UnderCover89TBI

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looks great...I think the clear side markers would do wonders for you!

UnderCover89TBI

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here is a pic of my wheel from the other day.

RyanEricW

lol. Driving a wanna be import truck and having huge all black rims. You are the OP's dire enemy.

I say bad paint jobs are the key here, not necessarily the color. I remember one of my hub caps was broken on an old saturn I used to have, so I removed them all. I thought it looked great with those steelies showing. Then I realized it made it look even cheaper....
I mean tbh, it's all about preference, budget and time. Many a time do they conflict. We all know that guys.

UnderCover89TBI

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well rims with hubcaps arent good looking without the hubcaps but the stock rs wheels do not look bad black. Its all in preference. Its not for everyone. Just like chrome isnt, or this color. or that color!

87WS6

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Black wheels are sexy on nearly any car. Simple as that.

UnderCover89TBI

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well said! deffinately that yellow bird!

BlackenedBird

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IMHO, your first example is good because of the polished lip. Need the polished lip or contrasting color (red/yellow) painted on them.

The second pic looks like he's rolling on 4 steel spare tire wheels.

gwarren007

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Painted 25th anniversary wheels...

toxik IROC

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mine

UnderCover89TBI

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just couldnt take the tape off first before you snapped a pic huh? looks good

87WS6

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The lighting and angle aren't the best. I snapped that quickly at the gas station. It looks a lot better in person.

58mark

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if this was facebook, I'd be liking the hell out of this picture

toxik IROC

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NOPE i wanted blue walls lol

87WS6

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It's my favorite picture of the car.

Transmetal

That's what I used to think but I saw this sweet Pontiac Solstice that was all black and had black rims with no polished lip, that car was sexy as hell!

80schild

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I don't like black wheels, even with polished lips. All you see from a distance is a silver ring, with blackness in the center.

I grew up when cars had hubcaps that fell off (they didn't bolt on back then). Driving a car with black rims back then meant you drove a POS.

UnderCover89TBI

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Times change. People dont I guess.

Albani

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I also love this picture. I did that (used to be my car). The rims were charcoal when purchased. I sprayed them gloss black (rattle can) and polished the lips. Actually, I took the factory back wheels and replaced them with fronts so the car had deep lips all around. I also applied the decals and black stripe on the cowl hood. Why in the hell did I ever sell that car?

Sinz86IrocBlk

Really? Cause when a car is in motion with chrome/pollished wheels all you see is chrome/polished colored ring. You can't compare generic steel wheels to the aftermarket stuff.

I think black wheels look great. I can't wait to throw these Ruff Racing 278's on my Camaro after I put it back together. Here they are on a 4th gen Trans Am.

Transmetal

Those rims look hot on that 4th gen. Personally I think black rims look better when they have black center caps instead of chrome ones.

IMissMy86TA

I agree!!

UnderCover89TBI

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Albani you did a great job on that yellow bird and you are an idiot for selling it!

Albani

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You're right, but financially, I had to downsize. This is my new bird (I spent 3 hours on each wheel polishing, so even though I like black wheels, I'm not painting these).

UnderCover89TBI

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yeah im just teasing you. Things happen as they happen!

IMissMy86TA

That's what my rims used to look like but would be silly on a gold and black gta in silver

kmcn47

what about just getting the grey part of stock firbird wheels painted black, i think it would look good on a black or white, maybe red car, and then either chrome or polish the silver part of the wheel? i want to do this with my wheels actually

IMissMy86TA

I like that idea! Wld look great on your bird!

Transmetal

Love me some black rims!

UnderCover89TBI

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Daaaaaang that does look good man!

kmcn47

thats what i was thinking when i looked at my wheels

Robbo

I'm pretty sure I remember saving these pics in an inspiration file from over on corvetteforum back when I was looking at pics over there when I was thinking about getting my rims powdercoated.

My old ride:



Great pics! Thanks for the inspiration!

92Firebug

i was thinking about these rims on my 92 teal bird...what do you guys think?

btw..im sorry i couldnt post a better pic but the site wont let me right now.

