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Best color wheels for a Machine/Blade Silver car?

Old 10-02-2011, 04:33 PM
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Polished on Machine Silver.

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Old 10-02-2011, 08:38 PM
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Chrome or polished both compliment silver IMO.
Black wheels are just a dark blob in the wheel wells no matter what color they are on.
Old 10-02-2011, 08:43 PM
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Comp grey.... no contest.

Old 10-02-2011, 09:20 PM
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Why are Chrome & Polished joined as one choice in the poll?






Old 10-02-2011, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by keyplyr
Why are Chrome & Polished joined as one choice in the poll?





Probably due to the fact that from a distance true high polished wheels look to be chrome or the other way around.
Old 10-02-2011, 09:32 PM
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Black mesh wheel, silver (body cover) pin stripe on the lip with the transparent top!
Old 10-02-2011, 09:47 PM
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Chrome is the only way to go.


Old 10-02-2011, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by saplumr
Probably due to the fact that from a distance true high polished wheels look to be chrome or the other way around.
Hmmmmm

Kinda like saying, from a distance a full head of real hair looks like a good toupee or the other way around.

I am not of the opinion that chrome plated metal wheels can ever look like machine polished, forged aluminum. That's why I think it inappropriate for chrome & polished to be combined into one poll choice. But then again, hey!




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I tend to agree. I would be insulted if someone said my $5K chrome wheels looked like polished wheels! I couldn't resist.
Old 10-02-2011, 10:57 PM
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Although not Silver, definately




I'm not a fan of a four-door Porsche. But I saw one just like this in person and it looked bad to the bone.


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Old 10-03-2011, 12:35 AM
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1 vote for chrome...

Old 10-03-2011, 02:07 AM
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Chrome... Gets more compliments than any other I've had on her!!!





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Chrome - no contest
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(couldn't resist)





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Originally Posted by keyplyr
Why are Chrome & Polished joined as one choice in the poll?





Because they are exactly the same. There is absolutley no difference between polished and chromed!

No really, just to simplify. I wanted to keep it to four or less choices, kind of a shiny wheel vs dark wheel poll.

I actually have the factory polished, and I think it is pretty common for people to mistake highly polished with chrome from a distance.
Old 12-03-2011, 11:48 PM
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Black


Black


Black


Black


Or Black
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I had silver originally:

Then went gray:

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Old 12-04-2011, 09:34 AM
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Grey...or anything else but chrome. And I agree that polished and chrome are closely related, but chrome just sucks on a Vette. Unless it is a convertible with a automatic transmission.

I have just never liked chrome wheels. Maybe chrome beauty rings back in the day, but not chrome rims.

Some cars look good with chrome I guess just not my preference.
Old 12-04-2011, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by peter pan
I like chrome or polished, but I do on all colors
Old 12-04-2011, 02:49 PM
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The dealer offered me a Heck of a price on a Blade Silver with the Comp Grey wheels. I thought the Grey Wheels sounded good on the Blade Silver. Then I saw it at the dealers. I passed on the car. I think chrome still looks the best. Just my own 2 cents worth.

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