Thinking about painting the baskets of my wheels, originally they were silver, previous owner painted them gold, some days I like them but most days I think about painting them silver, black, or maybe a charcoal gray. What are you guys thoughts on this? Here's a pic of my Bird the way it sits now. The other pic is how the wheels and the car was as new.

 

The gold looks good, but I'd do black...

 

I had the gold on mine until I went with a larger wheel and grey. I think yours would look great sort of a silver grey. But, I have nothing against the gold on your car.

 

Personally, I like the gold. With the natural aluminum edge, they make a striking combo.

 

See that's just it, I like it too, I'm conflicted lol. I think if I go any direction it'll be a dark gray or black. I've tossed this thought around for for almost two years since I bought the car.

 

You've got a paint color that looks good with both colors. Might just need to spring for another set of wheels so you can swap when you get bored of one color.

 

I've actually tossed that thought around too, a nice set of Hawks black center wheels would do the trick lol

 

Look at the sail panel emblem. Yours needs to be Gold to match the wheels

You could always change the Trans Am fender emblems to gold as well.

 

If the car still had silver ground FX i'd say silver wheels but since it's solid blue, I'd do black or dark charcoal wheels

 

Black or Charcoal. I love Gold too but can't go wrong with black

 

I'd stick with gold. But if you're tired of that, black.

 

I threw together a quick photoshop. Another option if you like the gold might be bronze. It's the gold of the 2020's! LOL. Seriously though, I love gold accents, but it's certainly been done. I'm actually getting my C5Z wheels done in bronze. Keeps like accent color, but it just looks a little more modern. Not that I don't love the gold. ...and can't go wrong with black. To me, I'd steer clear of the silver unless you painted the GFX too.

 

Photoshop them the same color as the car. It's something you don't see very often.

 

I tend to agree. If you have the silver ground FX, you can pick a more neutral color (gray), but with a solid color car, you would want a more contrasting color, gold or black, the gray would be a bit muted. Either looks good to me.

 

gold

 

Thank you so much for doing this, honestly I like the silver too, but looking at them all together I think I'm gonna save up and get me a set of black from Hawks and keep my gold ones as well and switch it up when the mood strikes. Thanks again!

 

Man. I really like the gold. With the blue, they just go KAPOW!!

 

The gold really pops with that blue, I would leave them gold but like others said Hawks makes them in black if you want an extra set. I would avoid the silver I don't see it looking as good even though it would be correct.

 

That silver is a nice look and gets my vote, black lace kinda disappears at a distance and the gold is a GTA only thing. The black does look good too but for me its silver for the win.

 

Thanks everyone for your opinions, think I'm gonna save up for some Black basket wheels from Hawks and just have two sets cause I like both the black and the gold.

 

Gold with polished lips works really well with that shiny blue car. Makes it look more upscale.

Black is too much boy racer. You got the shiny car and then it's just this dull empty abyss where the wheels are.

Silver makes the car look old. That shiny blue paint needs something that pops more than the silver.

 

The black looks excellent with a polished rim. "Boy Racer" wheels are all black and look terrible.
The gold looks just fine and I see no reason to change it..

 

17" black, and you'll never go back.