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      06-05-2021, 12:57 AM   #1
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What color should I powder coat 442m wheels for alpine white 335i?

The inevitable happened. 442m wheel corrosion!
At first I didn’t know what it was. I googled “white spots on bmw wheels” and found “white worm on alloy wheels”. Turns out what I have is corrosion and it’s pretty common to these wheels. Mine also started in the center like usual story, and is spreading. I want to address it as soon as possible to avoid too much damage to wheels. My car is not under warranty so I will have to pay out of pocket to fix this.
Now I’m thinking to get them stripped and powder coated.
What do you guys suggest which color I should go with since my car is alpine white? I want to do gloss black but that’s very common and will show dirt very easily.
My other choice would be satin black, matte black or gun metal.
Any other options/opinions?
Thanks in advance!
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      06-05-2021, 04:11 PM   #2
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The inevitable happened. 442m wheel corrosion!
At first I didn’t know what it was. I googled “white spots on bmw wheels” and found “white worm on alloy wheels”. Turns out what I have is corrosion and it’s pretty common to these wheels. Mine also started in the center like usual story, and is spreading. I want to address it as soon as possible to avoid too much damage to wheels. My car is not under warranty so I will have to pay out of pocket to fix this.
Now I’m thinking to get them stripped and powder coated.
What do you guys suggest which color I should go with since my car is alpine white? I want to do gloss black but that’s very common and will show dirt very easily.
My other choice would be satin black, matte black or gun metal.
Any other options/opinions?
Thanks in advance!
Go satin black
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      06-05-2021, 07:19 PM   #3
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Thank you Sayzar and Chrism9852.

I’m also considering anthracite.
Wondering what others did for their alpine white f30.
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      06-17-2021, 03:53 PM   #5
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i have satin blk on my 763m replicas. Was thinking of getting them powder coated gloss black but im keeping them in satin after looking around at others.

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Thank you Sayzar and Chrism9852.

I’m also considering anthracite.
Wondering what others did for their alpine white f30.
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