Do all cars look worse with black wheels?
Discussion
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.
Now try and sway me if you can by posting a picture.
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.
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.
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.edit: I think a touch of green rim tape and maybe some painted calipers would look the business.
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
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.I am biassed though as this is mine with black Oz legennda in 17"
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.
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'spoo 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.For example this(in period early 80's
As apposed to this:
The White with Silver wheels still looks great to my mind as well.
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, e21Mark said:
Craigwww said:
mini turbo said:
Sorry but that looks awful.. can't even tell you have allot wheels..look more like a few hubcaps missing.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff