Best/Worst OEM Wheels

[Jimmy Recard]

DoubleD said:

I dont like how the center of those Aston wheels stick out so much

You can put the OEM covers on them and they look like a completely different wheel

[Mercury00]

The ones on the new Fiesta look garbage:

[Swampy1982]

Pericoloso said:

In standard 16 inch size they look a bit weedy nowadays.
Go for the repro 18s instead.

I like them because they arent modern... so ill have mine in 16" flavour please.

[F1GTRUeno]

g3org3y said:

Best:

Ruined by every man and his dog putting reps on their standard M3's or even just any BMW.

[smithyithy]

Mercury00 said:

The ones on the new Fiesta look garbage:

I've got the next size up (slightly different style) on my Titanium and I quite like them..



Unoffensive, silver multispokes look pretty good on most cars, I don't think there's any need to overstyle wheels like some makes / models try to.

[TooMany2cvs]

smithyithy said:

Mercury00 said:

The ones on the new Fiesta look garbage:

I've got the next size up (slightly different style) on my Titanium and I quite like them..

That's a very different style to the ones Mercury00 shared... Those ones just look like the cheapest alloy package from the local chavvy tyre place, while yours are merely as inoffensive as any silver Fiesta.

[DoubleD]

F1GTRUeno said:

g3org3y said:

Best:

Ruined by every man and his dog putting reps on their standard M3's or even just any BMW.

I dont care if what cars people put these on, they are still fantastic wheels.

[Speed Badger]

I always liked these -

[NorthernSky]

Sticks. said:

E85 107s. I still like them.

Agree with you on the cookie cutters!



Love the BMW CSLs and Alpina alloys. At the moment though I do quite like the look of the Audi S1 'coke bottle' style, by far the best alloys available for this car I thought..!

[TartanPaint]

F1GTRUeno said:

Ruined by every man and his dog putting reps on their standard M3's or even just any BMW.

Imitation = flattery. A sure sign CSLs belong in this thread.

[anonymous-user]

F1GTRUeno said:

Ruined by every man and his dog putting reps on their standard M3's or even just any BMW.

Hi does that 'ruin' a wheel? FFS, there is some utter tosh peddled on here!

[VTECMFR]

Agree completely with the new ST wheels, even though I hate all these black filled alloys, mainly the diamond cut monstrosities, these are really nice and I think they will become a bit of a classic.

[Amphletize]

An unpopular option, looking at all previous posts, but I've always liked the 19" VRS offerings:




And the simplicity of the Jaguar S-Type R 5 spokes:




These have been mentioned previously, but they suit the car so well, so very '90s:

[Rubins4]

Swampy1982 said:

I like them because they arent modern... so ill have mine in 16" flavour please.

F1GTRUeno said:

Ruined by every man and his dog putting reps on their standard M3's or even just any BMW.

I now understand the 'Because PH' and equivalent memes that go round this place. You've got one bloke keeping up with Jones' just because their wheels are a bit bigger, and another claiming a design is ruined because of its popularity. The mind boggles.

EDIT: Just to say, thank god I'm not the only one that thought this.

Edited by Rubins4 on Tuesday 18th September 14:38

[Swampy1982]

Rubins4 said:

Swampy1982 said:

I like them because they arent modern... so ill have mine in 16" flavour please.

F1GTRUeno said:

Ruined by every man and his dog putting reps on their standard M3's or even just any BMW.

I now understand the 'Because PH' and equivalent memes that go round this place. You've got one bloke keeping up with Jones' just because their wheels are a bit bigger, and another claiming a design is ruined because of its popularity. The mind boggles.

EDIT: Just to say, thank god I'm not the only one that thought this.

Edited by Rubins4 on Tuesday 18th September 14:38

Maybe I'm confused, but I was saying I didn't like the 18's... I preferred the original 16s

[sly fox]

GT6 Jonsey said:

My set of centre laced wires, now removed and sitting on the garage floor as they look cool but make the car handle like a supermarket trolley

Worst wheel vote, right ?

Those are awful. Don't even work on a 'period' car.

[bqf]

8 pages and no-one has posted the greatest wheels of all time?

[viggyp]

Love:

Integrale 8/16v
205 GTI 1.9
Fiat Coupe 20VT

Don't love:

S2 Escort RS Turbo
Ferrari F512M

Edited by viggyp on Tuesday 18th September 15:32

[Filibuster]

bqf said:

8 pages and no-one has posted the greatest wheels of all time?

I can't stand the look of the lobster claw wheels of the 997.1!!
Funny how we all have different tastes, although liking the same car.

I'm a fan of the 19" Sports Design wheels myself:

[MrBig]

Anything with black and diamond cut combo....



Looks like a halfords/ripspeed special, a trend I can't wait to end.

Not a fan of gloss black wheels on a dark coloured car either, especially once the tyres have faded a bit!