No more black wheels

[martbabs]

Just been told by my dealer that the black wheels i spec'd on my new Elise R are no longer available and the black wheel option is being removed from the Elise range

Some colours are gonna look crap without lovely black wheels

Waiting to see what wheels are on my car when it arrives.....

[VladTheDad]

This is one of the many areas where I'm a bit odd.

I just don't get black wheels. IMHO they look bad.

Someone, somewhere must agree with me but is too scared to say it?

[Grinnders]

I am a firm believer in less is more, and by that I mean the LESS contrasting colours on a car the better.

Therefore if there is an element of the base car that is significantly black (excluding tyres) then I think "colour coded" wheels are okay and perhaps better than silver alloy if nothing else on your car is silver. Hence even YELLOW wheels on someones green and yellow S1 seem okay.

Black also shows up the brake dust less than all other colours !

FYI I have traditional silver alloys on a silver car

[Skyman]

Grinnders said:

I am a firm believer in less is more, and by that I mean the LESS contrasting colours on a car the better.

Therefore if there is an element of the base car that is significantly black (excluding tyres) then I think "colour coded" wheels are okay and perhaps better than silver alloy if nothing else on your car is silver. Hence even YELLOW wheels on someones green and yellow S1 seem okay.

Black also shows up the brake dust less than all other colours !

FYI I have traditional silver alloys on a silver car

Agree all of the above, in particular the yellow wheels bit (but then I would wouldn't I?).

Shame for the choice to be removed though.

[kelk]

I love the black wheels on my 111r

[S Works]

Get them powdercoated. ~£40+VAT per corner so I'm told.

I'm a firm believer in black wheels. Silver are a pita to keep clean and tarnish easily.

[bananamana]

I have black wheels... Do I now have a 'lesser' Lotus?

[TonyHetherington]

I love black wheels on my white car; i don't think silver would look right.

[MadProf]

Yeah,have a Type 25 with black wheels any other colour would makle it look crap!

[minor5]

VladTheDad said:

This is one of the many areas where I'm a bit odd.

I just don't get black wheels. IMHO they look bad.

Someone, somewhere must agree with me but is too scared to say it?

I agree totaly i hate black wheels on anything other than skateboards its kiddy culture!

[Trixster]

Wrong wrong wrong - black wheels are the business!

[minor5]

[quote=Trixster]Wrong wrong wrong - black wheels are the business!



be alright on aircraft and baggage trucks,
and just passable on a car if they had a pollised ali rims

[hueandcry71]

Black wheels look the dogs IMO. Shame i dont have this little beauty anymore.

[Alex_S]

hueandcry71 said:

Black wheels look the dogs IMO. Shame i dont have this little beauty anymore.

I agree, I think black wheels make the car look far more aggressive, very cool. Some colours just look plain crap without black wheels, white and red come to mind. Why did you get rid of that?

[nsm3]

Why would they be anything else??

[LotusEater666]

I've never liked black wheels, makes them invisible when they should be shown off. Though with some body colours they do look ok, e.g. bright orange.

[emenel]

I chose silver wheels for my black Exige as, to me, the black wheels made the car look a bit 'stumpy' whereas the silver seems to stretch and lower the profile. No logic to this of course.

Genrally though I think black wheels are the bks on all Lotus except for black Exige S2's.

[The Bumblebee]

http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii164/navinskar...

Black wheels-love em.

[LivinLaVidaLotus]

On the lighter colours black looks best IMHO, looks great on storm titanium with a hard top.

[King SuPah]

boring world if everyone liked the same