My 98 Dakar with Gunmetal Contours (Long Awaited Pics)

[2PAK]

here are some long awaited pics of my 98 Dakar M3 with AT Italia Gunmetal Contours with polished lips

[Suneal]

They look awesome, Zubin

[kevln]

they look like dirty contours

[BMW318iS]

Kevin took the words right outta my mouth.... u should have powedercoated them really glossy black... like the member on bimmerforums.com

[Agaru_Vala]

they look fine, i like the shadowing the will give off at night

[theplayboy]

looks ok.

[2PAK]

****in a.... first off read the title guys.... they are gunmetal contours.... so yes, they are going to look like dirty contours.... that's the finish and the finish i like.... second of all, i didnt powerdercoat shit.... they are AT ITALIA CONTOURS.... they are available from the TireRack for 199 each and i got them brand new for 750 shipped like a month ago. and 318is, don't tell me what I should have or shouldn't have done, it's my car.

[Scorp965]

Originally posted by 2PAK
****in a.... first off read the title guys.... they are gunmetal contours.... so yes, they are going to look like dirty contours....

that's the finish and the finish i like.... second of all, i didnt powerdercoat shit....

don't tell me what I should have or shouldn't have done, it's my car.

Then why post pictures for other people to criticize?

If you don't give a shit what other people think then don't post 'long awaited pics', if you do care what other people think then don't jump on them for offering you their opinions... Here is mine:

The pictures make me believe it looks far better in person, from some angles it looks badass, from others it looks like you need to clean off your brake dust - were it my car I would have probably opted for something different, but, as you say, it is your car...

Post some rear quarter pictures, perhaps some that show off the lip of the contours...

[kevln]

they dont look too gunmetal. THe black isnt even it looks like there are patches of black

[Scorp965]

Originally posted by kevln
they dont look too gunmetal. THe black isnt even it looks like there are patches of black

its the depth of the lip & the shape of the wheel playing tricks, they are indeed gunmetal, I think different pics would probably show them off better...

[2PAK]

ok, im not critcizing someone's opinion. Instead, I am frustrated by the lack of common sense. Repeating over again about the brake dust is just lack of common sense. The finish on these rims is what it is..... there is no brake dust on them, in fact they were cleaned right before I took the pictures. And I posted pics and labeled them "long awaited" cause there was about 10 bfc/dtm people hounding me for pics for the last 1 1/2 months. They look sick in person as well as in pictures. I could care less about the opinion of anyone. Most of the people here buy overpriced rims just cause they're popular and some won't buy the rims they want just because they're popular.

[2PAK]

also i dont know what the **** kevin is talkin about black for... they're gunmetal, they're not powdercoated BLACK

[newyorkm3]

wow this thread is funny.....somebody make it interesting and say it's not a real "M"...haha..joking...looks good man...is she in miami or boston?

[Scorp965]

Originally posted by 2PAK
I am frustrated by the lack of common sense. Repeating over again about the brake dust is just lack of common sense. The finish on these rims is what it is..... there is no brake dust on them, in fact they were cleaned right before I took the pictures.

If you read my post and some of the other 'brake dust' posts again you might understand people aren't saying your rims are covered in brake dust, just from the pictures the "gunmetal" finish appears to be regular contours covered in brake dust - this does not mean they are, people realize that is the finish of the wheels, but it is hard to understand why someone would pay considerable $$$ just to make their wheels appear dirty all of the time.

I think a different angle would probably show the wheels off better, that is all...

[kevln]

Originally posted by 2PAK
also i dont know what the **** kevin is talkin about black for... they're gunmetal, they're not powdercoated BLACK

im saying your rims have ****ing patches of black. ITs not even. It sucks.