Advice on refurb

[sjparker]

Hi folks,

Finally getting around to having my Trophy alloys refurbed and painted by a local company that has done some car and bike wheels for me in the past.

Has anyone managed to get the right colour like the originals, with similar levels of glossy?

Should the alloy match the center cap colour?

Any advice to getting it right would be much appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Mike256]

The paint colour code is Ixell 205-110. They are painted by the way, there are no powder coat colours that are an exact match.

Originally the wheels had a speedline sticker under the gloss coat. Although Speedline don't offer replacement stickers anymore there is a seller on ebay that offers a close reproduction.

 

[NickReilly063]

The colour code that Mike has said above is a very good colour match - it also matches the wheel centres perfectly as you can see from mine below -

 

[Mike256]

The colour code that Mike has said above is a very good colour match - it also matches the wheel centres perfectly as you can see from mine below -

Are those wheel nut covers Nick? I'm on the lookout for a set of wheel nuts or covers that match the wheels really well.

 

[NickReilly063]

I used to have loads of sets however I now see very little Astra’s that I can borrow them from -

WHEEL NUT COVERS FOR VAUXHALL ASTRA MOKKA INSIGNIA ZAFIRA BOLT LOCKING CAPS GREY | eBay UK

MOKKA 2012-2020. ZAFIRA C 2011-2020. ASTRA J AND K 2009-2020. INSIGNIA B 2017-2020. DARK GREY / CHARCOAL. 4x OVAL LOCKING NUT COVERS. WHEEL NUT COVERS FOR. WHEEL NUT COVERS.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[sjparker]

Thanks @Mike256 @NickReilly063 - appreciate the guidance.

So the suggestion is to have the wheels painted rather powder coated?

I also have a set of the Speedline Corse stickers that I was going to put on. Would they put the stickers on before laquer?

Thanks!

 

[Mike256]

I'm getting them added under the lacquer so they will last a bit longer

 

[Omega Red]

So just had mine refurbished but when they came back they got the wrong colour. I'm undecided whether to get them sorted, so was curious what you all thought.

 

[sjparker]

So just had mine refurbished but when they came back they got the wrong colour. I'm undecided whether to get them sorted, so was curious what you all thought.
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So mine are currently a similar colour yours are now, they were incorrectly done by the previous owner:



Although your center caps look better matched.

 

[marrow]

they look OK, but the OEM colour looks better (to me)