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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: willni on 27 March 2023, 20:43
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Looking for a colour choice for my BBS, but don't have enough experience with the grey scale to make a proper decision. If anyone knows of any colours that play nicely with tornado red, please let me know.
The initial choice was going to be satin black but after putting the Brescias back on, can't decide as the bright diamond cut plays so nicely it makes the BBS seem lost.
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At the risk of sounding like a broken record :grin:; Anthracite or smoked chrome.
There’s a picture of a red mk7 GTD with the standard Nogaro alloys refurbished in anthracite in post #12 in the discussion thread at the link below;
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/new-gtd-owner-from-northern-ireland.345425/
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Anthracite is always a good colour, but just lacks any sense of pizzazz. I'm currently shifting through Rennsport looking at Porsche colour combinations, it's another level of anality.
Would be very temped by a very light gold, but would have to lower the car to pull it off.
Porsche Platinum Silver below: was another option
(https://i.postimg.cc/qBhtg94S/img-5311-500d8ddbbd476a7eab6590aa7dd7ea2623404821.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bdPYBVG9)
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Looking for a colour choice for my BBS, but don't have enough experience with the grey scale to make a proper decision. If anyone knows of any colours that play nicely with tornado red, please let me know.
The initial choice was going to be satin black but after putting the Brescias back on, can't decide as the bright diamond cut plays so nicely it makes the BBS seem lost.
(https://i.postimg.cc/9fb7cCmq/70151907343-32-C95483-760-F-4-BF2-BA9-B-AB6671419-C8-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/t11T50VX)
(https://i.postimg.cc/3wYGMdTT/IMG-7229.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yDpxc6xQ)
Brescia all day long nothing looks better on a 7.5 imo.
Black is far to harsh never looks good unless freshly cleaned and tyres dressed but only on white cars I think.
If you must go aftermarket I would go Silver BBS.
Be mad to take the Bredcias off I reckon!! It looks perfect :cool:
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platinum silver is a classic look, and always works i think, but I like the white gold magnesium colour Porsche put on the big centre lock wheels, not sure if it fully works on red though. but I agree the black doens't look quite right imo
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The goldy hue Porsche use on modern cars is satin aurum (code OP9).
It's subjective, but looks a bold statement on a red car with black accents to me?
Personally I think the Brescia look right on the car, without trying too hard. (Mandy Rice.....) :)
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Anthracite is always a good colour, but just lacks any sense of pizzazz. I'm currently shifting through Rennsport looking at Porsche colour combinations, it's another level of anality.
Would be very temped by a very light gold, but would have to lower the car to pull it off.
Porsche Platinum Silver below: was another option
Platinum silver looks really good IMHO; quite an understated colour, looks good on a Tornado Red car and would work well on the slim spoke design of your BBS alloys.
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Brescia gets my vote. Black and greys blend in with the road. Silver a possible alternative?
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Looking for a colour choice for my BBS, but don't have enough experience with the grey scale to make a proper decision. If anyone knows of any colours that play nicely with tornado red, please let me know.
The initial choice was going to be satin black but after putting the Brescias back on, can't decide as the bright diamond cut plays so nicely it makes the BBS seem lost.
I have a set of BBS FI-R wheels on my GT4 and they're Platinum and it's a great colour. My car is PTS Grey Black with PCCB (yellow callipers). I did think of specifying them in Pale Gold which is what was used in the 997.2 RS but wasn't 100% convinced for the cost. I think this colour is preferable to Satin Aurum which is the current colour choice from Porsche - which is darker and obviously satin versus gloss.
I did consider some HRE P101 wheels and was looking at them in Brushed Dark Clear. They have a colour picker (https://www.hrewheels.com/wheels/series-p1/p101) << LINK with a variety of grey options which might give you some ideas for paint references.
HRE provide excellent service so if you asked for examples of customer cars - suspect you'd get somewhere if asking for Porsches in Guards Red as I don't see many Golfs getting these wheels! Frozen Stone or Stone Dark Clear might give you the accent brightness and be a good bridge between black and silver.
I'm not sure what you consider to be pizzazz but you could paint them bright yellow and go full Michael Fux (Google if this means nothing to you)... :grin:
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Some great info folks, thank you. Admittedly satin black always looks poor in photos but good in person. I actually saw a carmine red 911 with satin black this morning which has nearly sold me on it.
I think best case is just drive to my local porsche and look at colours. I did work on a GT3RS with the Satin Aurum alloys and really liked them but needs a black car to work imo.
For everyone asking about the Brescias, they’re my summer alloys as I don’t like the salt around the diamond cut hence the BBS are for winter. Probably be better off with the satin platinum in that regard since black quickly turns brown with dirt.
I’ll probably flip a coin when dropping them down and that will be that. Unless there’s an epic colour someone knows of.
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Far too anal in here for me but for daily driver winter wheels I’d be going mid grey. The colour will never pop but it’s practical, doesn’t overly advertise brake dust and is easy to clean if plenty of lacquer is used.
Or satin black with a good slippery coating to keep filth at bay.
