are color coded rims corny? - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

87qtrmilestyle · 09-24-2003, 11:11 AM

how would a black firebird, tinted with black rims look. I say good

also how about a red firebird with some red rims, look corny? or looks sweet?

Karl

Freeze · 09-24-2003, 11:31 AM

Depends on the rims.

SX Stinger · 09-24-2003, 12:05 PM

I agree with freeze. I painted my RS wheels black where it used to be white. So now I have black and aluminum on a silver car. IMO looks good on the 91-92 RS wheels

Drew

85maroz28 · 09-24-2003, 01:25 PM

I found these red zr1's on ebay and thought they were different so I saved them. I don't think they would look bad it they had a polished lip! But I would never put red rims on a red car only on a black car.

JR86-TA · 09-24-2003, 03:12 PM

I personally don't like the color wheel look. There is a 4th gen 'Maro runnin around here. The car is black, windows tinted black, black out lights all around, black rims, and of course the tires are black. It is the single ugliest car I have ever seen in my life. That and this guy around here who has a black truck with dark gray wheels... and a Nascar Craftsmen Truck series sticker on it.

Stuff like that just looks rediculous to me.

Kandied91z · 09-25-2003, 12:51 AM

definately dates the car.....it's all personal preference. i myself don't care for the look, but i also don't like black wheels on black cars; they look like cheap spare tires.

FLYNLOW92rs · 09-25-2003, 06:31 PM

Not a fan here either...

Although the 30th Trans Am looks sweet with blue rims....

Very few cars can pull off the color coded rims.......most of them are $100,000+ cars though....

Tonyrodz · 09-28-2003, 06:48 PM

I tried both gold and black on my T/A and imo the blacks look so much better to me.

Tonyrodz · 09-28-2003, 06:50 PM

Better?

87qtrmilestyle · 09-28-2003, 06:58 PM

those black rims on the black car look great. i like the black thing as long as you ont take it too far like JR86 was talkin about. the black TA looks alot like my fbird....ill be doing something simmilar

pvt num 11 · 09-30-2003, 03:39 AM

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Originally posted by Tonyrodz
I tried both gold and black on my T/A and imo the blacks look so much better to me.

Thanks, you just gave me the information I wanted. I've been trying to decide whether to stick with stock looking rims on our GTA, or go for black on black. The comparison pix were great. But I have to agree with the spare tire thing - I like the way the gold stands out. We were already having this discussion on the 'Formal introduction' thread - I'll have to let them know our answer.

-the wife

89blackGTA · 09-30-2003, 01:50 PM

Here is my 89 GTA with the gold wheels painted black.

Brian

89blackGTA · 09-30-2003, 01:51 PM

82camaro · 09-30-2003, 02:00 PM

You need some kind of contrast to make the wheels 'stick out' when you look at the car. The black wheels above are fine, because they have a shiny lip. IMO, the only way you can do all black(or other color) wheels is if they have thin spokes, so you can see 'thru' the wheel. Like the Z06 wheels.

89blackGTA · 09-30-2003, 02:38 PM

These are the rims that I am wanting to get. I think they look great, and have enough space to show off the discs that will be upgraded

tpiroc · 09-30-2003, 03:08 PM

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Originally posted by Kandied91z
definately dates the car.....it's all personal preference. i myself don't care for the look, but i also don't like black wheels on black cars; they look like cheap spare tires.

Too well put, Kandied. The monochrome thing is... well, dated about for the era of the third-gen, so if you want to capture that, then sure, I guess it'd work out about right.

Dis'flame'r: I do not intend to anger, upset, enrage, or hurt anyone's feelings especially on a topic of personal preference; no one is "right".

omcrider · 10-03-2003, 12:24 PM

I think the black on the black cars look fine as long as you have the lip unpainted and shiny to give some contrast between the rubber tire and the rim.

devianb · 10-03-2003, 01:00 PM

Color coded rims can look bad if its not in a color shade that ranges from white to black. Those are what I call safe colors. I have never seen a rim that was red that I thought didn't look bad.