UnderCover89TBI

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hmmm not bad at all me likey

tmroesle

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I happen to think the black on white look is bada$$.

Sinz86IrocBlk

#fixed

and yes indeed

T/Atime

love the rims man! I did the same to mine, black with polished lip. Except im still looking for 2 fronts for the rear. Do you have any other pictures of this car so i can see how the rims tuck in the rear fenders? i would like to see the stance. Ive never liked the lip on rear gta wheels.

Demon355

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I'll post up my car with the 10 spokes after I'm done with a few other things. Here are the rims in first stages of the paint process...

InfernalVortex

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I still think it looks like you're rollin on doo-doos. A lot of cars here look good despite the black wheels, not because of them.

Arizona IROC

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Someone might have said this already but I think the larger a wheel is the better it looks black. 20s or 22s that are chromed look too big IMO but with some black out they tend to "fit" better.
On the other hand 15" wheels that are blacked out look way too small.

UnderCover89TBI

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that car is a dream...oh my! great looking ride!

UnderCover89TBI

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Well i know where some doodoo is

I respect everyone's opinion. I love black wheels.

InfernalVortex

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Really I just wanted to give a lot of people in here with black wheels props for having beautiful cars, even though I dislike the wheels.

UnderCover89TBI

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thanks man it's appreciated

BlackenedBird

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Just swap the rears to the front & fronts to the rear. All you need to get the rear wheels to fit on the front is to get a set of the factory slip-on spacers that Chevrolet used on the aluminum drum rear ends. That is what my step-daughter has on her 90 Camaro with 87 GTA wheels. Fronts on the rear & rears on the front, with the slip-on spacers up front.

puma1552

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I really wish the black wheel fad would die. Looks like spare tires.

And the "Oh it needs a polished lip" does nothing for me either, because 75% of black wheels have a polished lip so they all look the same anyway.

IMissMy86TA

For me, it is not about the fad...at all.
It is having a body color wheel just like this



In my case I wanted the 88 formula wheels in sliver.. but since I have a black and gold GTA the silver would of not looked right but I like the TA style (deep dish turbos as they called them on the brochure) better than the BMW style cross laces. The reason they put those on the GTAs was that was the standard style of BMW wheel of that era and they wanted it to have a european flair. Typically I dont like black wheels either.
I drove to an outside fancy mall hangout popular with the rich in the area and I got as much comments about my car as if a lambo was rolling by the black wheels (glossy) at night look hot! They look better than the pic after I waxed them up and tireblacked the wheels!

puma1552

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I don't know, would you want a light blue rim if you had my car? lol.

You've got a beautiful, low mileage original car, but I have to admit everytime I see your sig with those black wheels I die a little inside...especially since the car has a tan interior and not a black one. Still a beautiful car, but I'd love to see it on the stock rims.

Then again, I like stock RS wheels and would rock them forever if only they were 8" wide so I could put a 245 on them. Of course as it is the fronts hit the tie rod ends on full lock at just 7" wide, bone stock.

80schild

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True, and a polished lip just looks like a trim ring stuck on a spare.

IMissMy86TA

You can see my car on its original rims (in bags with original tires now) here:
http://www.gtasourcepage.com/forum/album.php?albumid=21 Mine are the 245s on 16s (stock size). My original Golds are 100% perfect! One day I may change them, but tempted to power coat them to black too.. but I cant do that since they are stock. it would make me die a little too!
And actually I think your car would look good with the same color rims. I guess its just me.

Caveman305

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unfortunately for they guys who dont like black wheels, i don't think this is a fad, i've got the 91-92 Sears catalog with black wheels in it(i know they've been out far before that), only been growing since

i do have to say the black wheels i posted will be the only style i would ever choose to put on my car, meaning the entire outline of the wheel is polished so even from far away you can see the details of the wheel,unless i get a GTA, then its the Black GTA wheels all the way, thats not saying i dont like a fully black wheel, or black/w polished lip