Best/Worst OEM Wheels

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Stick Legs

5,153 posts

167 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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I submit this entry. DB7 early i6 alloy wheel.

On the right car they look perfect.

On anything else they look gopping.

Simultaneously best & worst!







evil.edna

249 posts

72 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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disad-vantage-d said:
I submit...

I agree.

Abb-so-looooot-leee hideous.

ajprice

27,930 posts

198 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Stick Legs said:
I submit this entry. DB7 early i6 alloy wheel.

On the right car they look perfect.

On anything else they look gopping.

Simultaneously best & worst!






Those DB7 wheels could either be open spokes like that or have disc covers on them.



CKY

1,508 posts

17 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Matt Cup said:
Silver Turini’s on Cup 172’s are one of the ultimate OEM’s. In fact Turini’s suit most cars imo.

True, however 172/182 Clios look great on most wheels - a favourite of mine was a friend's dark blue Clio that had ran on silver 'turbines' from a 90s Clio 'valver', looked superb and the wheels really suited the car imo.

Seen another on Compomotive THs, that also looked great cool

Matt Cup

3,185 posts

106 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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CKY said:
Matt Cup said:
Silver Turini’s on Cup 172’s are one of the ultimate OEM’s. In fact Turini’s suit most cars imo.

True, however 172/182 Clios look great on most wheels - a favourite of mine was a friend's dark blue Clio that had ran on silver 'turbines' from a 90s Clio 'valver', looked superb and the wheels really suited the car imo.

Seen another on Compomotive THs, that also looked great cool
Renault pretty much nailed the wheels on all of their hot hatches. Love the turbines and the Williams wheels were also an excellent choice for them.

TO73074E

432 posts

29 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Favourite

I think these are oem as I've seen them on so many, possibly a optional extra. Honda City Turbo II with Volk Racing wheels.



Also the Nismo x Rays LMGT1 wheels that came with the Nismo 400R


Worst

Always hated these ones on old Ford Escorts...


Mainly because they look like the plastic rings surrounding beer cans



Another vote for the ste diamond cut and black wheel combo that seems to be on everything these days.

Mallone

208 posts

250 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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I'm massively biased, and it might have been mentioned earlier in the thread, but I think that the OZ Alleggerita looks good on everything. Lovely wheel design, especially with a decent amount of tyre sidewall to complement it.


Matt Cup

3,185 posts

106 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Mallone said:
I'm massively biased, and it might have been mentioned earlier in the thread, but I think that the OZ Alleggerita looks good on everything. Lovely wheel design, especially with a decent amount of tyre sidewall to complement it.

They do look good, but are they oem?

Mallone

208 posts

250 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Matt Cup said:
They do look good, but are they oem?
This is a very good point. Will teach me to read the OP properly hehe

Ignore the OZ suggestion! getmecoat

Dog Star

16,211 posts

170 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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These godawful Volvo C30 things vomit


Andy86GT

360 posts

67 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Worst;
Nice ..

Best.... (I'm biased and I know many don't like but beauty in the eye of the beholder etc etc... );

Nickp82

3,237 posts

95 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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disad-vantage-d said:
I submit...

Sod trying to keep them clean

V 02

2,079 posts

62 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Andy86GT said:
Best.... (I'm biased and I know many don't like but beauty in the eye of the beholder etc etc... );
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but they’re not only a nightmare to clean, they corrode and they look like fussy sofa casters on the clean lines of the GT86.

The Performance pack wheels are lovely though:






The Blue edition got Brembos too.


Andy86GT

360 posts

67 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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I'm not keen but each to their own. Perhaps I like the '86 wheels due to a passing resemblance to these (that I also like);

JaredVannett

1,564 posts

145 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Ares said:
These looked st when they first came out.

They still look st.

They will continue to look st.

theicemario

695 posts

77 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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A few pet hates of mine







And a few I quite like






Matt Cup

3,185 posts

106 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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That red 911 looks massively underwheeled.

The M5 wheels are a personal fave of mine though.

jamesbilluk

3,757 posts

185 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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A lot of the ones I like have been shown.
Although I love these

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Or Zender Milano
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Here’s one I really don’t like though, one of the wheel designs on the Mini electric, just looks odd.
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Edited by jamesbilluk on Tuesday 12th September 22:34

MickyveloceClassic

384 posts

61 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Have we had monoblock AMG wheels yet? Simple, easy to clean and quite robust.

Nemophilist

2,989 posts

183 months

Tuesday 12th September 2023
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jamesbilluk said:
Here’s one I really don’t like though, one of the wheel designs on the Mini electric, just looks odd.
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Edited by jamesbilluk on Tuesday 12th September 22:34
The mini electric alloys are designed to look like a three pin UK plug.

Definitly odd looking, but interesting design