Wheels

It's funny. I like the idea of more colourful bits in cars but it just doesn't work in Britain. There's someone in town with an E90 coupe done as full race (touring?) car. Lowered, big gold wheels, big brakes, black and orange colour scheme, proper decals. It's really well done, decent finish on everything, not a Halfords special. And... I feel embarrassed just driving past it.

I'm contemplating going ferric grey on my wheels and feeling devilish in that choice!
 
Dunk said:
Agreed, i've looked at several options, keep Silver then gloss Black, Brushed Titanium, Bronze, Shadow Chrome. Heres a couple of how it could look. I'm also looking at a new set of wheels
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Sorry, I think that looks hideous, it's all about balance and the first thing you see is the wheels... but it's your car / your choice. I changed my E89 wheels to a very dark grey (almost black) and then regretted it, my G29 I changed the wheels to shadow chrome which I'm happy with, but it's all personal choice.
 
I think if you go for red wheels, then you need more red elsewhere. The only cars I can think of that can pull off red wheels are porsche 911 gt3s, because they're very 'look at me' cars already, go on track where bold colours make way more sense,and they have matching side decals, lipstick or mirrors.

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How about fluoro yellow or orange? That could work on a black car...

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If you want coloured wheels they really need to be a statement... lowered, big wheels, other nice touches too. This, for example, just looks tragic...

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I will, when funds allow, refurbish my winter wheels (style 799M) and ran a poll here, giving some colour choices, alas primary colours were not on the agenda, photos curtesy of Gemini.

I've chosen dark bronze or gunmetal
 
Primary coloured wheels for race cars and occasionally some genuine exotica only.

You can have black, white, or some shade of grey or silver or sometimes bronze/gold on the right car. Anything else will look wrong.

Noddy had red wheels. Don't be like Noddy.

On the other hand, it's your car do what you like and don't let anyone (including me) tell me you shouldn't.
 
tiglon said:
Primary coloured wheels for race cars and occasionally some genuine exotica only.

You can have black, white, or some shade of grey or silver or sometimes bronze/gold on the right car. Anything else will look wrong.

Noddy had red wheels. Don't be like Noddy.

On the other hand, it's your car do what you like and don't let anyone (including me) tell me you shouldn't.
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Noddy's car had yellow wheels and yes i will do what i want in the end. Maybe it needs some red decals
on it as well :driving:
 
Dunk said:
Noddy's car had yellow wheels and yes i will do what i want in the end. Maybe it needs some red decals
on it as well :driving:
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Haha turns out you are right, apologies! The second of your two AI mock ups looked better IMO
 
I suppose having red wheels on a track car would be a good idea for when you would need to find them amongst all the others that have flown off on corners. :rolleyes:
 
It wouldn't be my choice, but you can get the peel-off/ plastic wheel coatings to see what it looks like. Can pull it off if you decide it looks bad or want to get them redone. Plasti Dip or Rust-Oleum Peel Coat are two
 
On the right car, red wheels look great. Unfortunately, a GT3 is the only “right car” I’ve seen so far! That said, you shouldn’t let yourself be talked into being boring!

Have you considered having only part of the wheel in red? For example, I have these as track wheels:
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Painted wheels of my Kawasaki motorbike green from gold.
Now looks odd on a blue bike.
Might go powder coat gold or silver this winter.
 
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