Subtle yet aggressive appearance modifications?
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Way to overgeneralize! (Fail) Sorry, I don't live in a world of absolutes. I like black trim, however to me black wheels look like wheels with brake dust never cleaned off. I agree that they also disappear from over 10 feet away. I saw a Millenium Yellow Vette with black wheels and it looked like it had two big wheel wells.
I'm not crazy about chrome bling either, however a nice polished wheel would be my first choice.
I also think the Leman's Blue is one of the colors that can pull off the darker wheel look and IMO works better with a gunmetal gray vs. black. Below is one of my favorites on the forum...
Post pics when you decide!
I'm not crazy about chrome bling either, however a nice polished wheel would be my first choice.
I also think the Leman's Blue is one of the colors that can pull off the darker wheel look and IMO works better with a gunmetal gray vs. black. Below is one of my favorites on the forum...
Post pics when you decide!
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Just because black wheels don't stand out from a mile away doesn't mean they don't look good.
Just MHO.....not knocking anybody. I have seen BLINGED out show cars that are interesting. I like chrome wheels at times. I even like racing stripes and custom graphics. Maybe the OP just wanted to try something different and might decide to go chrome at a later date.
Besides....doesn't everybody like MR.T?
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I'm not knocking BLING. Some people just have to have very shiny stuff on their cars for the attention I guess. That's why diamonds and gold teeth and gold chains and big watches are so popular. And lots of chrome on their cars to make them really stand out in a crowd.
Just because black wheels don't stand out from a mile away doesn't mean they don't look good.
Just MHO.....not knocking anybody. I have seen BLINGED out show cars that are interesting. I like chrome wheels at times. I even like racing stripes and custom graphics. Maybe the OP just wanted to try something different and might decide to go chrome at a later date.
Besides....doesn't everybody like MR.T?
Just because black wheels don't stand out from a mile away doesn't mean they don't look good.
Just MHO.....not knocking anybody. I have seen BLINGED out show cars that are interesting. I like chrome wheels at times. I even like racing stripes and custom graphics. Maybe the OP just wanted to try something different and might decide to go chrome at a later date.
Besides....doesn't everybody like MR.T?
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i like the black wheels but you should go with a gloss black for all those who say it looks like dirty brake dust wheels or your hub caps fell off .please. Also and a stripe of color match the blue paint or your brake calipers .jmo
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Good looking car, but IMO, either chrome or high polished wheels would look great on that car.
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I am not a big fan of black wheels, but to each ther own. Black wheels look good on certain colors and I like the look on yours. Like you started you want a little more of an aggressive look and what you show is there. I also like the looks of the small vent in the upper fender.
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I also like the black wheels. I would go with gloss black, imo. I think everyone has their own opinions about what looks good. But in the end, it comes down to what you like.
Here's a pic of my Z with Sp500's with a blue pinstripe
Here's a pic of my Z with Sp500's with a blue pinstripe
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St. Jude Donor '11
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I'm not knocking BLING. Some people just have to have very shiny stuff on their cars for the attention I guess. That's why diamonds and gold teeth and gold chains and big watches are so popular. And lots of chrome on their cars to make them really stand out in a crowd.
Just because black wheels don't stand out from a mile away doesn't mean they don't look good.
Just MHO.....not knocking anybody. I have seen BLINGED out show cars that are interesting. I like chrome wheels at times. I even like racing stripes and custom graphics. Maybe the OP just wanted to try something different and might decide to go chrome at a later date.
Besides....doesn't everybody like MR.T?
Just because black wheels don't stand out from a mile away doesn't mean they don't look good.
Just MHO.....not knocking anybody. I have seen BLINGED out show cars that are interesting. I like chrome wheels at times. I even like racing stripes and custom graphics. Maybe the OP just wanted to try something different and might decide to go chrome at a later date.
Besides....doesn't everybody like MR.T?
What I have seem that looks good is the black wheel with either the lip polished or a contrasting strip around the rim lip.
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From: Kelso Washington
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All black wheels need some sort of highlight. It should be a rule
Otherwise, they just look like dirty wheels.
$ .02
Johnson 92 gets it.....gloss with a highlight.
Otherwise, they just look like dirty wheels.
$ .02
Johnson 92 gets it.....gloss with a highlight.
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From: Freeport, FL
The photoshop image just makes them look dirty, but if you are buying the actual gloss black Z06 wheels, I think it will look nice.
I like chrome and colored wheels.
Here's my subtle before and after. It's just black wheels and fender stripes:
I like chrome and colored wheels.
Here's my subtle before and after. It's just black wheels and fender stripes:
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From: Elizabeth City, Outer Banks NC
That blue ring did the trick.
The chrome on manleys845 brakes it up where they don't look bad either...
Agree with the rest. Solid black unless its gloss is a little to much black.
Last edited by liveaboard74; Dec 31, 2010 at 04:23 PM.