GT8/GT12 Black Wheels

[silverspeed]

On some factory pictures of GT8/GT12/AMR cars wheels have Black wheel nuts and on yet it appears on all production cars they are Silver . Is there an option - much prefer the look of black !

[alscar]

I haven't seen an option mentioned anywhere and certainly not for my GT8 - I agree with you although I imagine the paint finish wouldnt stay pristine too long ?

[alscar]

I haven't seen an option mentioned anywhere and certainly not for my GT8 - I agree with you although I imagine the paint finish wouldnt stay pristine too long ?

[Flugplatz]

silverspeed said:

On some factory pictures of GT8/GT12/AMR cars wheels have Black wheel nuts and on yet it appears on all production cars they are Silver . Is there an option - much prefer the look of black !

I may well be wrong but maybe the factory pictures are of cars with centrelock wheels?

Edited by Flugplatz on Tuesday 11th July 13:52

[Fil.FM]

Agree with the comments above, no such an option was available on the GT8

[jonby]

Flugplatz said:

silverspeed said:

On some factory pictures of GT8/GT12/AMR cars wheels have Black wheel nuts and on yet it appears on all production cars they are Silver . Is there an option - much prefer the look of black !

I may well be wrong but maybe the factory pictures are of cars with centrelock wheels?

Edited by Flugplatz on Tuesday 11th July 13:52

there were several wheel options on both GT8 & GT12, with the 'base' and some of the 'option' wheels being 5 stud, the centrelocks being a significantly more expensive option for both cars

[silverspeed]

jonby said:

there were several wheel options on both GT8 & GT12, with the 'base' and some of the 'option' wheels being 5 stud, the centrelocks being a significantly more expensive option for both cars

Also AMR Rapide had black wheel nuts as shown at Geneva

[Flugplatz]

jonby said:

there were several wheel options on both GT8 & GT12, with the 'base' and some of the 'option' wheels being 5 stud, the centrelocks being a significantly more expensive option for both cars

Yes, ive seen them all in the flesh at Gaydon.

What i was suggesting is that the OP had seen a nutless centrelock as opposed to blacked nuts but as we can see above AM do use a black nut on their show cars.

[jonby]

Flugplatz said:

jonby said:

there were several wheel options on both GT8 & GT12, with the 'base' and some of the 'option' wheels being 5 stud, the centrelocks being a significantly more expensive option for both cars

Yes, ive seen them all in the flesh at Gaydon.

What i was suggesting is that the OP had seen a nutless centrelock as opposed to blacked nuts but as we can see above AM do use a black nut on their show cars.

cheers, with you now