Anyone know what colour my wheels are?

[daveenty]

As the title really, before I get on to Mercedes I was wondering if anyone on here knew the colour of these AMG forged rims. My Google skills seem to have left me recently and I'm finding lots of strange non-wheel related stuff instead of what I need.

All I want it for is to touch a stone chip in so it's not the be all and end all of mighty problems to solve, though I would like to get it done sooner rather than later if possible. It's only around a 5mm squarish mark but every time I park the car the darn thing is there in the most visible position possible. It never stops with the damage at the top of the wheel, always prominently placed at the bottom and angled to catch my eye wherever I happen to be standing at the time.

I've already filled the damage in with a generic wheel silver, even mixed it with a bit of black to try to darken it. This was done purely as a precaution to keep the chip from spreading and just seal the edge of the lacquer but the match needs to be at least something like and not as it currently is. It's not bad enough to justify taking it to a professional either, especially as it has a diamond cut face, so ideally I just want to drop a blob of correct coloured paint over it and polish it out when cured.

The offending wheel below, with a picture of another one in a slightly different light.





All I know is that they're not the usual Titanium Silver, being much darker than that.

 

[EmilysDad]

Have you tried AWR at the bottom of the road?

 

[daveenty]

Have you tried AWR at the bottom of the road?

Fell out with Craig (owner)

May try Martin Brearley on Millet St though, just easier to do the eBay thing...

 

[EmilysDad]

Fell out with Craig (owner)

....

oh dear

 

[Benz17]

Graphite grey ?. What finish are the wheels by the way.

 

[bigasotonuk]

Hi
Looks to be a very similar colour to the ones on my 65 Plate E350 CDI Cab.
They are described in the EPC as being Himalayan Grey, if you have access to the EPC for your specific chassis it might pay to look to see if they described as mine by colour.

 

[daveenty]

Graphite grey ?. What finish are the wheels by the way.

They look like a graphite, or at least how I would describe it but I need to be sure. Finish is diamond cut outer face (all spokes, rim and centres) with high gloss/lacquered paint in between.

Hi
Looks to be a very similar colour to the ones on my 65 Plate E350 CDI Cab.
They are described in the EPC as being Himalayan Grey, if you have access to the EPC for your specific chassis it might pay to look to see if they described as mine by colour.

Cheers Andy, I have Himalayan down as a possible after my earlier browsing but I'm not going to acquire any of it until I'm 100%. Let's face it, it's not exactly a massive area, so can wait a bit longer. All I have for them is that they are apparently an RTR wheel, this from the Mercedes catalogue when I bought it: -

RTR 20"AMG alloy wheels (4) – cross-spoke forged wheels front: 255/40 tyres; rear: 285/35 tyres

The RTS wheel is the same spec but in matt/satin black

No access to the catalogue so I'll probably confirm with my local dealership later in the week and see what they can come up with, probably "red?" knowing how they operate...

 

[EmilysDad]

...... I'll probably confirm with my local dealership later in the week and see what they can come up with, probably "red?" knowing how they operate...

You'll have to book it in so they can diagnose .... that'll be £150 please Sir!

 

[daveenty]

Well, I tried to get hold of my local dealership, the phones now seem to be going to some central hub, press 1 for sales etc. I decided that parts would be my best place so pressed 4, waited for 10 minutes when I got cut off with a rather curt "Sorry, your call cannot be connected".

After a bit more research, I had a sneaky peek at the electronic catalogue which, whilst showing the correct wheels, doesn't mention the colour. It did however give me the correct part numbers so, armed with these, it was off for a bit more Googling which confirmed that they are indeed Himalayan Grey as mentioned previously in post #6 by Andy (@bigasotonuk ), so thanks for that mate, owe you a drink next time I see you at PCS.

Paint now ordered and the chip in the wheel has been lightly rubbed down in anticipation of it's arrival. Not an area I can get a pad in for polishing it afterwards but I have some bits for my Dremel which should cope nicely with it to save me struggling with hand pads.

 

[daveenty]

Filled the little stone chip in with a touch up paint I acquired from the Bay. An excellent match, only let down by my inability to use it really.

This is the 3rd attempt and it will stay like this until I'm n a better frame of mind: -



It doesn't look too bad from afar and is probably more noticeable at the moment being at the bottom. A few miles should help to blend it in.

Off to do more cleaning now ready for Sports Cars in the Park up near Ripon in a couple of weeks. Be nice to get to a semi-relaxing meet.