Best/Worst OEM Wheels

[bqf]

Filibuster said:

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:

HERESY THAT IS!! I LOVE the crab claws. Literally my favourite wheels design of all time. Even beats the Alfa teledials I had.

One mans meat etc

[C70R]

cb1965 said:

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!

It doesn't. He's just saying silly, reactionary things for the sake of it.

[sixorout]

Known as 'peelers', I really like this design of wheel, and yes there was a sandstorm that day:


Diamond cut:


And:

Edited by sixorout on Tuesday 18th September 16:02

[Mr Ralph Jolly]

I've always liked the Ford Fiesta Pepperpot.

[Hitch]

Filibuster said:

Not OEM, but still worth a mention.

Nah, they make the ride too stiff.

[FBP1]

[Stewart W.]

Still a great looking wheel - and unbeatable for the drama of those long-eared spinners!

[David87]

Brand new entry for best wheels:

[spyder dryver]

These are nice...



So are these...





And these...

[DailyHack]

Nicked from another thread, but love the utilitarian steelies on this 5er! Who needs fancy alloys, everyone has them

[coffeebreath]

I would prefer steelies to teledials, but otherwise:

[Jader1973]

David87 said:

Brand new entry for best wheels:

Oh yes. They remind me of the monoblocks mentioned earlier.

I detest directional wheels where they end up backwards on one side of the car. They just look ste.

Also these are bad (and directional):


Whereas these are a lot better


The problem is the red car is a higher spec than the silver car. They really fked that up.

[blade runner]

Always quite liked the Audi 9 Spoke used on the Mk1 TT and a number of other Audis of similar era. Unusual to find a single wheel design that worked so well across so many different models IMHO.

[TooMany2cvs]

Jader1973 said:

Also these are bad (and directional):


Whereas these are a lot better

Personal taste... For me, the silver rims on the red car are just a bit generic - could be anything from the last 20 years - while the black rims on the silver car are simply gopping, cheesy and naff - fallen straight off a blinged Corsa.

[skylarking808]

Any 1990's BBS split rims for me

[AlexIT]

I find the original wheels on the Clio 172 very good looking

[Filibuster]

blade runner said:

Always quite liked the Audi 9 Spoke used on the Mk1 TT and a number of other Audis of similar era. Unusual to find a single wheel design that worked so well across so many different models IMHO.

True indeed! And it also works in different dimensions from 17" to 19"!

[pits]

9 pages and no Style 37

[Nigel_O]

I think the latest Ferrari wheels are much too spindly - for me, some of the most elegant were the F355



I dislike any wheels where the spokes are thicker at the rim then they are at the hub - they just look all wrong

[DanielSan]

OEM multispokes on the R26



Speedline Turini’s on the 172 Cup/182 Trophy