[skpprabhu]

I got my celerio wheels painted in 2019, it was from maruti service center during a regular service. It costed me 4,000 and it looks good and does not look like after market.

[RohaNN_kWh]

Originally Posted by iamitp

I had my Creta Turbo’s alloys and C pillar painted in gloss black and callipers painted red at Autotech New Delhi for Rs. 13000 total.

Exactly what I plan to do, looks great !!

Busy weekends this month followed by a road trip, planning to get them painted on 2nd December on its 1st Birthday , sending the creta for its 2nd service next week.

[Arnav612]

I personally feel black paint is good only for basic wheel designs (a traditional 5 or multispoke or so). Otherwise for something like the Creta, I recommend Gunmetal grey to give the rather complex design of the wheels some distinct substance. Black will blend and make it look all the more confusing in my opinion.

[Glifford]

Originally Posted by RohaNN_kWh

I've never tried DIY, should I ?

If you have the inclination (and knack), space, time and patience. Nothing gives you the satisfaction of a DIY. Spray painting wheels is no biggie and not a specialised skill.

Plus you get it done to your satisfaction and you gain the skill to do a quick repair / touchup if needed anytime in the future.

Check this thread where I restored the alloys on my Fusion a dozen years ago. Still holding up all these years later.

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-...storation.html (DIY: Ford Fusion+ OE Alloy Wheel Restoration)

[RavSam]

Looking at the pictures now I believe that NOT every car looks good with black alloys.

Some look good with silver, gold alloys.

Also the problem with black alloy wheels is that it makes the tyres look faded and old. In comparison a silver alloy makes the tyres look darker and new.

My Ignis has black alloys and it looks great! It looks better when covered with mud.

After washing and cleaning the alloys, they look shiny black and now the tyres look greyish before them.

[ashutoshb]

I had got our Safari Storme's wheels painted at the nearby 3M store. If I remember correctly it was 1k per wheel, but I am not sure. But it was a quality job.

The colour was glossy dark grey. These pictures must be a year after the paint job and the shine was the same.

[mayankk]

Work in progress. Two wheels down. Wanted to leave the gold/bronze, but knew it would look weird. The girth of the Hector somehow can't carry the black gold which looks awesome on any other car.