Cheap look"

 

It's not 1955 anymore, when those without money painted there wheels black....black now is a sporty look...far from cheap, but hey you have a right to your opinion, as we all do....

 

You r right"..The gloss black rims with the chrome around the edge look OK.On this forum there was a poll & it was about 70-30 for chrome,hell a lot of vette owners were not around in 1955..I did not say the rims were cheap,black rims on a black car looks cheap to me...Just my 2 cents...

 

Chrome would look really good.

 

The OEM stars that are on it now are chrome. They look okay, but all the black on the car makes the chrome look out of place. I'm sure the chrome ones would look fine if i had a body colored top, but I don't.

 

Your car so our opinions don't really matter but I'll give you mine anyway. My car came with satin black wheels and carbon flash metalic paint and I thought I would grow to like the wheels but i just don't. My wife thinks they are ugly and makes my car look ugly and I think they look like someone who didn't buy chrome and painted their silver wheels black. IMHO your car would look great in a set of shiny chrome wheels. Maybe I'm just to old to think black wheels look cool.

 

I thought black and grey were too dark. ZR1 repros from House of Chrome look great on my car.

 

Chrome guy here...

MT

 

Right On Same page as I........

 

Any poll on this forum will favor chrome wheels as the majority of members here are 45 and older in age...nothing wrong with that but I wouldn't use the results of a poll on this forum as mainstream opinion of all vette owners, when viewing poll results you have to always consider the audience...anyway I don't care for the black wheels with chrome lip, however I will be putting solid gloss black wheels on my black vette in October because I like the look...the same look you think appears cheap, but it's all good...I'm open minded and open to criticism and differences of opinion/style, that's what makes a good forum...

 

In 1955 the rims were black from the factory with Hub Caps"

 

I think any car with paint in the red spectrum (anywhere from burgundy to medium orange) looks best with chrome.

 

Good post. I would add that the OP titled this thread "Opinions Needed Please", so he is now getting that. If he posted such a thread in a pre-biased forum, then the results are still valid for that forum, and that is what he was seeking - the opinion of this forum's readers.

My basis for not liking black wheels is not due to my age, or the perceived cost level of a black wheel. For me, the lack of definition, visually, is the problem. I like wheels. I get that wheels are a big visual factor.

And that said, I loose a lot or all of the visual details of the wheel when it is rendered in all black. This shows up in many pictures of cars like that, when often all that one can really see clearly is a black circle. I do not care for the lack of a defining line between the wheel and the tire. And yes, I concede that sometimes a few spokes are visible, if there are larger gaps in the wheel design, and if the photo was taken against a well-lit brake rotor as a background.

The other negative for me is that I associate all black wheels with the onslaught in the last dozen years of the modified Japanese and Korean street racers. That is not particularly an image that i want to be associated with, nor do I want to impart that style, or look, to a luxury or high-end sports car of any make.

I also am on record that I find it completely ridiculous to lower a C6. But that is a different argument, and is not dependent on wheel color.
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If you're thinking of chrome, here's some DSOM with Z06 and Spyders. I also think chrome ZR1s would look pretty awesome as well. The last pic is an AO with ZR1s but it might give you a general idea.

Have you given any thought to black chrome in the Cups, Z06, Spyders or ZR1s? Maybe add a black halo as well. Might be a pretty cool looking.

 

Thanks for posting some pictures. I'm loving the way that DSOM looks with the full length black spoiler. Also love the way the top picture looks with the chrome Z06 double Spoked stars. The ZR1's are definitely too busy, way to many spokes.

Man, this decision keeps getting harder and harder......

 

By the way, I have thought of black chrome but haven't been able to find any Cup Repros in that finish. I'm pretty set on Cup Repros as well, only wheels that my wife and I can agree on. You know how it goes, women always have to have a say in everything...

 

Cup wheels definitely look cool. Here's a thread on a DSOM ZR1. Check out the black spoiler and halo. Now picture some Cup wheels on it! Btw, is your C6 a base model?

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...r1-exists.html

 

It is a base. I was also torn between body color or black full length spoiler. However, if I decide to go with black Cups I'd most certainly go with a black full length spoiler. Thanks again for the pictures.

 

Its not DSOM but here is a set of Satin Black Cup wheels of yellow



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