Colored Wheels and wheel weights

JustSomeGuy · 03-19-2010, 08:17 PM

Never had anything but silver wheels..so, um....when you get a wheel in Black, Hyperblack, or Gunmetal are there wheel weights available in those colors ?

Please excuse noob question, but only one way to learn...

"They" call me Butch...

infinitekidM2C · 03-19-2010, 08:18 PM

Are you referring to the stuff they use to balance wheels?

JustSomeGuy · 03-19-2010, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by infinitekid2002

Are you referring to the stuff they use to balance wheels?

yes.....

Cisitalia · 03-19-2010, 10:04 PM

You already know the answer.

infinitekidM2C · 03-20-2010, 04:13 PM

For what its worth i've only ever seen chrome..but i suppose you can paint them.

Red Bread · 03-20-2010, 04:27 PM

Good shops will use the more advanced Hunter wheel balancing machines and utilize the option for entering the wheel's spoke count. This allows the weights to be placed directly behind spokes so they're not visible from most angles. This sometimes takes a little more weight, and putting some behind two adjacent spokes, but looks much better than visible weights.

JustSomeGuy · 03-20-2010, 07:27 PM

Thanks everyone ! Interesting....you would think there would be a market for color matching wheel weights. Other than using the aforementioend weight/spoke technique seems a shame to take away the look of a colored wheel with silver weights laying on the inside rim......

JustSomeGuy · 03-20-2010, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JustSomeGuy

Thanks everyone ! Interesting....you would think there would be a market for color matching wheel weights. Other than using the aforementioend weight/spoke technique seems a shame to take away the look of a colored wheel with silver weights laying on the inside rim......

Actually, anyone interested ina 1Addicts Group manufacturing venture

Justin(OKC) · 03-21-2010, 08:22 AM

My wheel/tire guy colored them with a black sharpie. Worked pretty good.

Stratos · 03-25-2010, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Justin(OKC)

My wheel/tire guy colored them with a black sharpie. Worked pretty good.

+1

Gimlet · 03-26-2010, 10:08 AM

My guy used the black spray-paint type stuff they black-out raised white sidewall lettering with...

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infinitekidM2C Major General 4207 Rep 5,728 Posts Drives: 2019 M2 Competition Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2019 M2 COMPETITION [9.50] 2008 135i (my old car) [7.39]	Are you referring to the stuff they use to balance wheels?
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Red Bread Major General 4463 Rep 9,160 Posts Drives: Smog machines Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Good shops will use the more advanced Hunter wheel balancing machines and utilize the option for entering the wheel's spoke count. This allows the weights to be placed directly behind spokes so they're not visible from most angles. This sometimes takes a little more weight, and putting some behind two adjacent spokes, but looks much better than visible weights.
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JustSomeGuy Private 4 Rep 96 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Westchester, NY iTrader: (1)	Thanks everyone ! Interesting....you would think there would be a market for color matching wheel weights. Other than using the aforementioend weight/spoke technique seems a shame to take away the look of a colored wheel with silver weights laying on the inside rim......
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