I <3 Dpe :)

[derek323i]

http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpenew.jpg


the high polish seems a little too blingy for me at first... I thought the high polish would be something like the 19" m3 rims...


what you think? :)


more pics:
http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe01.jpg
http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe02.jpg
http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe03.jpg

[SaRiDi]

Looking good. :) Any more pics?

[shimajer]

ya more pics DEREK..

i m almost done wit my exams, lets do some photoshootts

[derek323i]

http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe04.jpg
http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe05.jpg
http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe06.jpg
http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe07.jpg
http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe08.jpg
http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe00.jpg


I will make more pics tomorrow?

hmmm... I might have to do something to reduce the blingy-ness of the rims. Any ideas? I hope maybe the polish finish will wear off a bit over time making it less blingy in the end.

[CB333]

hmmm the finish is a bit too much i agree...
mayb if possible get a diff. finish done?

[Jeff 330CI]

I think they look great man. Clean her up and shoot a few shots with jer then we will be able to get a better look at it. The first pic looks great.

[glenspeed]

hmmm... I might have to do something to reduce the blingy-ness of the rims. Any ideas? I hope maybe the polish finish will wear off a bit over time making it less blingy in the end.

it's not likely the finish will wear down enough to make them less polished. just don't wash your rims!

[bubsy12]

HAHAHA BLING BLING Derek.... you should put your car in a rap music video lol


J/K

I've heard sandpaper will take away polish, bring em over to Premier, Chris will fix em up for ya LOL

[kerisabe]

Good luck takin your time cleanin up those polish surface woot

[derek323i]

I posted more pics =)

[bubsy12]

now you just gotta work on the whole "parking in the lines" thing :yak:

[kevin332]

:thumbsup: they look great

[derek323i]

Is it just me or the wheels are a little too shiny? I didn't expect brilliant polish be really that brilliant lol.

[Jeff 330CI]

I love the way your rims look in the last picture. drool That pic should be your new sig.

I don't mind that style of rim in a high polish finish. Such a change from the day I met you in the Canadian Tire parking lot a year ago. :thumbsup:

[carlos126]

haha i saw you taking those pictures but i didnt know it was you, i was at starbucks. Nice wheels, looks great, but i agree... maybe do something with the finish.

[Yorgi]

I'm not a bling kinda guy but I love those wheels. I don't think they will stay that bright for ling.

[derek323i]

I'm not a bling kinda guy but I love those wheels. I don't think they will stay that bright for ling.
I personally don't like the bling bling chrome look either...

Sam's M3 have high polish HREs and they look great and it didn't look anywhere as bright as mine. Thats why I went with the high polish.

I really hope they'll dull out over time otherwise I really have take them somewhere to get re-finished.

[derek323i]

I love the way your rims look in the last picture. drool That pic should be your new sig.

I don't mind that style of rim in a high polish finish. Such a change from the day I met you in the Canadian Tire parking lot a year ago. :thumbsup:
thanks man :)

Damn man has it already been a year? Time does really fly.

[kerisabe]

Sam's HREs got oxidized, and I dont think the guy who details the car billet polish the "polished" finish everytime he washes the car. That's why it doesn't look as shiny as yours. Don't worry, if you don't billet polish your rims, it's gonna get oxidized (not as shiny). ;)

[derek323i]

Sam's HREs got oxidized, and I dont think the guy who details the car billet polish the "polished" finish everytime he washes the car. That's why it doesn't look as shiny as yours. Don't worry, if you don't billet polish your rims, it's gonna get oxidized (not as shiny). ;)
Thanks... I feel a lot better now lol. I never thought I'd be looking forward to oxidation hahaha.

[kerisabe]

Thanks... I feel a lot better now lol. I never thought I'd be looking forward to oxidation hahaha.

Oh... trust me, in no time the polish finish will get oxidize if u don't clean/billet polish/wax the rims regularly, especially if ure running OEM pads. :crying:

[E46]

clean the wheels and put on a coat of wheel wax, should make it a lot easier to clean

[derek323i]

clean the wheels and put on a coat of wheel wax, should make it a lot easier to clean
Would wax reduce the shiny-ness?

[kerisabe]

clean the wheels and put on a coat of wheel wax, should make it a lot easier to clean

He wants the rims to look LESS shiny.

[derek323i]

here is another pic after the detail (thanks chris!)

http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe09.jpg

:p

[E46]

wheel wax shouldnt make it shinier, just protecting it from messing up the finish. I wouldnt mess up the finish just to make it look LESS shiny, thats like putting 89 octane in and saying my car is too smooth. If you want the M3 look maybe look into two toning your wheels, The 19" M3 whels are half painted inside the spokes.

[bubsy12]

If you are still not impressed with the "Bling" Derek, as previously mentioned the following would be my first choice for refinishing them.

[derek323i]

I took more pics today after I got the suspension fixed.

http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe10.jpg
http://pics.woolnet.net/images/dpe11.jpg