[sirhawes]

No no no no no

[BigVegas17]

I side with the 'no' crowd. If you instead threw a set of M perf black grills on that thing, it would be perfect, IMO! Nice looking car.

[moishe]

No. The car looks great as-is.

[sleeeper]

No

[sleeeper]

OP
I am curious why you have a chrome bimmerang on an M-Sport--mine's black

And NO to the black wheels because they tie the chrome parts together but if you go ALL BLACK...YES!

[BMW Lawman]

I'm partial to gray or black, but honestly, the only opinion that matters is yours. Nothing wrong with trying out a temporary color from a can on one side of your car to see what it looks like. Don't listen to the plasti-dip haters on here. If the plasti-dip application looks like crap, it's probably because zero effort went into prepping and applying it. The key is applying the glossifier.

[Bluelondon]

I was going to get black wheels too but once the other mods were completed, I realized it would be a little over the top with the black wheels too. I'm happy with things how they are now. But hey it's your car, do what you like with it

[MDIVISION]

H E L L To T H E NO!!!!!!

[juniortabak]

yes yes

[Infamouz627]

Originally Posted by Alpine435i

I can't tell if you're serious.

Nothing screams "I'm 17 years old!" quite like Plasti Dipped wheels on a stock car.

I don't see why people hate on dip. It is a cost effective solution to get the same effect that OP is looking for without spending an arm and a leg to powdercoat. Not to mention it is reversible if you decide that it isn't what you thought it would be.

I personally am not a fan of black wheels because I feel it blends too much with the tires and looks weird, there isn't any contrast but to each his own. Now, If you were to dip your wheels in some flashy color like a blaze green or orange then yes it may "scream I'm 17 years old" but it isn't the dip that causes this effect, it's the choice of color. I'm a dipper and enjoy everything that's offered with the product.

[MickAv8r]

Originally Posted by bimmer35

I dont know why people are so against it, but i am quite a fan of the blacked out look. In fact many manufacturers are selling their cars as such. Black on black cayenne GTS, or the AMG Black. Black paint + black wheels = agression.

The AMG has an aggressive body style and much more importantly has a flat paint job. In such a case you can get contrast using black gloss wheels. Big swaths of flat paint on the body, flat tire boom gloss black wheels = eye pleasing contrast.

Gloss black paint with flat wheels isn't enough of a contrast imo because flat wheels blend too much with the tire. That Cayenne IMO works just barely because the wheels have a chromed or painted lip which provides some definition. Without it - the look would IMO be pretty meh.

There are definitely some good looking murdered out cars out there, but there are also a lot of extremely boring and/or stupid looking ones. Its not as simple as just making everything one shade.

[sleeeper]

Try this instead

[CK335iMSport]

Originally Posted by rhaddad

I'm trying to decide if I should powder coat my rims a matte black to give it a more aggressive look. Similar to the rims of the M5. Any thoughts?

If you wanted to go with black wheels on your car, I would say purchase some after market in satin or gloss black (or have aftermarket ones you like powder coated in one of those two colors), different design with a more concave look than the 442's. IMO, matte black looks like black wheels with a coating of brake dust. Gunmetal is also a nice color to have on a black car.

However, as many have mentioned, you need to have a pretty aggressive look for black wheels (i.e. the M3 pictured has flared out fenders, sport suspension etc.), so you may also entertain doing some suspension mods to help the look as well. The Bilstein/H&R combo works well for aesthetics, and gives you another level of performance.

Just my $.02...

Good Luck, and happy modding!

[ngbernie]

What are these brakes?

*edit: found them on the M4. gorgeous. will they fit the f30?

[N33D4SP33D]

I don't like the powder coat. I decided to go with glossy Black m5 reps. I was on the fence with black on Black But know I love it.

[rjpeaks]

i think i saw someone say dark grey or gunmetal.

i would..

had gunnys on my black S4 - looked great.

silver/polished - welcome back to the 80s.

[VELGEN WHEELS]

If you go for the aggressive look , i would satin black. Clean classy look Silver.

[Dippydo]

Originally Posted by VELGEN WHEELS

If you go for the aggressive look , i would satin black. Clean classy look Silver.

+1

[Webic]

Anthracite or Dark Grey, but not black.

[willpower]

Originally Posted by sleeeper

Try this instead

Those rims are no good on our car.

I think black rims are fine, but you should get aftermarket.

[WickedC5]

IMO, Dark gray/gunmetal. Black rims on a black car doesn't have enough contrast. Maybe if you get colored calipers and gloss black rims. But still, I'd go with a gunmetal on a black car. If the car was white, then I think black rims would look better.

Good luck with what you choose and post pics.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Plasti dip the wheels for a week and take before and after pictures.