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I had many folks compliment my black wheels. I had a few older folks (70yrs+) at car shows mention that they prefer chrome. I think the choice does depend on the car's exterior paint and accents. I think most C8s look great with either.
Oh, the Joy! Catching our first taste of snowflakes together.
this is what I love to see! This is me with my C8. No garage princess here! Some people on here probably would say this is a hate crime
The only C8 I saw at this year's annual Tokyo Auto Salon was by custom boutique shop Forte Special which apparently won an award. The forged wheels are original by Forte.
This thread didn’t answer your question but it sure highlighted the fact that there are so many great looking wheels these days in any color you might want.
ideally we would all have about 6 sets and a personal mechanic to change them each day depending on mood…..
LOL! That was Goodyear's idea for lighted tires, wasn't it?
Now that I got your attention help me see black wheels in a new light. I really wanted black wheels believing they would look great with my Torch Red C8. Unfortunately the more I look at black wheels all I see is the new chrome. Everyone has them which has me liking my silver wheels a lot more. In fact, a few of the higher prices exotics have silver wheels and look better with them.
So show me your black wheels and help me see the light.
This post reminds me of when i bought my 2011 CTS-V coupe that was only 4 months old. When i saw the black wheels, i had never really seen them on a performance car, especially a Cadillac or Corvette before. I took the car to my paint correction shop and asked them if they would chrome my wheels. They told me i was ‘crazy and this was the new thing’. They refused to touch the wheels. In retrospect i was glad they didn’t. We nicknamed this V a bad-mamma jamma and the black wheels added to that effect.
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
C4 of Year Winner (performance mods) 2019
I was going on the fence about doing black or machined face wheels on my new Z06, but my wife preferred the black wheels. I might still pick up a set of the machined face and run some A/S tires on them.
This is kind of a dumb thread. If you think black wheels are too common, get something else. It's not like silver is any less common...but, whatever. Get pink wheels....not many people have those!
People should get whatever color wheels they think looks best.
Me? I am happy to trade my silver wheels for satin black wheels. I think they look best with my C8's color scheme so that is what I am getting.
02-02-2024, 11:13 PM
