[Z06] Black on Black!
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From: Wilmington NC - North Carolina
Black on Black!
I've always loved the blacked out look. I've been looking at Black wheels to update my Z06 with, and the more I look the more undecided I am on which ones to get. Flat black, gloss black, gun metal...
Part of the problem is not seeing them actually on the car, I think seeing them on cars would help. If you have these color/style wheels on your car lets see them! 
Part of the problem is not seeing them actually on the car, I think seeing them on cars would help. If you have these color/style wheels on your car lets see them!
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From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
It makes your car look like you have high-profile tires with no distinction between the tire and the rim. Soon J.C.Whitney will be selling black rims, then you'll know they're done. I don't know why people spend big bucks on wheels and then hide them with black paint.
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From: Pasco WA
I had black "Classics" with polished rims on my car years ago, and I kind of miss the look now. The ones that really look good (black car) to me are '09Z Spiders, in gloss black, with a red pinstripe. If I didn't love my iForge wheels so much, that'd be the way I'd go. The polished rim black center wheels look better on EB, or silver, IMO. Red, yellow, and especially black look better with all black, with or w/o a contrasting pinstripe. As with everything that's subjective, it's all personal taste. I also prefer chrome/polished wheels on the Lemans blue.
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Anyway, here is a thread I started on my black on black z06 a few months back.....I personally love the look, and have no plans to change it.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...f-my-04-z.html
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From: Pasco WA
Nice! That's what I was saying. The red stripe looks great with the red calipers, and I also have red accents in the interior. Painted wheels are easier to clean versus polished/chrome. All those spokes make for a little more work, but they sure look good.
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that's not my car but it is very similar to my car
those pictured are forgestar f14s
i have a tsw nurburgring painted a very similar color, maybe a touch lighter that i'm waiting on tires for
the 305 30 19 michelin PSS is unavailable until the end of september
those pictured are forgestar f14s
i have a tsw nurburgring painted a very similar color, maybe a touch lighter that i'm waiting on tires for
the 305 30 19 michelin PSS is unavailable until the end of september
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