BBS Style 5(RC090) Rebuild, Start To Finish - A Short Film By Chromatic

This was a lot of fun. Like a super large amount of fun. Rebuilding these BBS Style 5 wheels wasn’t something that was entirely necessary because as you’ll see, they weren’t in terrible condition by any means. However I wanted to create something special and unique for my car. This process was spread over a number of days and countless hours trying to get them as nice as I could with my little knowledge of doing this. I am super happy with how they turned out and I hope you guys will enjoy watching the process.
First off the wheel faces were split from the barrel so that they could be powder coated and the bases could be properly stripped and cleaned. I didn’t love the idea of not being able to powder coat the OEM Style 5 centre cap due to it being plastic. So I opted for the EWheelWorks Waffle Conversion so that they could be colour matched and I could run hex caps. The faces and waffles were sent out to be powder coated in an OEM BMW Silver. Next up I cleaned the barrels, the goal wasn’t perfection, I basically just wanted a flush service to remount the face to. After that I applied aircraft remover to the lips in order to strip the clear coat. Style 5’s come with a factory clear coat on the lips, which really restricts your ability to polish them to a desired finish. Once the clear coat was gone I sanded them with 600, 800, 1200, 2000, and 3000 grit sandpaper. Followed by a polish. At this point the faces had come back from powder coating and I was able to rebuild the wheels. New gold hardware, a little blue thread locker and some BBS valve stems finished the look.
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[@darius2640]

I once took on this task of removing paint and hand polishing aluminum wheel lips, I did it in the end, but it took way too much time and effort, sanding until I couldn't feel my hands anymore, so watching this gave me mild case of PTSD

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha very understandable man. The repetitiveness is unbelievable. I’m glad I was able to document it haha

[@joeylaplaca]

Bet you still have and take care of those wheels though lol

[@donniefinesse7643]

Halfway through with mine and I’m in the same boat trying to find vids to hopefully speed up the process but this project is all about patience and Manuel labor

[@AidanTemplin]

The intro put me in my feelies bro 🥺 appreciate that little clip 🥺. But I KNEW you’d BODY a wheel build video, this shit has to be your best work to date in my opinion.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahaha you put me in my feelies everyday bro. Thank you, love you 😤

[@michaelfitz8006]

BBS wheels are a design masterpiece. Certainly shows your attention to detail and passion. Watching you bring these to life on video was a pleasure as usual.

[@ChromaticGarage]

I couldn’t agree more about BBS! Thank you Michael, this was one was extremely hard to document for some reason but I’m glad people are enjoying it

[@garrettgiuffre8505]

sure are from a time that will never be again

[@oscarg5031]

That aircraft remover do be lookin like some forbidden jelly tho 🤤

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahahaha that’s a fact bro 😭

[@atrimmer3009]

Of the thousands of rim resto jobs on YT, this is one of the chillest & smoothest watch-along's - so good, many thanks for all the effort.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you man! This is my first one so I’m hyped to hear it was easy to watch haha. Many more coming soon

[@henriksrensen2322]

Could have been an Aidan Templin video...

[@TheCarDetailingChannel]

OH YES!! I was starting to miss you bro when I didn’t see an upload last week

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahaha missed you too bro! We’re actually still in a lockdown so most of my time is spent trying to not go absolutely insane

[@loner6n239]

@@ChromaticGarage Same here in Argentina with the f.... lockdowns... Awesome job man, cheers from Neuquén!

[@eric8588]

When you see those high waters you know it’s about to be absolutely LIT

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahaha thanks Eric. Hyped to do more like this 🙏😀

[@jettech1041]

It was sooo therapeutic to watch you working on the BBS Wheels! 🙌

[@ChromaticGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it bro 😊😊😊

[@AutotuneIndonesia]

BBS is always right... Nice video dude... Thumbs up from Autotune Indonesia...

[@ChromaticGarage]

Heck yeah! Thank you guys, much love

[@dragosmarianionescu1692]

Excellent greeting, art and precision, my heart grows when I see something like this, thank you, from Romania!

[@em1tuning797]

Amazing work and detail to those wheels. Definitely a pleasure and worth the time to see them reconditioned.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you my friend! It was a lot of fun to do!

