Wheel color

[L. Fopps]

I have a black jetta and a set of staggered 7 slots. I spent 12 hours stripping the PO's textured rattle can job off the wheels and was dead set on powdering them black. Now that i have them stripped to bare original aluminum Im second guessing thinking it may be too much black. I definitely do not want bright colored wheels. I giggle at everyone I see hopping on that bandwagon. Thoughts?, Input?, Other Ideas? I was supposed to drop them off for powder today but now im indecisive.

This was how they were




I wanted to powder them to replicate these



But now they look like this after stripping and it has me thinking I might want to powder them silver

[2.0_Nick]

There is nothing wrong with a nice classy silver it will always look good

[emkaytree]

Vote from me is black.

[MKIIITOMV]

go with silver

[anextgli]

cant go wrong either way

[L. Fopps]

I was dead set on the black for almost a year, and now that there stripped and I see how good of condition they are under that texture I am so damn indecisive. What sparked it is I saw a set of silver clubsports.

[Thagodeus]

Gold thats my preference haha

But i'd say do a good silver or polished. It looks like way too much black.

[L. Fopps]

Im definitely not going the polished route. Someone suggested powdering them chrome. Im not sure how I feel about that either.

I have such a wide variety of options its playing tricks with my mind

http://www.prismaticpowders.com/colors/

http://www.columbiacoatings.com/category_s/5.htm

[A3VRSIX]

Dont go black, that is soooooooo lame and un-original. I hate myself for saying this word "murdered out" but murdered out is one of the worst fads out there. It is for people who have no style or self thought in what they do. "hey my car is black.... I know I will paint everything black!!!!"

Go with a classic silver. It will make it pop so good on that dark car. It will give you a clean classic look. Paint the flags on the crest the way they should be. You will be stoked with how clean your car will look.

[L. Fopps]

Go with a classic silver. It will make it pop so good on that dark car. It will give you a clean classic look. Paint the flags on the crest the way they should be. You will be stoked with how clean your car will look.

Thats what I was thinking. My gf's dad owns a body shop. So was planning on having the center caps redone by them after they were coated anyway. just not sure if i went that route if id do a gold background or keep it silver and just paint the red and black.

[MahTrek=]]

Powdered oem silver

Staggered 7 slots

[Low Sugar]

Black Chrome

[507vr6]

white is my vote, white on black is awesome

[L. Fopps]

white is my vote, white on black is awesome

White is 100% not an option for me.

[PKstrategy]

How about gunmetal?
I did my old D90's in that & they were a nice deep grey looking color. This way you have kind of a good medium if you don't want black or silver.

[Vdubztar03]

Polish them and paint the slots

[<MK3]

cant go wrong either way

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but i would go oem silver with the crest painted the correct colors

[Slam-Hog]

Isn't the factory porsche color like a gunmetal with a hint of bronze? That'd look good. Or something in between silver and gunmetal. I've personally never cared for black wheels.

I also think they would look much better satin black than that gloss black.

[Turbo3]

How bout bronze or gold?

[L. Fopps]

If I go silver it will probably be this color

http://www.prismaticpowders.com/colors/PMB-2811/

or this one

http://www.prismaticpowders.com/colors/PMB-1544/

or this one with a clear over it

http://www.columbiacoatings.com/category_s/960.htm

I'd consider a bronze or gold, as long as its not too intense

[gogolfIII]

Silver has my vote.

[E-RustBox'er]

Silver

[Mileperhr]

Id say anything along the grey/dark silver,gun metal. even to a dark bronze type of color would look great.


maybe even some sort of wrinkle coating.

[csrgti]

I'd go with a brushed aluminum look, then powder coat clear

[gtr3nos1]

I vote silver

[Sallad]

white is my vote, white on black is awesome

How bout bronze or gold?

Agreed

[smitty_mcgee]

oyster grey, its a volvo color. super sexy check it out, would look great on black

[Slam-Hog]

Here's the problem with gloss black. You got that shiny black wheel there, surrounded by aged, dirty fender liners, and a dirty brake rotor/caliper behind it. That shiny gloss black wheel only makes the things that aren't a clean gloss black stand out way more. Kinda how a black wheel looks dumb with a tire without tire shine on it.

A silver wheel will be bright, and draw the attention away to hide the not so clean things around it, and it won't make the things that are less black, look less black.

If you get what i'm trying to say...

[L. Fopps]

I get what your saying. But the fender liners and brakes are not visible with the wheels on. The paint is obviously full and aged as well, but it's getting a full respray in the next year or so.

I am leaning more towards silver at this point though


Sent with my thumbs

[507vr6]

just for petes sake do something unique!

[L. Fopps]

Maybe a silver face and the inside of the barrel a gloss black.

[Seth91]

I vote gunmetal as well

[Seth91]

I vote gunmetal as well

And I drive a black Golf with black steelies.... I'm picking up some gunmetal 5 spokes today

[Dann0]

Dont go black, that is soooooooo lame and un-original. I hate myself for saying this word "murdered out" but murdered out is one of the worst fads out there. It is for people who have no style or self thought in what they do. "hey my car is black.... I know I will paint everything black!!!!"

Go with a classic silver. It will make it pop so good on that dark car. It will give you a clean classic look. Paint the flags on the crest the way they should be. You will be stoked with how clean your car will look.

I agree 100% Although, I have always liked the contrast between black and a "cream" color wheel, sort of a light mocha

this is not black but you get the picture