Best/Worst OEM Wheels

[Benni]

How to fit a square in a circle ? Maybe they were the 3,14 edition :



I think these were on a LUV (light utility vehicle), sone smallish 4x4 or PickUp from the 80s.

They are easy to clean and have sidewall, though.

[David87]

white_goodman said:

To restore some class to this thread though, I'll leave you with the original OEM wheels on the V8V.

The 18” ones were dreadful, but they were so bad that it’s actually difficult to even find a picture of them on a car.

[Mr Tidy]

I recently bought these 295s for my BMW Z4 Coupe - much better than the split-rim 108s it had from new IMHO.

[CanoeSniffer]

ArsE92 said:

I always liked the 18" Alfa multispokes on a GT we had years ago:

(library picture)



And the Team Dynamics Pro Race 1 on my GP (which I was forced to buy as the original wheels didn't fit over the new AP brakes I foolishly purchased on a whim!)

[AW111]

DoubleD said:

Silverbullet767 said:

AW111 said:

I don't like wheels that are too fussy - 5 spokes are enough.



(mk3 wheels on a mk1 MR2)

IMO that needs either a smaller wheel and chunkier tyre, or a much chunkier tyre. Doesn't really suit it.

I like it. Looks good to me.

They're only 15" : stock is 14".

I'm too cheap to throw out the half-worn tyres that came with the wheels - it will end up on 195/50 tyres next year.

ps These are the factory alloys : not my cup of tea at all :

[del mar]

Why don’t 3 spokes work ?

[B210bandit]

Always thought Honda did well with these

[Pica-Pica]

To my mind wheels have to draw the eye to the car and not to the wheels themselves - at the very least they should blend in. When they are the right style, you should not notice them, you should only notice them when their style seems wrong.

Any spokes should be radial, and not tangential from the centre. My eye and mind always can picture the ‘forward flowing’ tangential spokes as being rearward flowing on the other side of the car.

[Veeayt]

Since RUF cars carry their own VIN numbers, these are legit. And very nice at that

[The Big G]

BMW style 216s from the 320si.

Photo pinched from google but I have them fitted to my e91 during the winter. Don’t like it when the summer comes round again and it goes back on MV3s. These look so much better in my opinion!

[AW111]

del mar said:

Why don’t 3 spokes work ?

I don't know, but I find it hard to think of any that I like, offhand.

[SonicShadow]

del mar said:

Why don’t 3 spokes work ?

Because 90% of the designs are st. I wouldn't change my two sets of Advans though

[RATATTAK]

DoubleD said:

I like the others, but those fiat wheels are nasty looking.

I always thought they looked quite good ... in a "female pretty" kinda' way

[Glosphil]

For me wheels are functional things - so function before form. Should not be easily damaged and also easy to clean. So a simply 5-spoke with a slight dish so that the spokes and centre are 'inside' the rim.

[RATATTAK]

These Jag wheels (on an XJL) were the worst I ever had ... corroded like mad at 3 years old - complained to local Jaguar dealer without a satisfactory resolution

[Tuvra]

RATATTAK said:

These Jag wheels (on an XJL) were the worst I ever had ... corroded like mad at 3 years old - complained to local Jaguar dealer without a satisfactory resolution

Pretty though.

I keep an eye on XJ's and my ideal spec has them wheels and no interior wood

[catso]

Ares said:

Alfa's teledial wheel as per 8C/Giulia QV

Love the car but am I alone in thinking these Alfa wheels are hideous?

[MrVert]

Loved these 20" diamond cut wheels on my 458, beautiful finish on them

[RATATTAK]

Tuvra said:

Pretty though.

I keep an eye on XJ's and my ideal spec has them wheels and no interior wood

Yeah they look nice, as does the whole car IMO

[Greg the Fish]

MrVert said:

Loved these 20" diamond cut wheels on my 458, beautiful finish on them

Sleek. Elegant. Simple. Shows off the gorgeous brakes.

What's not to like? They're lovely!