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Did the 2009-2011 TL 5-spoke wheels come in two colors (gray/charcoal or silver)? Reason I ask is because I just bought a used wheel from a salvage yard and didn't realize it was silver until I cleaned it up and had it mounted. I checked the part number cast into the wheel and compared it to my original wheels and they are the same (TK5-880A). It's too noticeable to leave it this way, unfortunately.
The salvage wheel must have been repainted at some point because I cleaned one of my other wheels using the same method and it didn't turn out brighter. I've decided to keep the salvage one as a spare while I get my two bent wheels professionally straightened.