Black Wheels - a fad about to end?

[Venisonpie]

PrinceRupert said:

PaulD86 said:

My car as it was when I bought it.



My car as it stands now.



Not the best pics, but I much prefer the silver. The design of the wheel (and many others) gets totally lost in black IMO.

I think the silver makes the car look newer and fresher also.

Looks a LOT better with silver.

Agree, transforms it. I can't stand black wheels but ironically have them on my Elise -it seems to work with Chrome Orange bodywork.

[Gameface]

Castrol for a knave said:

With a few exceptions, black wheels make it look like your wheel trims fell off.

This nonsense is often spouted.

How many cars come with wheel trims these days?

Any at all?

[UTH]

My car looks better with black wheels rather than silver I think

[Rod200SX]

Venisonpie said:

Agree, transforms it. I can't stand black wheels but ironically have them on my Elise -it seems to work with Chrome Orange bodywork.

Tbf my brother has satin black slipstreams on his mustard yellow S1 Elise and it looks incredible, looks much better than silver on a lot of Lotus' oddly.

[Gameface]

You bought that? I was seriously considering it myself.

[UTH]

Gameface said:

You bought that? I was seriously considering it myself.

Glad you didn't

[JJ55]

Rod200SX said:

Venisonpie said:

Agree, transforms it. I can't stand black wheels but ironically have them on my Elise -it seems to work with Chrome Orange bodywork.

Tbf my brother has satin black slipstreams on his mustard yellow S1 Elise and it looks incredible, looks much better than silver on a lot of Lotus' oddly.

Agreed, black wheels suit lotus’s.

[Gameface]

UTH said:

Gameface said:

You bought that? I was seriously considering it myself.

Glad you didn't

You're obviously happy with it. Is it everything you expected?

[UTH]

Gameface said:

UTH said:

Gameface said:

You bought that? I was seriously considering it myself.

Glad you didn't

You're obviously happy with it. Is it everything you expected?

Since I've had it I've only really got it out for a proper drive twice! Got it towards end of the summer so tucked it away, and then lockdown happened so couldn't get it out then!
The couple of times I have driven properly, it has been pretty epic. I am concerned it will be too loud for any UK track days though, which is really disappointing.
Hoping to get it out a lot more this summer, maybe head into Europe then I can really see what it's like.

[Tickle]

JJ55 said:

Rod200SX said:

Venisonpie said:

Agree, transforms it. I can't stand black wheels but ironically have them on my Elise -it seems to work with Chrome Orange bodywork.

Tbf my brother has satin black slipstreams on his mustard yellow S1 Elise and it looks incredible, looks much better than silver on a lot of Lotus' oddly.

Agreed, black wheels suit lotus’s.

I put this on a similar thread a few weeks back.

I have disagree.

[UTH]

Tickle said:

I put this on a similar thread a few weeks back.

I have disagree.

Not the best photo but just like my Corvette, I think yellow with black works well.

[Castrol for a knave]

Gameface said:

Castrol for a knave said:

With a few exceptions, black wheels make it look like your wheel trims fell off.

This nonsense is often spouted.

How many cars come with wheel trims these days?

Any at all?

twelfty

[Tickle]

...and my own Lotus with another, both with Silver wheels. Victories and Compomotive wheels paying the price for having slightly heavier wheels over other Elise wheels. Would be a shame to hide them in black.

[EK993]

Black wheels for me

[TREMAiNE]

UTH said:

Not the best photo but just like my Corvette, I think yellow with black works well.

Agreed.

Silver wheels don't seem to work quite as well with bright, vibrant colours like Yellow or (in my case) Grabber Blue.

[Composite Guru]

I couldn’t imagine any other colour wheel on my car. Wouldn’t look right.

[Jazzy Jefferson]

Black, as a colour hides detail. You see this on black cars, the lines just disappear. It's the same for wheels. I think many cars suit black wheels, but the same wheel design in silver (or similar) looks completely different. You almost get away with any wheel design by going for darker colours, with lighter colours I think you need to be far more selective in order for it to suit the car. I'd rather Silver, bronze, gold etc.

[SlimJim16v]

Tickle said:

I put this on a similar thread a few weeks back.
I have to disagree.

Yes, only someone with poor taste would prefer the top one, it just looks wrong. Probably someone who wears red trousers, or flip flops, or shoes without socks, or sandals with socks, or has neck/face tattoos, or

[Funk]

EK993 said:

Black wheels for me

They're not black. That's anthracite/gun-metal grey - which I think looks superb on that car. Make those black and.....nah.

[Bobtherallyfan]

I’m sorry but black wheels only remind me of one thing