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ChromeC5 06-17-2013 10:37 AM

Best color wheel for pewter?
 
Torn with wheel color/options,

Love the polished aluminum on my car right now (stock thin-spokes)

However, some color corvettes look great with black, some look great with chrome, some look awesome with a brushed finish or colored wheels or all of the above!

The best looking set up (IMHO) I've seen is chrome/polished or black with a chrome/polished lip on a pewter Vette. Somehow though, imagining anything different than that seems to just clash with the color. I am saving for some forgestars (not set in stone thought) next year and just want to know if I am missing any combinations that look good with this color. What do you guys like on pewter?

Would love to see pics of pewter Vettes with aftermarket wheels!!!!

JaxEagle 06-17-2013 10:38 AM

Pewter with Chrome really pulls the pop out of the pewter.

Mr.Bill 06-17-2013 10:56 AM


Originally Posted by ChromeC5 (Post 1584176520)
Torn with wheel color/options,


Originally Posted by ChromeC5 (Post 1584176520)




Love the polished aluminum on my car right now (stock thin-spokes)



However, some color corvettes look great with black, some look great with chrome, some look awesome with a brushed finish or colored wheels or all of the above!



The best looking set up (IMHO) I've seen is chrome/polished or black with a chrome/polished lip on a pewter Vette. Somehow though, imagining anything different than that seems to just clash with the color. I am saving for some forgestars (not set in stone thought) next year and just want to know if I am missing any combinations that look good with this color. What do you guys like on pewter?



Would love to see pics of pewter Vettes with aftermarket wheels!!!!


In my opinion both chrome and polished aluminum look great on a Pewter.
Black doesn't show the classy color of pewter well.
Here are 2 samples of chrome and polished.
Mr.Bill

C6 5 spoke chrome.

FIKSE FM10 3 piece forged.

STALION 06-17-2013 11:02 AM

Chrome, brushed, or light gun metal, but I wouldn't go with black or any other dark colors IMO

Bobd207s 06-17-2013 11:11 AM

After owning a Pewter C5 for 6 years I would suggest a set of Polished / Chrome CCW's. I always wanted these for my car. I agree black wheels detract from the beauty of Pewter

hth
Bob

regalvette 06-17-2013 11:40 AM

I have Motorsport Z06 black face rims with machined lip with rivets. Check them out in at West Coast Corvette or Mid America Corvette

road pilot 06-17-2013 11:58 AM

Polished alum. wheels.
http://i811.photobucket.com/albums/z...n/IMG_1912.jpg

Corvette_Ed 06-17-2013 12:31 PM


Originally Posted by ChromeC5 (Post 1584176520)
Torn with wheel color/options,

Love the polished aluminum on my car right now (stock thin-spokes)

However, some color corvettes look great with black, some look great with chrome, some look awesome with a brushed finish or colored wheels or all of the above!

The best looking set up (IMHO) I've seen is chrome/polished or black with a chrome/polished lip on a pewter Vette. Somehow though, imagining anything different than that seems to just clash with the color. I am saving for some forgestars (not set in stone thought) next year and just want to know if I am missing any combinations that look good with this color. What do you guys like on pewter?

Would love to see pics of pewter Vettes with aftermarket wheels!!!!

Have you not seen Toque's 2004 Z06? If you want to see the best looking wheels for that color just take a look here:

http://www.toquez06.com/

ChromeC5 06-17-2013 12:38 PM

Awesome! Thanks for the replies!!! Other wheels (in addition to the above) I would love to have would be the CCW T10 or SP500's but I don't quite have the funds for them... :(

Those Mosports do look good!!! Just not quite what I am looking for myself as I want something that looks a little more aftermarket in appearance, but still looks like it belongs...doesn't weigh much more than the thin-spokes, I can afford.... etc, etc. That's why I'm leaning towards the F14's....but still want to see what others have as I am still open to ideas and appreciate people's input!

Very classy looking Mr. Bill.

Yes, Toques Z....anyone that does not know his car has not been on here very long! :rofl:

MacNH 06-17-2013 12:43 PM


Originally Posted by Corvette_Ed (Post 1584177454)
Have you not seen Toque's 2004 Z06? If you want to see the best looking wheels for that color just take a look here:

http://www.toquez06.com/

Isn't Toque's color Quick Silver? I don't think Pewter was a Z06 color.....

jd_black_00 06-17-2013 12:46 PM

I'd like to see gunmetal on Pewter

RetiredSFC 97 06-17-2013 12:46 PM


black with a chrome/polished lip on a pewter Vette.
That's my choice

JohnnyDee 06-17-2013 01:34 PM

Here's mine, BBS LM's although I do like the black with polished lip and rivets
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ps07f54077.jpg

Corvette_Ed 06-17-2013 01:44 PM


Originally Posted by MacNH (Post 1584177563)
Isn't Toque's color Quick Silver? I don't think Pewter was a Z06 color.....

Yes, but they're close enough to use as a comparison. :yesnod:

ChromeC5 06-17-2013 02:03 PM

:iagree:, However, there just seems to be a tint to the pewter paint that doesn't make it as versatile as silver for wheel color options.

RC000E 06-17-2013 04:53 PM

I know no one has the balls to rock this on here...but this was at a Hellaflush meet in LA...fantastic color combo....

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...97909294_o.jpg

JohnnyDee 06-17-2013 05:00 PM


Originally Posted by RC000E (Post 1584179647)
I know no one has the balls to rock this on here...but this was at a Hellaflush meet in LA...fantastic color combo....

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...97909294_o.jpg

:ack::U

Mr.Bill 06-17-2013 05:02 PM


Originally Posted by RC000E (Post 1584179647)
I know no one has the balls to rock this on here...but this was at a Hellaflush meet in LA...fantastic color combo....

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...97909294_o.jpg

Your Kidding right? First off that isn't even close to Pewter.. :rofl:

rob-cyn 06-17-2013 05:35 PM


Originally Posted by JohnnyDee (Post 1584179714)
:ack::U

Si Senor :rock:

ScumOne 06-17-2013 05:49 PM

Chrome ZR-1 replica wheels were my choice.
http://www.scumbackspeakers.com/jimspics/C-7.jpg


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