ok so since i cant figure out how to post a poll i have to just do it this way and go off your responces. as you can see in my sig i have a set of old bbs ra's and i dunno what color to paint the centers. i know i am going to polish the lips but the centers i dont know. i will be painting my car metallic-graphite . should i paint the centers gunmetal, black, gold, entire polished, or chrome. :help

gunmetal or silver w/polished lip

gun-metal

also if you have pictures of your ideas or even what you have on your car i would like to see them. i have done many searches but none seem up to date enough. also i do understand that i can not truly see the outcome, however i will take your suggestions and go into a shop and see the ideas in person

these are mine. im in the middle of pollishing the lip now.

gunmetal or silver w/polished lip
I agree! David :buttrockP.S When I get my BBS RA's redone, they will be black centered polished lip on a Polaris Silver car.

sorry to hijak, but 320bimmer did you pull your valance over your fenders?

i vote for gunmetal or black

Gunmetal.. but then I am biased...

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u266/cheechthechi/friends008.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u266/cheechthechi/friends004-1.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u266/cheechthechi/friends005-1.jpg

i'm going to say that since the car is metallic graphite, silver would be excellent for contrast.

gunmetal wheels on a gunmetal/graphite car would be sort like a tone on tone dress shirt, tie and suit (ala regis philbin a few years back) or black rims with a black car.

gold

sorry to hijak, but 320bimmer did you pull your valance over your fenders?

no i just custom made the mounts for it then repainted it. the mounts are made from 24 gage sheet welded to a bolt.

what do you guys think about painting the centers the e46 m3 color, you know the like shadow color that they are

thanks a lot man 320

I think silver would be money, but do you have an example of said e46 color

welll i was thinking this color silver which i like alot
http://www.finishlinewheels.com/specimg/134%20copia21945.jpg
or the 46 m3 style color
http://bmwccmanitoba.com/albums/BMW-POWER-Photos/ken_1_009.sized.jpg

i hope you can see the difference or be an unbiased eye and tell me they are the same haha

I think that the first will accent your color better than anything else.

i thought gold looked awesome on your car

gold is always an awesome option for an old school car

Gold is great.
Sorry to re-jack a thread, but 320bimmer, that is exacly what i want to do with the front end of my car. can you give details, or are there pics of this anywhere?

yeah, gold with pollished lip would be hella nice.

bionicbelly, i don't have pics of the work i did for that, but, one of the kids at my high school decided it would be fun to jam something (not sure what, probably a rock) right through the body fill covered mesh :( so i have to redo one side, and im also putting a BBS air dam on and doing the same thing, so i can make up a DIY for it with pics and all.

but what i did was put some fine mesh behind the bigger holes and made them flush with body fill, then sanded, primed, and 2 layers of henna and one clear. luckilly my car's paint is so nice its virtually impossable to tell the difference. for the side where the bolt is i just went into my metal shop, got a piece of 24 gage sheet cut it to the right size, and welded it to a bolt (this task was a lot harder than i first expected...) then made it fit right and put a little body fill around the edge to make it a smooth transition. all in all it cost about 30 bucks.

when i get round to fixing the big ass hole thats now there ill make a DIY, it should be pretty soon, my car is currently sitting in my garage due to much needed service (injectors, sparks, everything). so i will be fixing that and putting the BBS on before i bring it back on the road.