Colour of wheels
Discussion
mikey k said:
I don't think it works as the wheels seem to disappear in the the darkness of the wheel arch. I'll be going back to a much lighter chrome colour
Doh! If only you had asked me before having them painted, Mikey.
We could have split the money that you would have saved. (Just joking).
Thanks LBS, I have been watching this one with interest 
We wouldn't have chosen any other wheel design as we think it suits the colour scheme very well. Silver lightweights would have made the car look a bit of busy with all the other black detailing and CF on the car. However, I agree with Mikey thought that the fabulous detail on the wheels gets hidden in the photos. I think it becomes even more hidden with darker colours but that is down to personal choice.
We wouldn't have chosen any other wheel design as we think it suits the colour scheme very well. Silver lightweights would have made the car look a bit of busy with all the other black detailing and CF on the car. However, I agree with Mikey thought that the fabulous detail on the wheels gets hidden in the photos. I think it becomes even more hidden with darker colours but that is down to personal choice.
George29 said:
Phil74891 said:
Silver wheels look awful. As soon as the car is driving it looks like it has steel wheels and the hub caps are still on 
So we are in agreement that they look classier than chavvy black wheels then? I think black wheels look great on certain cars and silver wheels look great on others. Re the chavvyness, yep they can be very, very chavvy. As far as Astons are concerned, I think they currently work on V12VS's as they suit the nature of the car. Would they work on a silver DB9 with chrome bits and pieces? Possibly not? I know at some stage mine will end up being dark grey, along with the grille. That should chav it up a bit in a couple of years.
Shadow chrome on the faces of the spokes fading to black on the inner of the wheel can help to give definition back to a black wheel and is good for hiding the brake dust.
Any good wheel refurbisher should be able to give a relatively light spoke face down to jet black for the inner. Not to everyones taste but does IMHO look better than the all black which does loose most of a wheels definition.
Any good wheel refurbisher should be able to give a relatively light spoke face down to jet black for the inner. Not to everyones taste but does IMHO look better than the all black which does loose most of a wheels definition.
J12KJR said:
Shadow chrome on the faces of the spokes fading to black on the inner of the wheel can help to give definition back to a black wheel and is good for hiding the brake dust.
Any good wheel refurbisher should be able to give a relatively light spoke face down to jet black for the inner. Not to everyones taste but does IMHO look better than the all black which does loose most of a wheels definition.
Any good wheel refurbisher should be able to give a relatively light spoke face down to jet black for the inner. Not to everyones taste but does IMHO look better than the all black which does loose most of a wheels definition.
My favourite refurb trick that I failed to do last time
J12KJR said:
Shadow chrome on the faces of the spokes fading to black on the inner of the wheel can help to give definition back to a black wheel and is good for hiding the brake dust.
Any good wheel refurbisher should be able to give a relatively light spoke face down to jet black for the inner. Not to everyones taste but does IMHO look better than the all black which does loose most of a wheels definition.
^^^^^^ ditto ^^^^^^Any good wheel refurbisher should be able to give a relatively light spoke face down to jet black for the inner. Not to everyones taste but does IMHO look better than the all black which does loose most of a wheels definition.
Jockman said:
Quinny said:
avinalarf said:
I wonder if there are any circumstances where black wheels are acceptable.?
Yes.......it's totally acceptable if the owner of the car likes black wheels
However my topic was posted in order to canvas opinions,as well as that I'm not certain on whether I want to have my wheels painted.......still uncertain.
There have been some helpful tips on variations so for me it's been a useful exercise.
i think black (and other) wheels look good on certain colours. Ultimately though if the owner likes it then crack on......I think most of us would agree that there's too much "you shouldn't do that" about, especially when it comes to Astons.........as the saying goes, you pay your money you take your choice.
avinalarf said:
That's a given chaps.
However my topic was posted in order to canvas opinions,as well as that I'm not certain on whether I want to have my wheels painted.......still uncertain.
There have been some helpful tips on variations so for me it's been a useful exercise.
FWIW......opinions Are all well and good, but at the end of the day........do what makes you happyHowever my topic was posted in order to canvas opinions,as well as that I'm not certain on whether I want to have my wheels painted.......still uncertain.
There have been some helpful tips on variations so for me it's been a useful exercise.
You can always change back if you decide it wasn't for you
Quinny said:
avinalarf said:
That's a given chaps.
However my topic was posted in order to canvas opinions,as well as that I'm not certain on whether I want to have my wheels painted.......still uncertain.
There have been some helpful tips on variations so for me it's been a useful exercise.
FWIW......opinions Are all well and good, but at the end of the day........do what makes you happyHowever my topic was posted in order to canvas opinions,as well as that I'm not certain on whether I want to have my wheels painted.......still uncertain.
There have been some helpful tips on variations so for me it's been a useful exercise.
You can always change back if you decide it wasn't for you
However I chose the topic as I knew it would cause a debate,as it has,as previously similar topics have shown opinions to be very devisive.
Anyway thanks for your input.
avinalarf said:
Jockman said:
Quinny said:
avinalarf said:
I wonder if there are any circumstances where black wheels are acceptable.?
Yes.......it's totally acceptable if the owner of the car likes black wheelsHowever my topic was posted in order to canvas opinions,as well as that I'm not certain on whether I want to have my wheels painted.......still uncertain.
There have been some helpful tips on variations so for me it's been a useful exercise.
I think I might be onto something.....who's in?
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