Can We paint our OEM wheels?

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02-18-2010, 07:17 PM

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My Ride: 2004 545i 6 speed, Silver Gray A08, Gray leather Mods: Hard-Wired Passport 9500ix LIVE , K&N Air + RPi Scoop, Mtech V2.1 AE, ACS pedals+Ebrake, flip up front plate, OEM 172's, Custom M Kit, M3 shift knob, Eisemann Race Exhaust 2005 X5 3.0 (the nightmare) 1998 528i SOLD @ 173K

I got 124's and im getting really sick of them, i was searching around google and came across this http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=496313

Could I pull this off with my 124's? It looks like an awesome cheap mod, if its going to work.

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02-18-2010, 07:23 PM

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My Ride: 2004 SMG 545i silver grey metallic / bamboo anthracite / black leather CPO sport package premium sound park distance control cold weather package

yes, you could easily do the same thing. If you dont have too much experience with paint work, I would suggest getting them powder coated. It shouldn't cost you more than 100 per wheel if they are in good shape without curb rash.

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02-18-2010, 07:26 PM

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My father owns a painting company, im sure I could make one of his guys do it for me.

I have a little bit of curb rash and a couple deep scratches.

Has anyone done this? If so how does the paint hold up?

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02-18-2010, 07:27 PM

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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Coversï¿½ from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).

Sure, why not. Post some pics.

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02-18-2010, 07:30 PM

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I found this to fix my curb rash, just have to get the old tires taken off and Im going to start the project. IF I don't make a deal on a set of 166's I found on CL

http://www.bmwtips.com/tipsntricks/w...uff-repair.htm

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