Do the wheels actually need refurbing or is it purely a ‘just for the hell of it’?
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Far too anal in here for me
Do the wheels actually need refurbing or is it purely a ‘just for the hell of it’?
It can be fun at parties though...or so I'm told :whistle:
They actually do need refurbing, seller dragged the alloys across the faces so they're all scratched, and as they're satin you can't polish them out, as well as a few kerb marks. If I could avoid refurbing I would.
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On that evidence, maybe it’s just as well I have no friends to invite me to parties! :shocked: 😁
Also, being a pauper I know nothing about Porsches either, but BBS do Himalaya grey and then there’s Ed30 Pescara grey if you want some sort of ‘originality’.
New Audi RS3 alloy wheel grey?
Or black. They already look really good on the car in black. Porsche satin black similar to that on the Scottsdales Rory is selling on this very forum looks pretty fab.
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Absolute wheel porn :cool:. Seeing that picture has just given me wheel envy! IMHO one of the best aftermarket wheel designs around, very OEM+ and in the best colour too.
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Far too anal in here for me but for daily driver winter wheels I’d be going mid grey. The colour will never pop but it’s practical, doesn’t overly advertise brake dust and is easy to clean if plenty of lacquer is used.
Or satin black with a good slippery coating to keep filth at bay.
Mid tone grey is the answer for winter wheels. 100% agree on the level of forgiveness they provide.
The TCR wheels are satin and even with coatings, they still look pretty grubby but are admittedly, a bit easier to clean.
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On that evidence, maybe it’s just as well I have no friends to invite me to parties! :shocked: 😁
Also, being a pauper I know nothing about Porsches either, but BBS do Himalaya grey and then there’s Ed30 Pescara grey if you want some sort of ‘originality’.
New Audi RS3 alloy wheel grey?
Or black. They already look really good on the car in black. Porsche satin black similar to that on the Scottsdales Rory is selling on this very forum looks pretty fab.
Porsches are VAG parts bin products so you probably know more than you thought! Availability and their colour formulations are good, I don't think there is anything especially fancy about the paint other than the price they'd charge you.
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Stupidly I forgot there’s a place that sells the platinum silver bbs beside my current site at work, and forgot to call in. Will do that tomorrow though as seeing in the flesh is best.
Lots of small bits and the tyres arrived though so will be able to get the ball properly rolling and also sold the old tyres already.
Satin black is great in summer but bit if brake dust turns them orange and dirt brown, a colour for the ocd which although I am, i’m less so in winter.
Was looking at my eddy’s pescaras the other day and they’re just a fraction too dark, I know i’m very fussy but I think’s worked well for me so far on cars. May end up borrowing a grey colour from bmw.
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Porsches are VAG parts bin products so you probably know more than you thought! Availability and their colour formulations are good, I don't think there is anything especially fancy about the paint other than the price they'd charge you.
You are spot on as ever. Although I’m not quite so sure on my own knowledge as I spent far too many decades obsessing over alloy wheels and not always to good effect!
I was trying not to get drawn into this thread too much but it did tickle me reading the first page seeing the off the cuff quotes on paint codes. Brilliant stuff! Gotta love real car enthusiasts’ never ending search for perfection going into the tiniest details. The devil is indeed in the detail.
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I dropped them up with the PS5's there for the refurb and went with the above colour, Porsche OB5 - Satin Platinum Silver
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Porsches are VAG parts bin products so you probably know more than you thought! Availability and their colour formulations are good, I don't think there is anything especially fancy about the paint other than the price they'd charge you.
You are spot on as ever. Although I’m not quite so sure on my own knowledge as I spent far too many decades obsessing over alloy wheels and not always to good effect!
I was trying not to get drawn into this thread too much but it did tickle me reading the first page seeing the off the cuff quotes on paint codes. Brilliant stuff! Gotta love real car enthusiasts’ never ending search for perfection going into the tiniest details. The devil is indeed in the detail.
I have to moderate the level of geekery to avoid social pariah status. :laugh:
Passion is to be appreciated in whatever form. Although I have it on good authority that 8-10% prices are now in place for new orders and if you want paint to sample - just a non standard colour - that's £8k. Special wishes department will be getting requests for body in white and all the parts boxed if the prices continue like that! :grin:
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Picked these up today: OB5 Porsche Satin Platinum Silver
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(https://i.postimg.cc/L8kR4M67/IMG-7308.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FYKwG8Sg)
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👌 :cool:
(I’ll stick to emojis and leave the more constructive words to the colour chart experts! 😁 They look fab though)
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@willni; definitely the right colour choice IMHO. They look great.
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Picked these up today: OB5 Porsche Satin Platinum Silver
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(https://i.postimg.cc/L8kR4M67/IMG-7308.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FYKwG8Sg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/MpJq8GxV/IMG-7309.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fJC6cDVR)
Should have gone yellow. :grin:
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Should have gone yellow. :grin:
12H ? :whistle:
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Should have gone yellow. :grin:
12H ? :whistle:
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