RE: Diamond cutting (E46 M3 wheels)
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Originally Posted by DoktorB
Do it once - do it right!
OEM finish from Nuluk Wheels in carrickfergus. Its expensive but good work generally is and they will stand over their work.
Personally the wheels on your M3 are the worst wheel ever fitted to an ///M car and deserve nothing better than to be used as plant pots or put in the bin.
I wouldnt waste the money on them and just put it towards a wheel upgrade.
Bit far away there old toff and it takes 3-4 days. And they'd probably be damaged on the way back.
Re the M3 wheels, to my eyes I think the 19" look quite OK. I don't have any problem with them at all. And €75 is going to go a long way to a wheel upgrade. :-)
RE: Diamond cutting (E46 M3 wheels)
My gaffer has a 2012 cl500 with 20"AMG wheels with a polished finish on the face of them. They got kerb'd and refurbed to a showroom finish. I'll find out Monday where it got done and PM you Micheal.
Diamond cutting (E46 M3 wheels)
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Originally Posted by EndaC
Yeah it was Collins engineering in Bray that did mine. I'm not too pleased with them though as a year on they've deteriorated very quickly
Same here, I can't recommend them.
Next time I have them off I'll be sending the wheels to nu luk or lepsons.
RE: Diamond cutting (E46 M3 wheels)
tbh, i dont think Nu Luk or Lepsons will do any better work than whomever made the OEM rims for BMW in the first place.
Its that sharp edge on them that makes it easy for laquer the get a bite and then start peeling and milky look.
There is no way to combat that long term.
Leaving them laquer free and regular maintenance would be the only permanent solutions. Doesnt matter where you send it, it will peel again 'when' is the question.
Diamond cutting (E46 M3 wheels)
Does anyone do clear powder coating? It would be more durable than the lacquer finish.
I dunno if it's even possible tbh..
RE: Diamond cutting (E46 M3 wheels)
I refurbed a set of 19" E46 M3 wheels myself following a thread done by one of the guys on m3cutters. Long process first time round but results were pretty good.
See link here to my DIY thread
http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26598
I left wheels without lacquer just put a few coats of wheel sealant on them.
I think leaving the wheels bare without lacquer and putting wheel sealant on would def be a good option for someone doing low mileage and who would clean and seal wheels regularly. This might suit irisheyes.
If the op wants I can give you some polishes etc to try one wheel. I think I have them left over from before.
RE: Diamond cutting (E46 M3 wheels)
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Originally Posted by listermint
tbh, i dont think Nu Luk or Lepsons will do any better work than whomever made the OEM rims for BMW in the first place.
Its that sharp edge on them that makes it easy for laquer the get a bite and then start peeling and milky look.
There is no way to combat that long term.
Leaving them laquer free and regular maintenance would be the only permanent solutions. Doesnt matter where you send it, it will peel again 'when' is the question.
Don't have time to polish wheels. If 'when' is a long enough period then that's fine by me. I'm not expecting an indefinite period but I do expect longer than a year - mine didn't even make a full year before water got under the lacquer and all four of them have started going milky.
RE: Diamond cutting (E46 M3 wheels)
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Originally Posted by TomTom
I think leaving the wheels bare without lacquer and putting wheel sealant on would def be a good option for someone doing low mileage and who would clean and seal wheels regularly. This might suit irisheyes.
TBH, that's the way I'm thinking at the moment. Because the mileage is relatively low, just get them polished and treat them afterwards with a sealant such as CG's wheel Guard. And re apply it when washing the car. I'll let someone else repair the kerb damage and then start the protection rather than have them lacquered.
RE: Diamond cutting (E46 M3 wheels)
Thanks for all the info lads. Still torn on what to do, buy a second set and be done with it or get the damaged one repaired and the set re-furbed....
RE: Diamond cutting (E46 M3 wheels)
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Originally Posted by michael320
Thanks for all the info lads. Still torn on what to do, buy a second set and be done with it or get the damaged one repaired and the set re-furbed....
I know you want to make the car look "stock" but if it was me I wouldnt bother with the polished 19's.
Would the shadow chrome 18's not do your job. I really like the stance on the coupes with the 18's. They have more tyre and gives a more focussed, racier stance than the lower profile tyres on the 19's.
Otherwise I'd go with an aftermarket set of wheels.