Do all cars look worse with black wheels?

[MissChief]

Doing one of my usual 'if only I won the Lottery..' trawls through the classifieds I've looked at lots of different cars from all makes and manufacturers, from E46 M3's through to Ferrari's, AMG's, TVR's etc and I have come to a conclusion. In my opinion anyway, no car is improved by painting the wheels black. It seems to be fairly common on E46 M3's for some reason but when I look at them the wheel design just seems lost because the wheel is the same colour as the tyre. In many pictures you can't even tell what sort of sheels they have. You may as well have a flat plate or steelies. Silver is still best, although white steelies suit smaller lightweight cars like Nova SR's, 106 Rallye's or on occasion cars developed as Rally cars can suit white wheels but black wheels? Awful.

Now try and sway me if you can by posting a picture.

[MissChief]

Steevox the yellow helps (and I really like Renault Liquid yellow) but I still think it would look better with silver wheels.

Same goes for the Leon. The wheel design and style seems lost in the picture. It does seem to work slightly better for bright or citrus colours but I'm still to be swayed.

[MissChief]

Still not convinced by any of the pictures. The Atom, well, it's an Atom but is till think some silver in there would set it off nicely. Even if it was just the chassis rails or the wheels.

Nice colour on the Elisé too but IMO better with silver wheels.

[MissChief]

luckystrike said:

I'd disagree personally - the black tyres and green arches would provide a break between the wheel and bodywork, and currently the wheel/tyre combo looks lost in the arches.

edit: I think a touch of green rim tape and maybe some painted calipers would look the business.

Agreed, the black tyre 'border' would make the silver wheels work.

[MissChief]

soad said:

The orange calipers help a little but still better with silver IMO.



Nope.


Nope

[MissChief]

cib24 said:

That's just hardcore porn. The moderators need to do something about this!

I agree. Pure and utter filth. Picture of the week perhaps?

So far the only one that looks good although I suspect that's more 'Ford GT/whoever modified it' rather than the black wheels.

Edited by MissChief on Tuesday 9th December 17:09

[MissChief]

mini turbo said:

I know what the OP means but on the right car with the right colour / accent colours I think black wheels work and more so in the metal than in pictures possibly.
I am biassed though as this is mine with black Oz legennda in 17"

Makes the wheels look huge because of the black wheel surrounds. Silver would help.

[MissChief]

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.

[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.

[MissChief]

OK I revise my statement slightly. On some cars black wheels may look better, but only if the car is Silver already. But I would say most of the pictures shown here, at least in my opinion, partially proves my statement right. Most of the pictures don't look any better and in most cases look worse with black wheels to my eyes. On most of them the wheel design or style can't even be made out and in some pictures there may as well be a solid black circle when thee wheel and tyre should be.

[MissChief]

It appears most people agree with me. There are a few exceptions but I've yet to see something that i don't think would look at least as good with Silver as they do with Black. Ford GT excepted as it does look very mean in all black. The only exception to the rule.

[MissChief]

djstevec said:

IMHO any other colour on my Cerb would look cack....

Sorry but I disagree. I also don't think the Cerbera suits Black very much either.

Some of the pictures above have Gunmetal or Anthracite style wheels which, IMO are fine. it's all black, either Matt or Gloss that look terrible.

[MissChief]

Rockstar said:

In particular Porsche 930s IMHO look wrong without the standard black centre Fuchs rims, even and maybe especially on ones in a light body colour.

For example this(in period early 80's poo brownbronze):


As apposed to this:

The 930 works because of the rim or band being a different colour which breaks the wheel colour up. A fully black wheel wouldn't work so well I think.

The White with Silver wheels still looks great to my mind as well.

[MissChief]

jimmy the hat said:

I think we're getting down to what the thread was about. I submit the twins.

Judge away.

Cheers, Jim

Silver on Silver looks much better IMO.

[MissChief]

swerni said:

Black on black

Not bad at all, the stripe being a lighter colour helps but



Better IMO.

[MissChief]

swerni said:

MissChief said:

swerni said:

Black on black

Not bad at all, the stripe being a lighter colour helps but



Better IMO.

Genuinely prefer mine.
IMHO no comparison

I should hope so, it's yours! No harm in a difference of opinion though!

[MissChief]

swerni said:

Some Gump said:

OT, but... Swerni - do you find a car that striking to be a total arse- magnet?

Can you try that again in English,

'Does one find that such a car, with such striking stripes along the body, unwittingly attract the attention of ne'er-do-wells who may then wish to converse with you in 'street slang' and perhaps indicate they think the car is unwell by declaring it 'sick'?

[MissChief]

Heaveho said:

The original post should be moved to the thread " stupid things non-petrolheads say".

A bit harsh for simply posting my opinion and asking if others thought the same?

[MissChief]

I'm sure I won't be able to change the mind of any owner of a car with black wheels from the factory but, in my opinion, there hasn't been a car posted yet that has been improved with the addition of black wheels.

[MissChief]

e21Mark said:

Craigwww said:

mini turbo said:

I know what the OP means but on the right car with the right colour / accent colours I think black wheels work and more so in the metal than in pictures possibly.
I am biassed though as this is mine with black Oz legennda in 17"

Sorry but that looks awful.. can't even tell you have allot wheels..look more like a few hubcaps missing.

I think that's more the clarity (or lack of it) of the photo though.

Which again comes back to 'Can't even tell what the wheels are or can't see any of the design.' The wheel is lost because it's the same colour as the tyre, or in this case the additional wheel surround. Black wheels also don't photograph well which doesn't help.