Well, they're not Vipers, and they're not matte, but more of a satin finish. They're custom-ordered from Cooper Flags in Dark SIlver (Matches the MINI color very well.) They look different in differing light, and I agree that shiny things in the driver's field of vision are bad - so far no reflections off these that interefered with driviing visibilty.
More pics in my
SCMM and
NAM galleries.
_Dave_