« Reply #1 on: 24 June 2015, 14:19 »
I'd seen those on eBay and had messaged the seller a while back asking him how he achieved the finish. He was a bit non committal in his answer! I see they've now been re-listed at a much lower price. When he first listed them on the Bay he put them up for £750 and now they're down to £660 or something.
If they've been painted around the edges it's not too bad so long as it's a good job as it means you wouldn't get the corrosion so easily a year or two down the line but from what you say it doesn't sound too clever a job? Did you take any photos of the finish?
On another note - you can buy good quality replicas from an Italian (note, not Chinese!) company that are properly EU certified. They're not marketed as aftermarket wheels, rather as replacements for damaged factory wheels and are reasonably priced but not cheap.
The company is WSP alloys and they're imported by one or two companies in the UK. They are available on eBay for about £739 and if it's of any interest I'll dig out the link.
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