Thinking about changing the colour of my wheels....

[Forbes]

Yeah, I think I'll stick with silver .

I popped in to Powdertec today and really liked their "sparkle silver" paint which is a bright metal fleck finish and would certainly be a bit brighter than my current silver colour. I could get their 1-day refurb service for £275.

They also had a set of refurbished 17" split-rim web spoke alloys (genuine Mini) for sale which looked quite nice but he wasn't interested in taking my Pace alloys in part exchange . They're actually listed on eBay for £500, which seems a bit excessive to me. I'd have been very tempted to take them though if he'd given me a reasonable p/x price - they are nice wheels (although cleaning time would have gone up considerably ).

For £275 would you not almost be aswell with a change? Just another option

[Delboy]

For £275 would you not almost be aswell with a change? Just another option

It's an option for sure but if I go to an aftermarket wheel then there will be insurance implications but if I keep the existing wheel or even replace with a genuine Mini wheel then that's not an issue. That's why I was attracted to the genuine web spoke alloys - they would make a nice change but at £500 I'd need to be sure I could sell my Pace alloys to reduce the overall cost.

I'm not in a hurry so will keep my options open for now and maybe something else will come up.

[Stewart]

Must say if its these, then thats one of my fav set of wheels for the Mini.

[Delboy]

Must say if its these, then thats one of my fav set of wheels for the Mini.

Yup, those are the ones! Wanna buy my Pace alloys?

[euan]

You have to watch split rims - they are a nightmare to refurb and not many places will do it. Mine corroded on the join where salt had got between the two pieces of metal and ended up looking a right mess.

In saying that, they did look fantastic ;-)

[Stewart]

Yup, those are the ones! Wanna buy my Pace alloys?

I'm happy with my 16" thank you very much

[MINI William]

I would deff try and get a warranty claim from MINI. BMW/MINI wheels are bad for corrosion and it's a knowen problem

[MINI William]

Obviously don't expect a warranty claim if the corrosion is around stone chips or kerbing

[Delboy]

I would deff try and get a warranty claim from MINI. BMW/MINI wheels are bad for corrosion and it's a knowen problem

Thanks - I might do. (The corrosion is not due to stone chips or kerbing.)

[Sheilz]

I agree with the majority. Looks best in silver to match your roof.. These are the same wheels I've on Dougall. Could you do me a favour and photoshop them in black, but not shiny black so I can see what they'd look like? Cheers