[@S_Kane]

5:19 the sound of night 😌

[@ChromaticGarage]

Dude so good right? Summer nights hit waaaaaaay different 🥺

[@tea2216]

I'm watching this at home whilst I have severe covid and the video made the day go nicer. My one and only critic, is you are bending your back a lot, please try to keep your back straight for the longevity of your health my bro. (Y)

[@syremedia]

This video was absolutely gorgeous. The creative angles you were pulling off were so good, like shooting underneath the car, and using the puddle

[@sanddrifterjb]

Been in the auto industry for a pretty long time. Although, I am usually sliding something sideways for work LOL, I can 100% appreciate your work ethic and attention to detail. Thank you for sharing. Just picked up a pretty clean e 30 and scored a set of 5's here in Texas at the salvage yard in great condition. Looking forward to trying to replicate your work. Keep up the solid job and video content...

[@Vethuleion]

Good, clean job, very relaxing music. Cool video :)

[@ericn2140]

so many memories of rebuilding RS's... Great video

[@mohammadbenattia9102]

A stylish channel from every aspect, the least to say, cheers

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you brother! That’s mean a lot. Style over everything 📈

[@davidsanmillanliano5216]

@@ChromaticGarage p

[@jlandry92583]

Man those look amazing once again, was awesome seeing how tired and played out they were coming back to life!!!! Killer video work and crazy attention to detail 😍

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks so much Jade! It was a hell of a lot of fun to do! Hope you’re having a rad weekend man!🙏🙏🙏

[@Levi1990Smith]

I remember my 5s I had. Everyone used to say how do you keep them so clean. Definitely a labour of love and you nalied these. Done the same with the screws. Fantastic job buddy

[@ChromaticGarage]

Heck yeah man! Thank you!!

[@picklesvr2619]

Wow. Those wheels came out fantastic. Great job.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks buddy! Excited to do the next set😀

[@Audi_ChriS4]

Amazing work! Love all your content! This is definitely my favorite one though. They came out absolutely banging!

[@restorecreate]

Beautyfull job ,and the gold screws are amazing,well done !

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you! You have an awesome channel. Much love💗💗

[@FredShramovich]

Awesome video and great work. The wheels look amazing. I have always loved polishing aluminum, it is so rewarding when you get it to look like a mirror.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks Fred! Definitely a lot of fun. We never offered it when we were open for business so I never actually even done it haha. This was a first

[@marianopoloni714]

Increíble.te felicito por tus trabajo.y esas llantas sin ninguna duda son hermosas

[@themx-5guy708]

0:15 I love the way how u yeet the Macbook shut😂😂

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha hard to be gentle when you’re excited 😶‍🌫️

[@themx-5guy708]

@@ChromaticGarage Especially when you have some nice BBS RC090 my all time fav wheels🥰

[@billtaglia2865]

Wow, getting the old bolds out a new ones in was seriously labor intensive. As was everything else.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Oh man that was the worst part Forsure! If I was reusing them I would have been way more gentle which would have taken even longer haha

[@CasaDin30]

Just got a set of style 5. 17x8”. et 20. So this is pure gold for me❤

[@shannonjude1]

best detailing video i have ever seen... talk about the extra mile.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you Shannon! I really appreciate that 🙏🙏

[@AmanecerLosAngeles]

Owning a set of bbs wheels I've learned is quite a cool thing. Great work!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha having the pleasure of owning any wheel is cool! Cars are awesome man. Thank you

[@carloM635csi]

BRAVO !!! MERAVIGLIOSI B.B.S. !!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you Carlo! Wonderful weekend to you!

[@Clint_L]

Wow just wow. Amazing. Love it.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks buddy! Was a lot of fun to do, at times 😊😳

[@rohittawani]

can’t imagine how much time you spent on viewing angles. 🔥 That’s a lot of work.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha quite a bit of time man! But it was a lot of fun. Hope you’re having a great week man!

[@rohittawani]

@@ChromaticGarage Yup video was also amazing. Hope you also have great week ahead. 😇

[@ItsZohn]

Style 5’s are so good, absolutely killed this set 🔥🙏🏽

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you buddy! Hope all is well!😊

[@stalkergamesful]

12:07 That frame ( I guess I wrote right lol) of Senna, a man of culture I see :) Cheers from Brazil my friend!!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha I am for the culture man! Much love from Canada bro😎

[@stalkergamesful]

​@@ChromaticGarage Thank you :) I appreciated that dear fellow!!

