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Do you like this NEW FINISH for our Verona Wheel?

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Old 08-27-2015, 11:42 AM
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Default Do you like this NEW FINISH for our Verona Wheel?

What do you guys think of this finish for the XO Luxury Verona?

We are also open to other suggestions for finishes so let us know what you think!

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Old 08-27-2015, 11:56 AM
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I think it would look better if it was all black.
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I'd like to see it on a car.
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For a limited time, I would be willing to have these put on my car with no charge to you, to help promote them. This is a limited time offer. Great looking wheels.

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The inverse would look cleaner. I'm not a huge fan of the spike design to be honest so maybe all black would be best
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I simply don't understand the reasoning behind black wheels. Tires are always black, and when you (optionally) combine them with black wheels, it makes the wheel wells look like "black holes" in the side of the car....especially a light colored car.
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
I simply don't understand the reasoning behind black wheels. Tires are always black, and when you (optionally) combine them with black wheels, it makes the wheel wells look like "black holes" in the side of the car....especially a light colored car.

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Originally Posted by JR-2001
Fortunately, America is still reasonably free, so we're all entitled to our own opinions......so YES, it's all good!


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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
Fortunately, America is still reasonably free, so we're all entitled to our own opinions......so YES, it's all good!


I agree with you. Have ever since the kids started taking their hubcaps off to look cool in the 60s. To me, black wheels cheapen the looks of a car. I just was waiting for a place to use that GIF. Prepare to get flamed.
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I'm not really wild about it, but I guess it does set off the spokes somewhat.
Old 08-28-2015, 12:52 AM
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those wheels with the sharp angles would look better on a c6 or c7. Not sure how they would look on c5's.
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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
I simply don't understand the reasoning behind black wheels. Tires are always black, and when you (optionally) combine them with black wheels, it makes the wheel wells look like "black holes" in the side of the car....especially a light colored car.
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The wheel itself is ugly. Concept is fine. Offer it in factory colors but in different wheels.
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Funny the c5 guys seem to hate on the black wheels and reading the c7 forum they hate the chrome ones. I think that wheel would look great on a blue black or pewter car.
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Originally Posted by feeder82
Funny the c5 guys seem to hate on the black wheels and reading the c7 forum they hate the chrome ones. I think that wheel would look great on a blue black or pewter car.
Chrome wheels are disgusting and have no place on a sports car. Polished wheels are quite another story. Black isn't my favorite choice, but I do run them on one of my cars so I'm slowing coming around
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Chrome wheels are disgusting and have no place on a sports car. Polished wheels are quite another story. Black isn't my favorite choice, but I do run them on one of my cars so I'm slowing coming around
Disgusting? Polished and chrome can look very similar.
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Originally Posted by JR-2001
Disgusting? Polished and chrome can look very similar.
Yes. Chrome is a cheap looking almost plastic like finish. Polished metal looks completely different, especially in person.

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Yes. Chrome is a cheap looking almost plastic like finish. Polished metal looks completely different, especially in person.
Sometimes from a distance chrome and highly polished are hard to tell apart. Disgusting? Really? I don't like black wheels, but I don't find them disgusting. Chrome is a metal, has been around for quite some time and hardly looks plastic. Painted wheels look plastic. To me.
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Originally Posted by JR-2001
Sometimes from a distance chrome and highly polished are hard to tell apart. Disgusting? Really? I don't like black wheels, but I don't find them disgusting. Chrome is a metal, has been around for quite some time and hardly looks plastic. Painted wheels look plastic. To me.
We will have to agree to disagree then. To me, chrome wheels really cheapen the look of a high end car. Not to mention, chrome is associated with heavy, cast wheels which only lower the performance of a car. Give me polished or painted forged wheels any day of the week
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It is highlighting the part of the wheel that is harder to clean, so over time it will look bad, and detract from the wheel.


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