Black wheels - am I wrong?

[Rob_R]

I think black wheels look really good on some cars and can contrast the body colour really nicely. But what do I know?

[Guffy]

Winter wheels are silver, summer wheels black, think I prefer the black though!

[Monty Python]

I don't see the point in having some fancy alloy wheel, only to paint it black so you can hardly see what it looks like.

[xjay1337]

PurpleAki said:

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Would be so much nicer with silver wheels.

Edited by xjay1337 on Tuesday 14th February 13:49

[ukaskew]

I think I could win the award in this thread so far for the least power with black wheels (they are OEM, though)...



Couldn't care less, though. Not a fan of silver at all, even down to chrome trim (which I hate). It's a good thing that we're all different.

I also generally love seeing anything a bit different on the road, even it's a Corsa with pink wheels. Never really got the anger/hatred towards such things, sure beats seeing yet another silver repmobile when sat in traffic.

Edited by ukaskew on Tuesday 14th February 13:00

[BigLion]

CaptainSensib1e said:

A few years ago, black wheels on cars were quite a rarity. They were generally found on top spec ‘sporty’ versions of cars. Nowadays any lightly breathed on warm hatch seems to have black wheels.

I used to think black wheels were cool, I’m now starting to think they look a bit tacky. It's a bit like when car manufacturers went mad sticking spoilers on any remotely quick cars back in the 80s.

Am I wrong? Please discuss.

Never liked black alloys, always thought they looked chavvy - only a white colour can pull them off, unless it's a GT3!

[Granfondo]

Guffy said:

Winter wheels are silver, summer wheels black, think I prefer the black though!

Silver makes the car look far better IMO.

[peterg1955]

As standard when I bought it last year


and how it is now, 8.5x18 wheels and lowered around 10mmm on coilovers

[Bellatrix]

QuadCamCapri said:

Did this back in 2005, thought they went well with the vinyl roof and other black bits. Also did the bonnet and A-posts...

Looks like a pensioner wearing the latest trainers

[CO2000]

Loved black RFX's with a satin polished rim

[jayemm89]

I have one car with black wheels and although generally I dislike them the car has other black parts of bodywork so it kinda works.

However, they are a bh to clean - the moment they're wet they look clean so very hard to be sure you've got them thoroughly done until they've dried and you see where you missed loads.

[culpz]

I like them but only in contrast to the colour of the car.

I hate them when you curb them though. They stick out like a sore thumb.

[ChilliWhizz]

CO2000 said:

Loved black RFX's with a satin polished rim

Agree, the polished rims transform a black wheel into something lovely Keep going back to these to put on the Chimaera.. either black or dark anthracite/shadow chrome.. without the spinners though

[DUMBO100]

I quite like black wheels with a silver rim, like on 911 above but complete black is not good especially on White Range Rovers they look like a large lump of bodywork magically floating above the ground

[stumpage]

Granfondo said:

Guffy said:

Winter wheels are silver, summer wheels black, think I prefer the black though!

Silver makes the car look far better IMO.

Silver looks a lot better to me.

[unpc]

Both of mine are sporting black wheels at the moment. The Alpina will go back on silver turbo fans when the weather gets better but I prefer it on steelies. Now't wrong with black IMO but depends on the car I suppose.

[stumpage]

peterg1955 said:

As standard when I bought it last year


and how it is now, 8.5x18 wheels and lowered around 10mmm on coilovers

Painting the standard wheels one colour makes them look a lot better.

[Mannginger]

I prefer my OZ Wheels...


To the original Sport Recaro wheels...

[PurpleAki]

xjay1337 said:

PurpleAki said:

Would be so much nicer with silver wheels.

We will have to agree to disagree, I'm afraid.

[cayman-black]

I think they do look good, but one quick run out and dust and dirt really shows i,m forever cleaning them.