Are black wheels just a fad?
2nd Gear
Joined: May 2005
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From: Calgary, AB Canada
Originally Posted by Battle Cattle
I just let my R99's get filthy! and they keep getting darker and darker and darker... If someone touches them that means I must clean them but until that day I like my R99's DIRTY and even thinking about powder coating Jet black to match!!
-Josh
-Josh
Here's another
for black wheels.
6th Gear
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Northern Virginia
Originally Posted by zerofighter
Ahhh! I can't stand having my R99s being dirty, even though they are dark. I always wipe them down when I wash my car.
Here's another for black wheels.
Here's another
for black wheels. for a great looking car
5th Gear
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Winston-Salem, NC
I just came back from a MINI event in Atlanta at Global Imports and of the 60-70 cars there were only 2 with black wheels. So it is obviously not everyone's taste, but as I said before, I love it on mine.
Here is a link to most of the cars there:
[size=2]http://imageevent.com/tl4x40/atlantaminis918?n=0[/size]
Cheers,
H
Here is a link to most of the cars there:
[size=2]http://imageevent.com/tl4x40/atlantaminis918?n=0[/size]
Cheers,
H
I like how black wheels have less visual mass than silver. 17" looks like 16.5 etc. A polished lip will bring back some of the perceived size. 18" silver wheels look a little large on a MINI and white 18" would just look GARISH. But black 18" with a silver/polished/machined lip would play tricks with the eye, looking big, but not too big and add visual depth as well.
Only trouble with black wheels is that they make tires look dirty-brown. You have to keep them shiny all of the time.
That's why mine are dark gunmetal/anthracite.
Only trouble with black wheels is that they make tires look dirty-brown. You have to keep them shiny all of the time.
That's why mine are dark gunmetal/anthracite.
3rd Gear
Joined: May 2005
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From: bay area ca
nice car tastefully done . hi zero i finally uploaded pics of my hre check them out. thanks.:smile:
. hi zero i finally uploaded pics of my hre check them out. thanks.:smile:
Originally Posted by zerofighter
Ahhh! I can't stand having my R99s being dirty, even though they are dark. I always wipe them down when I wash my car.
Here's another for black wheels.
Here's another
for black wheels.
2nd Gear
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 105
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From: Calgary, AB Canada
Originally Posted by hamann
nice car tastefully done . hi zero i finally uploaded pics of my hre check them out. thanks.:smile:
. hi zero i finally uploaded pics of my hre check them out. thanks.:smile:
5th Gear
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Ewing, NJ
Just wanted to give an update of my wheels that I got a month or so ago. I finally ended up getting some quick pictures. It has been raining a lot here in NJ and trying to get some shots is tough. They are rota subzero's 17x7.5 black with polished lip.
Garrett
Garrett
5th Gear
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From: Arroyo Del Valle
I have been thinking of getting gloss black wheels and painting the lower mouldings gloss black to match the pillars. I was thinking of white wheels to match the white roof, but brake dust is an issue. I am still trying to visualize how it will look.
6th Gear
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From: Boerne/SAtown TX
Flat blacks
I am sporting these rims, I was tired of the silver look and wanted something different this time, went with flat black, I think it is sportier. black wheels have always been around, so will last forever.
5th Gear
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: USA
Originally Posted by jonnieoh
In the past year, I've seen more and more black wheels come to the market. In most 2-page wheel ads in all the car magazines, half or more of the wheels nowadays are black.
Black wheels really intrigue me. My MCS is Electric Blue with a black roof/stripes, tint. So I'm kinda going for black as a secondary color here...
I've been considering ditching my ultra-heavy, ironically named stock S-Lite wheels/runflat tires that come standard with the MSC sport package. (Which weigh in an obese 55 lbs. per wheel/tire)!
I've been considering lighter wheels, and looking at black wheels more and more often. But I can't help but wonder if in a year or two, will they look old, expired, and/or "soooo 2005!". Will this black wheel trend dry up?
I know I'm kinda asking you to help me see into the future, here, but your opinions will help. Thanks! :smile:
Black wheels really intrigue me. My MCS is Electric Blue with a black roof/stripes, tint. So I'm kinda going for black as a secondary color here...
I've been considering ditching my ultra-heavy, ironically named stock S-Lite wheels/runflat tires that come standard with the MSC sport package. (Which weigh in an obese 55 lbs. per wheel/tire)!
I've been considering lighter wheels, and looking at black wheels more and more often. But I can't help but wonder if in a year or two, will they look old, expired, and/or "soooo 2005!". Will this black wheel trend dry up?
I know I'm kinda asking you to help me see into the future, here, but your opinions will help. Thanks! :smile:
Love my black wheels....
1st Gear
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: Florida
makes the jcw brembos stand out, and drilled/slotted rotors stand out.
also my jcw is black/red, so i dont want to add too much of a third color in the mix.
notice every other car in that lot has silver wheels 😶. i love black wheels, i think there are still few cars, especially MINIs, on the road with black wheels. I'm getting new wheels soon, and they'll be glossy black.
makes the jcw brembos stand out, and drilled/slotted rotors stand out.
also my jcw is black/red, so i dont want to add too much of a third color in the mix.
makes the jcw brembos stand out, and drilled/slotted rotors stand out.
also my jcw is black/red, so i dont want to add too much of a third color in the mix.
1st Gear
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From: Florida
nice yellow. and i mean *stand out more. i just feel jcw red brakes over black stands out more than red over silver. especially when the wheels are rolling. and yellow over black as well actually. the wheels are plasti dipped, which looks terrible i know. im in the process of getting new wheels. they'll be gloss black ccw lm5t. but you can imagine if these were gloss black, those brakes would pop out a lot more.
Last edited by VanessaVELEZ; Dec 5, 2014 at 01:27 PM.