[@dominikroding8215]

I love your work. Feelin’ highest aesthetics in every move (shoutout to the man behind the camera too) and deep love for your issues! Best work results, cool soundtracks, mellowest man. Can‘t wait to see your next vids!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahaha awe man, too kind Dominik! I am both man infront and behind the camera. Maybe we will replace one of me soon haha. Much love from Canada my friend!

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

Those BBS rims look like new ones☝🏽👍👏🏿👌

[@hakimramlan648]

Such an amazing video. Just take a break from my study and this video so relaxing to watch. Good job man

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks Hakim! I hope your studies are going well. We need more big brains out here

[@michaelskinner896]

Beautiful; like artwork.

[@killerdetails6138]

Outstanding work!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you buddy! Cheers

[@jaaphoogendijk671]

This video single-handidly turned me from looking at BBS and shiny wheels and go mehhh to wanting to buy a set, restore it and put it on my (still) non-existing car. No kidding man, I think this is your best work to date, especially how you included the small bits like getting into the car. Superb work!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha thank you Jaap! I think that’s a damn good idea don’t you? The car will come eventually😊💗💗

[@joalfafara5397]

Love the chrome center nut ala RS.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Same man! Very hyped on them

[@Darthvolvo]

Love these wheels. Nice work!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you friend! This was a lot of fun, at times haha

[@addicted1794]

those Reeboks are a really nice touch to the vibe 👌

[@richardpowell723]

Another superb effort. Thank you 👍

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you Richard! Hope all is well✅

[@richardpowell723]

@@ChromaticGarage everything is great thank you. And I trust the same is true for yourself?

[@hansjorgkarcher9504]

Again a piece of art!! Great work, mate

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks brother! Much love Hansjörg!

[@transparentdetailing1954]

Great video. I really enjoyed the process.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you bro! It’s basically just a beadlock right?

[@1underground747]

dam that's hot looks freaking awesome great job

[@minpinracing8462]

Amazing job.

[@jack-of-all-trades5888]

Gotta love those rims, i got those for my Toyota corolla rounder ❤❤❤❤

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hell yeah man! Bet that looks great 🙏

[@jack-of-all-trades5888]

@@ChromaticGarage yeah it does bruh, you should see it on my channel, just opened a channel on my corolla. Search my current stage on my Toyota corolla 4A FE

[@jack-of-all-trades5888]

@@ChromaticGarage yeah it does bruh, you should see it on my channel, just opened a channel on my corolla. Search my current stage on my Toyota corolla 4A FE

[@lestergarcia7567]

@Chromatic love the background music choice! & great job on the restoration! love your vids man!

[@kalheer]

Pure bliss that..

[@ChromaticGarage]

Love to hear that man!✅

[@delgadorikumahu5190]

3:58....spot on😎👌🏾

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha lil slow motion 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@delgadorikumahu5190]

@@ChromaticGarage great! 😎

[@soaresringo4049]

Elles sont juste magnifiques 👌bravo 👍

[@markbenzos1631]

You are an artist...You stand a lot on your knees,take a roller seat.

[@geofffikar3417]

Absolutely gorgeous. You obviously put some serious work into them. Outstanding outcome. Good for you!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you Geoff! This was honestly one of the longest detailing projects to date. So much fun. I hope you’re having a great weekend bro!

[@josephlauren845]

Awesome! I've been refreshing your channel almost everyday to wait for a new content😍

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha apologies for the delay! I hope you guys are having an awesome day. Much love!😊

[@josephlauren845]

@@ChromaticGarage I'm a filmmaker and I know how long it takes to shoot such videos! Especially after I shot one in my channel after inspired by you. Would love to know how long it took you to shoot that penetrating oil can scene 😍 amazing work

[@dcfella3]

Man, excellent video! very well done

[@smash320]

Elles sont magnifique! La vidéo et le travail de perfection comme toujours...😉

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you buddy!!🙏🙏💗💗

[@dailydriven991]

I see you too use fcp euro boxes between stored rims lol. Living that German car life with efficiency👌🏻😂👍🏻

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha I heard you can return the boxes for credit just like used oil. That company knows how to please us 😭

[@dailydriven991]

@@ChromaticGarage hahaha they are the best. But, if we return them we couldn’t use them for wheels, or splash mats during fluid changes, storing old car parts etc lol. Seems like every German car enthusiast has some multipurpose fcp boxes lying around 😂.

