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Title: Edition 30 Alloy wheel refurbishment
Post by: agmac on January 16, 2021, 11:21:43 pm

Hi - i'm looking to get my ED 30 alloys refurbed over winter. Is there any particular shade of silver VW used or it it just "silver"?

Title: Re: Edition 30 Alloy wheel refurbishment
Post by: stealthwolf on January 17, 2021, 11:59:30 pm

IIRC it was Titan Grey or Titan silver.

Title: Re: Edition 30 Alloy wheel refurbishment
Post by: Dave J on January 19, 2021, 08:20:09 pm

Stealhwolf is right - VW have never been forthcoming with the paint code.

I always found the original finish to be pretty dull. Poor on VW's behalf.

As a birthday treat last year i had my alloys refurbished, and they were close to the colour that VW refurbished the faces in when i bought the car. The colour was BMW Ferric grey!!

It's a nice shade and I've been very happy with it

Title: Re: Edition 30 Alloy wheel refurbishment
Post by: colesey on January 20, 2021, 06:47:36 am

I wouldn’t be shy about using a slightly different shade if you prefer it. The identical looking VZ model came in an anthracite which would look great with certain paint colours.  When I had my Monza II refurbed, I did the insets with metallic black to match the bodywork and this gives a better contrast with the polished faces.

Title: Re: Edition 30 Alloy wheel refurbishment
Post by: agmac on January 20, 2021, 07:59:32 am

Thanks all for the replies. There is a hint of grey to the silver so I'll try for Titan Grey or BMW Ferric Grey

Title: Re: Edition 30 Alloy wheel refurbishment
Post by: pudding on January 22, 2021, 07:24:15 pm

The original finish of the Pesceras was quite a bright sparkley silver, which looks a bit naff imo.  A slightly darker silver but not quite as dark as anthracite is spot on.