Do all cars look worse with black wheels?

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Just look at the first 4 images on this thread-all great looking cars with great looking wheels.

It's just you can't bloody see them!

[Yiliterate]

Not a fan of black wheels usually, but think all black works well on the Maserati GranTurismo:

[liner33]

Not a fan of black wheels , my Evo 6 had them on it when I bought it , quickly changed

[ajprice]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Just look at the first 4 images on this thread-all great looking cars with great looking wheels.

It's just you can't bloody see them!

Bright coloured car and black wheels. Job done

[Deerfoot]

Usually I'm not a fan of black wheels but this Golf just looks great..

[driver67]

MissChief said:

Hmm, the Silver Clio and the XKR seem to pull it off because they're already silver. Not sure I would have them in black wheels though. Everything else so far, nope.

What about the compromise shadow chrome / gun metal ?

[MissChief]

The Maserati looks good, but then it is a FINE looking car in the first place. Whether it is improved by the black wheels is another question.

The Golf does nothing for me.

[HD Adam]

My track wheels

[Potatoes]

Mine came with them as standard (Lightening Yellow spec). I am changing them to a set of black trackday wheels:



I think any other colour wheels would look (even more) silly against the yellow and the black AP brake calipers

[monamimate]

Yiliterate said:

Not a fan of black wheels usually, but think all black works well on the Maserati GranTurismo:

Silver looks really classy, black looks, sorry, rather chav... doesn't do the car any favours, making it look heavier and saggy.

[MC Bodge]

The black steel wheels on my Mondeo are smoking hot, in an unmarked-copper-chic kind of way.

[MC Bodge]

Yiliterate said:

That GT86 looks better for the black wheels, not sure about the painted calipers though

[Blayney]

Every post so far has, in my opinion, been evidence that the answer is yes. All cars look worse with black wheels.

[Cledus Snow]

[Bernie_78]

One of the first changes I made. As the guy who fitted my engine said "looks like it's floating"

[unrepentant]

[swilding]

Black wheels all the way

[HertsBiker]

I like black steel wheels. The missus hates them so I had to buy trims. The 18's are in the loft, I hate the way they ride, the missus loves the way they look. I told her the drive is the deal. She couldn't stand walking up to the car so I caved in and got trims... Wanna spray em black though!

[Hungrymc]

I think almost every photo shows cars looking well on black wheels.

Motorbikes have always looked good on black wheels.

silver wheels have been the standard for 40 years. I think most of us are bored of them (I have a 911 which is silver and has silver wheels - I don't think a change in colour of them would help but they're still boring wheels)

[HD Adam]

Cledus Snow said:

Noice.

Love the NASCAR look.

Just as a counterpoint, here's my old Eliminator on the factory silver wheels so people can see the difference.