[Okk117]

Should I go with black rims?
Either powdercoat or plasti dip

Really tempted to go with the black color

[Ickdeep]

I'd say yeah! (a little bias as I did that to my car). If you are unsure about it, plasticdip them first being powder coating them.

[Ajinomoto2999]

I'd definitely black out the rims. Nice whip. Full 360 tint?

[Okk117]

yea full 360 tint

[lsturbointeg]

i'd go black myself.

[Tallest]

Or go with this color combo I attached OR even ferric gray powder coat.

Now, in my personal opinion you should keep these wheels for when you sell the car as they look absolutely fine as they are, and buy yourself a nice 20in set and go a bit more agressive. I would suggest the 20in from the M550D, the 434 style in dark gray. Remember, you got 19s, they will look even smaller in black color. So perhaps if you dont like that polished look go all silver or gray color like in pic I attached. Also dress up the calipers.

I think non msport car with black 19in plastidipped rims has a risk of looking on the cheap side of things, but that's just me. ICKDEEP above has a nice looking car thanks in part to the great color and Msport being accentuated by it, so rims look good there, even in 19s (and the M351s look bigger than 19 due to that design).

[EL Jeffe 5]

Originally Posted by Tallest

Or go with this color combo I attached OR even ferric gray powder coat.

Now, in my personal opinion you should keep these wheels for when you sell the car as they look absolutely fine as they are, and buy yourself a nice 20in set and go a bit more agressive. I would suggest the 20in from the M550D, the 434 style in dark gray. Remember, you got 19s, they will look even smaller in black color. So perhaps if you dont like that polished look go all silver or gray color like in pic I attached. Also dress up the calipers.

I think non msport car with black 19in plastidipped rims has a risk of looking on the cheap side of things, but that's just me. ICKDEEP above has a nice looking car thanks in part to the great color and Msport being accentuated by it, so rims look good there, even in 19s (and the M351s look bigger than 19 due to that design).

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[Quicksilv3r]

Absolutely not. Black wheels went out in 2005. Makes it look like you're ridin on 4 spares. Not in good taste

[BMW BRAD]

I completely agree with Quicksilv3r. Black wheels look washed out. Just my $.02

[Jimax]

I just went from black wheels (and the black banner at the bottom) back to your exact car, white with silver wheels and removed the black banner along the rocker panel. It looked like a Canadian car on a winter setup. Not my thing. Also lightened up the tint and got rid of the ugly orange reflectors. Pic of "before" attached. Car has pollen all over it now, so no good "after" pic. But you know what a white F10 M Sport looks like.

[SC300T]

Agree with Quicksilver- black wheels are ugly. I have an Industrial Design background, and I'm thankful that this fad is fading. The reason black wheels are ugly is that it provides no contrast from the black rubber compound. No contrast means that it does not "visually" pop. Its like looking at the Mona Lisa at 2am with the lights out. Now, if tires were silver, then black wheels would make sense. I don't get when guys buy $5k worth of forged wheels to paint them black so that you can't see them. Don't you want that investment to stand out????

[Tallest]

Originally Posted by SC300T

Agree with Quicksilver- black wheels are ugly. I have an Industrial Design background, and I'm thankful that this fad is fading. The reason black wheels are ugly is that it provides no contrast from the black rubber compound. No contrast means that it does not "visually" pop. Its like looking at the Mona Lisa at 2am with the lights out. Now, if tires were silver, then black wheels would make sense. I don't get when guys buy $5k worth of forged wheels to paint them black so that you can't see them. Don't you want that investment to stand out????

There is more - if you kerb black wheels, youre gonna notice the scratch right away, so it is super impractical to boot. And the rubber over time kinda turns brownish-grayish, so then you got this contrast you're after but it isnt a flattering kind. And yes, Im having black rims on my car but the are betting replaced soon. So im speaking from experience.

[TLK]

Black wheels are ugly, but since they came on my used M5, I will have to admit that they do wonders hiding the massive amount of brake dust that is generated. This is their saving grace.

[neejay]

Originally Posted by TLK

Black wheels are ugly, but since they came on my used M5, I will have to admit that they do wonders hiding the massive amount of brake dust that is generated. This is their saving grace.

Admittedly, this is one of the reasons I was also contemplating getting my wheels powder coated satin black. That, and for more proof that the wheel/tire place scratch my wheels. I get tired of finding random marks after getting my tires replaced. (Although I know that sounds like a catch-22) I also contemplated gun metal, to give it a little contrast, as they look gunmetal when the brake dust accumulates and I actually like the color it appears lol.

The only thing holding me back is the fact that if I don't like them, I won't be able to go back to the factory finish, or I'd have to pay again to have them powder coated back to silver.

My car is Jet Black, with no chrome anywhere on my exterior, and the front and rear bumper reflectors blacked out/covered.

[Ickdeep]

Originally Posted by neejay

The only thing holding me back is the fact that if I don't like them, I won't be able to go back to the factory finish, or I'd have to pay again to have them powder coated back to silver.

Go for it. I'd recommend plastic dipping them first and if you like them, then get them powder coating.

[neejay]

Originally Posted by Ickdeep

Go for it. I'd recommend plastic dipping them first and if you like them, then get them powder coating.

Ah! Good idea...not sure why I hadn't thought about that yet, thanks. lol

[BlackWidow]

I vote no too. Black wheels are ugly, no matter what they are.

[hp jnkey]

Had black wheels for about 6 months and hated every minute.

Went with silver stock M5 wheels and love it.

[Bklynjoker]

Originally Posted by Okk117

Should I go with black rims?
Either powdercoat or plasti dip

Really tempted to go with the black color

IMO: if you wanna be a sheep go black and follow the crowd. You joint looks Smooth, get a eBay 80$ trunk Lip and spend money on performance upgrades. Every white bimmer out there has black wheels. Those wheels you have are nice, keep em clean. If u go back do Gloss not Matte bullsht

[Okk117]

Originally Posted by Bklynjoker

IMO: if you wanna be a sheep go black and follow the crowd. You joint looks Smooth, get a eBay 80$ trunk Lip and spend money on performance upgrades. Every white bimmer out there has black wheels. Those wheels you have are nice, keep em clean. If u go back do Gloss not Matte bullsht

thanks for the input
I've been thinking of getting the spoiler from Ebay. I might just go that route

[Big Mexican Women]

hell yea! you've already tinted your windows, debadged the booty, have blacked out trim around the windows ETC. so you're certainly off to a good start. don't plastidip. if you powdercoat, do it in GLOSS, not a flat colour.

I would also suggest wrapping your roof black and tinting your tallights, and then posting pics of it when you're done.

[syed646]

I think Black rims looks awesome specially if you have fully tinted windows.

Check my black rims.
PS: Feel free to provide feedback what should I do next.. black lights?