I picked up a set of the stock 15x6.5" BBS aluminum-allow wheels (of the convertibles) and a complete S5 intake for $100 from one of the local guys.

They were in pretty good shape, the lip was polished pretty well still and the curb rash wasn't too bad. He didn't have the center caps, but I'm going to hit up the U-pull yard and ravage the BMW section.

I painted them black with some Rustoleum high-strength glossy black and let them bake in the sun for a couple of days and had my front tires from the original wheels mounted on one pair and then replaced my rears with some new tires. I do have to get an alignment done because you can really notice how screwed up it is now and one of my rear wheels wobbles ever so slightly (it's been making a lot of noise back there).

I think they look pretty bitching since I stuck with the black trim, but I was looking at it today when we were at Wheels and Wings and I'm thinking that I should maybe paint the wing black as well. Some of my Forza FCs are colored like that and I think it looks good in-game, but not sure how it looks in real life so I'm trying to see what you guys think.

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I'm kinda digging the black, but it's another hard decision.

 

I'd stick with body color wing. Those black BBS look sick!

 

Those look really good. Need close ups of the wheels to see how they really look.

imho, I'd leave the wing red.

 

Those look great. You could get a stock Sport spoiler to match, I think that would look pretty good.

 

hey i did the same thing to my 1st rx7...it looks awesome if you get black s5 mirrors too with the black spoiler

 

if your going to paint anything black do the mirrors, to me the matching color mirrors on s4's look out if place, the only wing that looks good black is the sport wing IMO

 

Hmmm, maybe I should get some aero mirrors to make them match better. I like the mirrors to be body colored much more then black, so they have to remain so, but the passenger side one does have a little chunk missing so it's the perfect excuse.

 

Looks nice! Good deal too

 

Yeah pick up a set of tii mirrors they look better body colored, bt still not a good as they do black, but everyones different, i just think the black goes better since the windows are tinted almost solid black so the mirror blends in with that "space" on the car very well. I took these pic when i changed my mirrors, you can't beat $31 for 2 and 1/2 mirrors, power motors work too. Before/After, see if you can see anything else thats different too.

 

i spy with my little eye.... different seats! lol

 

and carbon fiber demister shields.^

I think the black painted mirrors look great, but it reallt depends on what color the spoiler and rims are.. For instance if your going to paint one black you better paint em all the same, it would just look out of place if there was a red spoiler and black mirrors and stock color rims

 

i have the same thing on mine. the same wheels done the same way and a black tail on a red gxl...except my fenders aren't painted yet as well as a black hood. all and all, yours look fine the way it is. if i had money, i'd paint my tail and hood and fender to match the car.

 

i dont know what to say, it looks very nice on your car, I have the stock convertible rims on mine too, but i'm going to keep mine like they are unless i find a place to chrome them out, i like shiney rims!

 

yeah it depends on personal taste and the color scheme, and the carbon demisters are in both pics, only thing differetn is mirrors, passenger seat and camera view.

 

I really like the look of those bbs's black...sweet job man!

 

I like the black spoiler. It matches your rims and black s4 trim, but maybe im just sayin that cause i got a yellow FC with a black spoiler.