What is with black wheels? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

madcap · 04-17-2013, 09:15 AM

I don't get it. The new fad is black wheels. Why?

You can't see them. I like to see what I paid for.

Walla Walla · 04-17-2013, 09:18 AM

what kind of answer would you expect for that kind of question?

industrial · 04-17-2013, 09:18 AM

Black wheels are easy to clean and make the wheel look larger since the tire is black as well. Great for winter wheels or race cars. On the street they kind of look like cars with missing hubcaps (remember those?) to me though.

MVJ1975 · 04-17-2013, 09:19 AM

I tend to agree here. There are some cases where I like them, but more often than not the design of the wheel tends to be masked.

russv · 04-17-2013, 09:20 AM

Black wheels can look pretty good with the right color, red in particular, but you need to keep the tires looking sharp or it looks like crap.

Asphalt~86 · 04-17-2013, 09:22 AM

Seals are black. Seal is black.

DarkSunrise · 04-17-2013, 09:36 AM

Black wheels photograph poorly because cameras and monitors tend to crush blacks (i.e., you lose contrast in dark areas). In person though, they look better.

leon78 · 04-17-2013, 09:43 AM

B/c Racecar!

white_knight · 04-17-2013, 10:03 AM

Black is tough!

JoeBoxer · 04-17-2013, 10:11 AM

Not generally a fan of black wheels, there are some that look good though but i think they are overdone.
For example i like the black 527's on SMOKETREE's silver FRS, i definitely do not like them on blue cars at all although Jive Turkey's looks pretty good i think it would have looked better with a different finish.

Kochinopride · 04-17-2013, 10:15 AM

Don't be racist. Black is beautiful (probably).

King Tut · 04-17-2013, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madcap

I don't get it. The new fad is black wheels. Why?

You can't see them. I like to see what I paid for.

Black wheels were a new fad in the mid 2000s. Now it is just an overused color. Pretty much every single truck out there has some form of polished/black wheel. Even the OEMs have gotten in on the fad.

whitejdm · 04-17-2013, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Tut

Black wheels were a new fad in the mid 2000s. Now it is just an overused color. Pretty much every single truck out there has some form of polished/black wheel. Even the OEMs have gotten in on the fad.

THIS.

I remember running flat black SW388s back in 2001 and they had already been out sinse the mid 90s.

Once the OEMs cling to something you know it's played right out.

BUT like anything asthetic, it's all subjective so if YOU like how it looks then really who cares, just don't think you're at the cutting edge

SloS14 · 04-17-2013, 11:04 AM

The darker the wheel, the less brake dust you see.

04-17-2013, 09:15 AM	#1
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04-17-2013, 09:20 AM	#5
russv First 86 Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Argento Automatic Location: Northern California Posts: 1,127 Thanks: 1,069 Thanked 544 Times in 232 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Black wheels can look pretty good with the right color, red in particular, but you need to keep the tires looking sharp or it looks like crap. __________________ Life is short...NO BORING CARS

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Kochinopride Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 13 FR-S, 12 CLS AMG, 05 Lotus Elise Location: Edgewater, NJ Posts: 532 Thanks: 103 Thanked 143 Times in 103 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Don't be racist. Black is beautiful (probably). __________________ 2005 Lotus Elise 2012 Mercedes Benz CLS AMG 6.3 2013 Scion FR-S 2011 Land Rover LR4 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera

04-17-2013, 09:18 AM	#3
industrial Add lightness! Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 17' WRX Location: Boston Posts: 1,253 Thanks: 380 Thanked 888 Times in 411 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Black wheels are easy to clean and make the wheel look larger since the tire is black as well. Great for winter wheels or race cars. On the street they kind of look like cars with missing hubcaps (remember those?) to me though.

04-17-2013, 09:22 AM	#6
Asphalt~86 Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Asphalt AT Location: Midwest Posts: 813 Thanks: 324 Thanked 608 Times in 262 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Seals are black. Seal is black.

04-17-2013, 10:03 AM	#9
white_knight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 86 GTS - Pegasus White Location: Sydney, AU Posts: 237 Thanks: 88 Thanked 103 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Black is tough!

04-17-2013, 10:11 AM	#10
JoeBoxer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Whiteout FR-S Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,154 Thanks: 1,666 Thanked 1,627 Times in 997 Posts Mentioned: 72 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not generally a fan of black wheels, there are some that look good though but i think they are overdone. For example i like the black 527's on SMOKETREE's silver FRS, i definitely do not like them on blue cars at all although Jive Turkey's looks pretty good i think it would have looked better with a different finish.

04-17-2013, 11:04 AM	#14
SloS14 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S whiteout Location: United States Posts: 726 Thanks: 381 Thanked 652 Times in 256 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The darker the wheel, the less brake dust you see.

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