[@ChromaticGarage]

@@dailydriven991 hahaha great point man! I am currently using them as floor mats in the e34 as well. Effortless 😭

[@thomass3559]

This is so satisfying to watch my man👌

[@ChromaticGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it Thomas 😛

[@lancoston]

Honestly….I think in this video.. you have shown that you have more patience than Gandhi. What a gorgeous result

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahaha you may be right bro. It’s unbelievable how many times you have to touch each piece of hardware. But I will do it again😩. Thanks man!

[@MarkK01]

I knew you were in Canada as soon as I saw the Canadian Tire MAXIMUM 1/2-in Drive Electronic Torque Wrench.

[@charanb6255]

Awesome bro !! Can’t believe how good condition the barrels were… here in the UK the weather just eats away at bare metal…great job you’ve done !!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks Charan! So I believe someone took a can of spray paint and sprayed the whole back of the wheel at spelling as the bolts and nuts were also silver. However no complaints haha. Kept everything in great shape apparently

[@charanb6255]

@@ChromaticGarage perfect for you for sure!! I’ve taken mine off…had them on 3yrs lasted the lovely British weather lol - put my rc041/42 on for now.

[@maxx2907]

Amazing Work! Glad to see you restore such classic wheels! Keep it up, the E36 is gonna be epic, when it's finished :)

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you buddy! I’m not sure if it will ever be finished but the journey is so damn fun😊

[@Ch8sing]

Amazing content! Just gained a subscriber. Gives me motivation to refinish my BBS style 5s

[@Bacon__SteezBurger]

Such a badass video man 🙌🏼 exactly why you’re my favorite automotive/detailing youtuber. It’s obvious how much you love the process, and know your shit 😎🤌🏼 Somethin so therapeutic and blissful when it comes to rebuilding/refinishing a set of beautiful splits. My first ever pair of true splits was a set of Image BBM (uk wheel manufacturer for those who don’t know) that I had ordered and waited on like a kid on Christmas. I refinished those wheels twice, and ended up trading for a set of Diamond cut face Tracer Tech2’s with polished lips that I also rebuilt twice. When rebuilding/resizing/refinishing those, it was the only time I didn’t mind my cars downtime because the process was too enjoyable 😂 that #wheelwhore life is a blessing and a curse. In the middle of rebuilding a set of 18” BBS RF and stepping up with some custom lips and barrels to 20” for the Tiguan R. I’m so ready to see them on the car man 🤤 been building and waiting on parts for them on and off for the past few months. I had to go with some legit BBS stamped hardware, and design line caps because I’m too extra.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you bro! Hahaha you’re absolutely right, I am personally still in the enjoyable stage, I hope it doesn’t fade. RF’s will look insane on a Tiguan, best of luck man! I appreciate you watching 💗🙏

[@blueRC]

Oh man I just bought the same wheels and am going to restore them in the next few weeks, can't wait 🥳

[@alfredautospa]

This video is 🔥. 6 people are mad they don’t have the production skills you do. This could have been a commercial for bbs, Well done! Look forward to every new video you post.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahaha thanks man! Very excited to do more stuff of this nature 🙏💗

[@g4holla]

You know, I don't think anything will top that ladder pour from a couple weeks ago.....but damn, this shit was tight.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahaha more antics coming soon. Thanks bro🙏

[@milanotfound]

You videos and edit style really relax me always nice music and good sounds work also🤤🥰

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you bro! I’m glad they do that. Hope all is well 😊

[@milanotfound]

@@ChromaticGarage such a vibe

[@MikesAutoDetailing]

That was an awesome video, I had to watch it twice

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha thank you Mike. Much love 😊

[@ryancosta8878]

Incredible work brotha! That was a lot of effort not just in the wheels but in the production. 🔥

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks for acknowledging Ryan! Hope all is well brother!

