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Bright Silver vs. Hyper Silver?

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#1 ·
How can I tell which color is on my Zubra wheels. Was previously informed here the color was 936 Bright Silver which appeared to be confirmed by the 2008 US catalog. I decided to buy a refurb to replace one with curb rash and the online shop asked which color, saying they came in Bright Silver or Hyper Silver. Indeed, turns out there are two Volvo part nos.: 30748348 bright silver and 307483487 hyper silver. I am unable to find a side by side photo comparison. They're probably too close to tell a difference online anyway. To make it worse, I found a thread by someone refinishing his wheels and finding out his were not Bright Silver after all. Searching for info about Hyper Silver paint, this article explains it is not just a color but a multistage process with either silver or black base coat to give different looks. DIY refinishing is therefore difficult. My wheels look iridescent and almost reflective in sunlight with what looks like two colors of primer beneath the silver and clear coat. Does that make it Hyper Silver?
 
#3 ·
The wheels are cast with the part numbers of all possible finishes on the back. Hyper silver is slightly darker and has much finer metallic. It has an almost iridescent quality to it. Bright Silver is just how it sounds. Bright Silver. If you post a picture, I can identify it for you. My V70R has hyper silver meteor wheels on it.

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pic showing an example of how the wheel part numbers are cast:

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