I know this may sound a dumb question but what type black are they as standard? I’ve only just bought the car 2nd hand and I’m having the wheels refurbished later this week, I think the fronts have been previously poorly done with spray-paint rather than powder-coated and the rears have lost their shine regardless. So I just want to know please did they come originally as gloss-black, or were they satin-black as per the Clio 200 Speedlines etc?? Thanks!
I looked at this ages ago. The exact colour of the 18" wheels is - Ixell Paint code 205-337. Needs to be mixed as its not off the shelf aerosol jobby.
Thanks guys – much appreciated. I would’ve assumed they were originally gloss but had lost their shine over the last 5 years. Is 205-337 far off a ‘standard’ satin or is it worth asking for this specific colour??
I've just had 2 of my wheels refurbished, and they seem to match the wheels that are original. I just asked for Satin Black but I haven't washed my car for ages so i haven't been able to compare them properly yet.
it depends how anal you want to be. This is the exact colour renault used from factory but if you are happy with a general satin black then thats up to you.
Before I bought the car the previous owner had already told me the wheels would need a refurb so I had already started thinking about what colour or shade to have them done, I had coincidentally already thought satin-black would look good against the gloss-black paintwork and had just assumed the wheels were gloss to begin with but had lost their shine over the years. The wheel refurbishers didn’t recognise that paint-code and said satin-black powder-coat is just a universal shade and they just have that one shade, apparently though what they have will match the centre-caps perfectly so I’m comfortable with it not perhaps being the exact code as I would’ve gone for satin regardless.
You'll be happy with a generic satin black. Because it's a shade rather than a colour, then the difference will be near impossible to spot vs original satin. Btw, the Halfrauds satin black spray paint also happens to be a perfect match but hopefully you won't need it!
Thanks Nick, I’m sure I will be because as mentioned I thought satin-black would look good on the car before I bought the car and actually knew they were satin. It doesn’t especially matter if it’s not the 100% exact shade as I would’ve had them done in “satin” regardless. The car is being delivered back with the newly done wheels and new tyres today so will report back following.
