more.

I am certain this is the base coat colour before they are painted anthracite grey. If you have the grey wheels, you can see this base colour on the inner side.

Not my pic BTW. Mine are still in boxes.

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Knievil said:
Agreed. I just bought a set of these. £1000 plus £30 delivered to Australia. No brainier.

I was going to paint them matte Lamborghini Imola Bronze but I love this matte black look even more.

I am certain this is the base coat colour before they are painted anthracite grey. If you have the grey wheels, you can see this base colour on the inner side.

Not my pic BTW. Mine are still in boxes.

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Are they the ones from caraccessoriesplus?
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Just re read this and I’ve misremembered the entire saga. The one I ended up with wasn’t melted bronze. The powder coaters supplied it and said it was there standard bronze! I’d forgotten about that last colour because we tried several! Looking back, there wasn’t that much difference. Lighting, application and clears on top of the bronze makes a huge difference. I’m really sorry If I misguided anyone.
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FLORO said:
Just re read this and I’ve misremembered the entire saga. The one I ended up with wasn’t melted bronze. The powder coaters supplied it and said it was there standard bronze! I’d forgotten about that last colour because we tried several! Looking back, there wasn’t that much difference. Lighting, application and clears on top of the bronze makes a huge difference. I’m really sorry If I misguided anyone.
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No worries Floro, we’re presently in lockdown and won’t be going anywhere for some time.
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goldmax said:
Are they the ones from caraccessoriesplus?
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Yes. Not the most responsive bunch but they eventually came through. A bit worried when only 3 boxes arrived. The 4th by next day.
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Knievil said:
Yes. Not the most responsive bunch but they eventually came through. A bit worried when only 3 boxes arrived. The 4th by next day.
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Are you bothering with the sensors and if so who do you buy from?
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goldmax said:
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Are you bothering with the sensors and if so who do you buy from?
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I will get sensors. I’ve been looking at these.

Amazon.com: MORESENSOR Signature Series 433MHz TPMS Tire Pressure Sensor 4-Pack | Preprogrammed for Select 850+ European/American Brand Models | Replacement for 56029398AA | Clamp-in | NX-S033-4: Automotive

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VGY7XL...abc_FWEHRHYKZD5D6WXRBY48?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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Knievil said:
I will get sensors. I’ve been looking at these.

Amazon.com: MORESENSOR Signature Series 433MHz TPMS Tire Pressure Sensor 4-Pack | Preprogrammed for Select 850+ European/American Brand Models | Replacement for 56029398AA | Clamp-in | NX-S033-4: Automotive

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VGY7XL...abc_FWEHRHYKZD5D6WXRBY48?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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Great find, seem good value
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Knievil said:
I will get sensors. I’ve been looking at these.

Amazon.com: MORESENSOR Signature Series 433MHz TPMS Tire Pressure Sensor 4-Pack | Preprogrammed for Select 850+ European/American Brand Models | Replacement for 56029398AA | Clamp-in | NX-S033-4: Automotive

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VGY7XL...abc_FWEHRHYKZD5D6WXRBY48?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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what tyres are you planning on getting for the wheels? I'm trying to do a costing
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Knievil said:
I will get sensors. I’ve been looking at these.

Amazon.com: MORESENSOR Signature Series 433MHz TPMS Tire Pressure Sensor 4-Pack | Preprogrammed for Select 850+ European/American Brand Models | Replacement for 56029398AA | Clamp-in | NX-S033-4: Automotive

Amazon.com: MORESENSOR Compact PRO Series 433MHz TPMS Tire Pressure Sensor 4-Pack | Preprogrammed for Select 850+ European/American Brand Models 56029398AA | Aluminum Valve Stem | KX-S033-4: Automotive
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Those sensors have silver stems which won't look too good on black wheels, I'm looking at these with black stems for £125 for set of four

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Alfa14c said:
I got my 4c about a year ago now and ever since I got it I’ve always wanted to replicate seen through glasses 4c however I have a basalt grey car and don’t know if the gold will go with the grey (planning on respraying the OEM wheels gold)

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Red with Gold wheels is absolutely gorgeous! The blacked-out wrap under the door fits very well. :cool:
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