"Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

 
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"Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby oo7ml - Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:49 am

Hi, i'm not a fan of black wheels on black cars... my personal opinion is that if you are putting black wheels on a car, the car must be a lighter shade than the wheels... (each to their own), however i am toying with the idea of getting my wheels repainted in a light gun metal grey... does anyone here on the forum have any pics of different shades of color wheels on a black car, other than the standard silver and full black, thanks in advance for your help ;)
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby tomscott - Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:50 am

Mine are gunmetal

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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby oo7ml - Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:57 am

Ha, thanks Tom, i was just fantasising over your car literally 5 mins before posting the original thread... silver grey is my favourite color in the Z4... do you have any close up pics of the wheels, cheers...
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby Half Colin - Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:04 am

Here you go - my anthracite winter boots :thumbsup:
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby oo7ml - Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:16 am

Thanks Half Colin ;)
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby M@r]{ - Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:59 pm

Hopefully come the weekend I'll have some shadow chrome on black Z4 to post up :)
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby oo7ml - Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:07 pm

Cool, thanks, looking forward to it...
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby Adamski - Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:20 pm

I like shadow chrome on any coloured car. But I like contrast, so wouldnt put black wheels on my car
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby tomscott - Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:55 pm

oo7ml wrote:Ha, thanks Tom, i was just fantasising over your car literally 5 mins before posting the original thread... silver grey is my favourite color in the Z4... do you have any close up pics of the wheels, cheers...


Haha cheers, here are a few more

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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby spr_bimmer - Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:19 pm

I will most likely be ordering VMR's VB3's in hyper black for my black Z, 19" staggered...
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby oo7ml - Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:23 pm

Wowser Tom, that is noice ;)
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby oo7ml - Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:31 pm

Is there such thing as something similar to Tom's color but in a matt finish... i think that might suit a black car...
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby tomscott - Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:06 pm

The only thing with matt is that is looks pretty flat compared to gloss. I think hyper silver looks awesome on a black car, I would want some contrast not too keen on black on black, even if it was a lighter shade like gunmetal. Think OEM silver CSLs look awesome on black cars. Think I would still go shadow chrome on a black car then it gives you best of both worlds.
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby oo7ml - Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:27 pm

Thanks Tom, hopefully one of the members here has Shadow Chrome wheels on a black car :poke:
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Re: "Dark" Wheels On A Black Car

Postby tomscott - Tue Mar 13, 2012 4:57 pm

oo7ml wrote:Thanks Tom, hopefully one of the members here has Shadow Chrome wheels on a black car :poke:


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I cant find a decent pics of shadow chrome on a black car but here is the finish
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