[@ryancosta8878]

@@ChromaticGarage Your welcome, I appreciate the quality of your content

[@Desiprideallday]

It’s not even just detailing, you make everything so pleasant to watch. Bro you could make a video cleaning the dishes in the sink and if still happily watch. Phenomenal cinematography! Good to see an upload again 💪 keep killing it brotha

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahaha you’re the man! Thank you bro. I really appreciate that. Much more to come 😄

[@mitzitzanu85]

My guy,amazing job 🤙🤙🤙

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you buddy! Much love 💗

[@rickm.10]

This is gonna be your best 2021 video without a doubt. You should consider doing this diy/car guy content more often. The wheels came out amazing. I have a set of BBS RC 306 that I would like to do a Prima Donna theme on. They are going to be on a white VW CC

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks so much Rick! That’s the plan, I hope people will enjoy it. That’s awesome man, the 306 is such a great video on VWs. Looks so good on all of them 😊🙏

[@tundrawhisperer4821]

YOUR MAD! 😂👍🏻

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahaha I’m trying!🙏🙏

[@reyliruiz1219]

been too long without my boy chromatic

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha this was supposed to be a weekly upload but the powder coat place moving wild bro 😅

[@gabrielcreations]

nice .... brand new again ... I like it !!!! ; )

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha close! Thanks Gabriel! 😊😊

[@1055m]

Your work was great 👍👌

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you buddy!

[@cleanwagen]

And THIS is why I buy one piece wheels lol. Great work, and awesome following the process 👌🏼

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha never say never man! Glad you enjoyed it 🙏

[@despatcho4239]

Last video before going to bed, gotta put the mind at ease 😴

[@ChromaticGarage]

Would be hard to sleep at night knowing Texas could decide to snow on your car at any given minute in the night 😅

[@despatcho4239]

@@ChromaticGarage or it deciding to hail on your car randomly 😭

[@CarsMods]

Very good!

[@auspuffgerausche7182]

great work. I did redid my RC090 too with gold studs, but not as detailed as you. I did mine by hand, but regret not buying some powertools!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha that’s awesome man! I’m sure I only saved a few minutes in the grand scheme of thing. Was a lot of fun though!

[@wahpanda1520]

perfect. prepping me to rebuild my 2 piece.

[@ChromaticGarage]

Good luck man! Hope you have fun with it 🤝🤝

[@THR36IX]

hoping to have these exact wheels on my e34 🙏. u did a great job refinishing them👍

[@ChromaticGarage]

Awesome man! I bet they'll look great. Thanks for watching!

[@gabrielb2598]

This is the best video on KZbin

[@alcyonegunantara7970]

Finally you back bro!! Im waiting you from last week..btw it insane results.. cant wait for next video 😁

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks buddy! Next one will be up in a more timely manor. Much love!

[@mileswash-wr8tv]

Love this.. nice edits 😎

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you!

[@michaelhynds8035]

Fantastic

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you bro!

[@727tristen9]

Beautiful

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks bro! Hope your smashing this weekend!

[@727tristen9]

@@ChromaticGarage always brother👍

[@bmw7152]

SUPER COOL!!!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you bro!!😎

[@user-ij9qu8zx9l]

nice work!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you bro!😊💗

[@cshevlin]

Phew!!! Great build and video! I was a bit nervous with that hammer though. Lol

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahaha thank you, but also same. I figured I wasn’t reusing the bolts so screw it. Speed up the process a lil

[@TheBurton147]

Hey man just wanted to stop in and say hope all is well during lockdowns up there. Your content is an escape for myself and many others. I hope you are experiencing your escape as well! Cheers brother!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thank you so much Drew! That’s mean a lot. We are nearing the end and it’s summer now so all is well. I hope you had a rad weekend and I’ll see you soon bro!😊🙏

[@kennovakowski1246]

Enjoyed every minute of it must have taken you forever to film the process awesome job. Summer has hit us early 37 last Wednesday and today it was back to 20. Cheers from The Okanagan valley in BC. 👍🏻👍🏻🤛

[@ChromaticGarage]

Haha you got it Ken, this one took an exceptionally long time. 37 is way too much! We’re about to have our first day in the 30s today. Makes for gorgeous evenings!

[@loou26]

Awesome video, I just got done building a set of BBS RM’s. I sanded my lips from 400 to 3000 then rotary polished them. Very very long process. Cheers brother 🍺

[@ChromaticGarage]

Thanks buddy! I bet they turned out awesome. Thank you for watching!

[@josecastellanos9055]

🤮 insane bro! Your something else!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Hahaha thank you Jose! Much love 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@KSShel]

Hell yes! A new upload!

[@ChromaticGarage]

Took me awhile haha whoops 🥸

[@vladimirskobelev6995]

Is beautiful 😍