[dbs600]

The wheels on this eBay car caught my attention.

Is the finish from the factory or aftermarket?

Anyone know its name? Is it ‘dark chrome’?

If aftermarket, is it a form of ‘platting’ that will fail in time?

Thanks!

[chrisny]

Stock m sport wheels on the 7. Assuming someone refinished them or they're after market reps. Since the car itself appears to be an m sport, I would think they were just refinished. I don't recall the style number.

[bake]

Those are the factory style 303 wheels and the finish looks like black chrome. Probably a refinish. Any shop that does wheel refinishing can do this for you for about $500-$600 for the set.

[lsturbointeg]

On this set BMW calls this liquid black. It's weird because looking at the picture it Looks chrome... but in person it Looks black.

[bake]

Liquid Black....Black Chrome.... I think they both refer to the same finish.

[lsturbointeg]

Pretty much! BMW USA calls it liquid black if you look on their parts page.

[dbs600]

Thanks for all the great info, Gentlemen! Looks fantastic!

I wonder which wheels are available in 'Liquid Black' from the factory.

Otherwise, any thoughts on durability if done aftermarket?

[dbs600]

Found this:

http://www.shopbmwusa.com/SEARCH/LIQUID-BLACK

Don't see 303's, so these must be aftermarket. :|

[SonicEndeavor]

Posted this in the other forum. Including it here for reference. This is the liquid black (black chrome) 351m in my local dealership showroom.

[dbs600]

Hot!

What size and how much?

Thanks!

[bake]

Any good wheel shop can finish your wheels like this. You can refinish any style wheel that you already have. The process is no different than when the dealership has it done. Dealership will probably charge an $800 premium for this finish, while they paid $350 wholesale to get the wheels refinished.

[SonicEndeavor]

Originally Posted by dbs600

Hot!

What size and how much?

Thanks!

It's just a wheel display - no prices or sizes. I assume they're 19's.
The parts department can give you a price, or you could pick up a used set of 351m's and get them chromed.

[dbs600]

Originally Posted by bake

Any good wheel shop can finish your wheels like this. You can refinish any style wheel that you already have. The process is no different than when the dealership has it done. Dealership will probably charge an $800 premium for this finish, while they paid $350 wholesale to get the wheels refinished.

Good insight; thanks!

Originally Posted by SonicEndeavor

It's just a wheel display - no prices or sizes. I assume they're 19's.

Thanks!

[OEMonsterz]

Originally Posted by SonicEndeavor

Posted this in the other forum. Including it here for reference. This is the liquid black (black chrome) 351m in my local dealership showroom.

That's the rim!

IMO the posted clips from OP look like a 1 series .. colour ok.. style hmm??

[rudedogtx]

Does anyone know if BMW offers touchup paint for liquid black? I have some 464M in liquid black and have a small chip. When I asked the dealership they told me the whole wheel would have to be refinished...in fact they suggested all 4 to ensure a match. Well, I'm not going to refinish all 4 wheels for one chip.

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by rudedogtx

Does anyone know if BMW offers touchup paint for liquid black? I have some 464M in liquid black and have a small chip. When I asked the dealership they told me the whole wheel would have to be refinished...in fact they suggested all 4 to ensure a match. Well, I'm not going to refinish all 4 wheels for one chip.

Not that I know of...funny for BMW to tell u that knowing they're gonna charge u up the a$$ for it LOL! what I'm going to do is just plastidip them Bronze