Alloy Wheel Colour

Ringmaster · 15-11-17, 08:10 PM

Folks,

If your car was Alpine White in colour and you wanted to respray the wheels in silver, what shade of silver would you go for?

Zermatt Silver? Or, something brighter like Audi Reflex Silver?

Doesn't have to be a silver from the VAG stable.

sinbin5t · 15-11-17, 08:28 PM

A nice very bright silver goes with Alpine white for me.

urquattr085 · 15-11-17, 08:41 PM

Sorry, going to disagree with you Bruce
It's Zermatt or white for me

sinbin5t · 15-11-17, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by urquattr085

Sorry, going to disagree with you Bruce
It's Zermatt or white for me

That's okay, would be a bit odd if we all liked the same

urquattr085 · 15-11-17, 09:02 PM

Very true, the world would be a dull place if we were all the same...

sinbin5t · 15-11-17, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by urquattr085

Very true, the world would be a dull place if we were all the same...

Exactly, maybe some colour swatches would help Ringmaster although i don't know if they can be put on.

Colin Aitchison · 15-11-17, 09:08 PM

Respray wheels???? you do mean powder coat, I find that power coating is more durable than paint, when I went last time to get wheel power coated I was asked what colour of silver, the guy could see I had a puzzled look on my face, he explained he had five silvers in stock but could get others.

vorsprung durch technik · 16-11-17, 12:14 AM

Gonna disagree with you both

I take it you want it in powder coat? Had these done in Audi bright silver recently.

Or you could go with the colour on the S6 i had applied which was a Landrover Disco colour which matched the closest to the original Audi colour of Z17 at the refurber i use.

Different light so may look a little different but same colour obviously.

Hope that helps but each to their own as they say.

sinbin5t · 16-11-17, 02:09 PM

Is that a dull BRIGHT silver then Mark ?

Ringmaster · 16-11-17, 05:10 PM

Thanks chaps.

I am looking a re-spraying.

I thought of Zermatt silver as a personal homage to my old B2, but I think Sinbin5t has a point in that Alpine White is probably best served by use of a bright silver.

I'm looking at Audi's Reflex Silver. Not a shade from the era of my C3, but it seems quite bright, unless of course anyone knows of a bright silver from that era of VAG..

15-11-17, 08:41 PM	#3
urquattr085 Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Displaced Northerner in Essex Posts: 1,528	Sorry, going to disagree with you Bruce It's Zermatt or white for me __________________ 1985 WR quattro 2010 A6 3.0Tdi Allroad 2010 A3 1.4 tfsi Sport - Sold but still in the family 1984 80 Quattro - Sold many moons ago 1981 Coupe GT - Sold to buy above

15-11-17, 09:02 PM	#5
urquattr085 Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Displaced Northerner in Essex Posts: 1,528	Very true, the world would be a dull place if we were all the same... __________________ 1985 WR quattro 2010 A6 3.0Tdi Allroad 2010 A3 1.4 tfsi Sport - Sold but still in the family 1984 80 Quattro - Sold many moons ago 1981 Coupe GT - Sold to buy above

15-11-17, 08:28 PM	#2
sinbin5t 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Where a spike points skywards Posts: 12,960	A nice very bright silver goes with Alpine white for me.

15-11-17, 09:08 PM	#7
Colin Aitchison Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Back home in Tillicoultry Posts: 1,308	Respray wheels???? you do mean powder coat, I find that power coating is more durable than paint, when I went last time to get wheel power coated I was asked what colour of silver, the guy could see I had a puzzled look on my face, he explained he had five silvers in stock but could get others.

16-11-17, 12:14 AM	#8
vorsprung durch technik 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Near Watford. Posts: 7,753	Gonna disagree with you both I take it you want it in powder coat? Had these done in Audi bright silver recently. Or you could go with the colour on the S6 i had applied which was a Landrover Disco colour which matched the closest to the original Audi colour of Z17 at the refurber i use. Different light so may look a little different but same colour obviously. Hope that helps but each to their own as they say.

16-11-17, 02:09 PM	#9
sinbin5t 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Where a spike points skywards Posts: 12,960	Is that a dull BRIGHT silver then Mark ?

16-11-17, 05:10 PM	#10
Ringmaster Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,326	Thanks chaps. I am looking a re-spraying. I thought of Zermatt silver as a personal homage to my old B2, but I think Sinbin5t has a point in that Alpine White is probably best served by use of a bright silver. I'm looking at Audi's Reflex Silver. Not a shade from the era of my C3, but it seems quite bright, unless of course anyone knows of a bright silver from that era of VAG..