More Black Wheels (cheers Levin ;))

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:16 pm

As a bit of a follow up from Levin's idea. I've always fancied Grey/Anthracite coloured alloys, but black has become a more popular colour of late and it's grown on me alot. Thanks to Rohan i managed to sort my buckled Taurus with a good one, so i had a spare one to play with. I'm planning on having the wheels re-furbished anyway, so it's not something thats gonna cost me loads. The place i'm having them done does loads of colours, and as long as they have the colour you want in stock it cost's exactly the same...

So i rummaged through the bin in the garage and got some left over black spray paint, and this is what i came up with...

Then i Photoshopped it on to the actual wheel...

And then on the whole car (my missus liked them too, can't you tell

)

Now, i think if done to a gloss black as per Levin's post they would look pretty cool...but do they look good or is it just me? Is it too much on a White car?

Brasco · Post by **Brasco** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:40 pm

The wheels look fine, but I'd have a word with your girlfriend about her make-up. Still, she looks happy.

levin · Post by **levin** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:51 pm

Love it Dan. Good job!

Yep I agree, gloss black is the way to go i reckon

I've always fancied white cars with black wheels

Brasco wrote:but I'd have a word with your girlfriend about her make-up. Still, she looks happy.

I second that!

Cheers

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:27 pm

Brasco wrote:but I'd have a word with your girlfriend about her make-up.

Thats what i said-but you know what it's like..."why, whats the matter with my makeup? You dont usually moan"...

volviz · Post by **volviz** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:24 pm

shit.. it looks great

Can I see some black stuff that is overtaking 480 forum

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:24 pm

They look great. Try photoshopping them with a silver rim and a black center though.

Sophie · Post by **Sophie** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:03 pm

Sorry, not quite my idea of style

Brasco · Post by **Brasco** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:18 pm

Sophie wrote:Sorry, not quite my idea of style

Oh come on, I'm sure you'd look great with a yellow face.

levin · Post by **levin** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:29 pm

Brasco wrote:
Sophie wrote:Sorry, not quite my idea of style
Oh come on, I'm sure you'd look great with a yellow face.

pwned!!11

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:46 pm

Nope go for Anthracite Dan,its too extreme.

Especially not gloss black either in my opinioneys!

xxxxE.Shat.Head!xxxxx

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:01 pm

Looks not bad at all. Although catgroom has a point about the anthracite.
It looks quite ray without the wheel cap.

dave · Post by **dave** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:02 pm

Go black! Youll never go back!!!

Brasco · Post by **Brasco** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:06 pm

Don't listen to him, he's full of va va voom.

kennymac · Post by **kennymac** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:29 pm

If your getting the wheels refurbed anaway what about polished rims and black spokes?

K

dave · Post by **dave** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:40 pm

Polished rims and black spokes are cool but they do give the impression that they are smaller than they acctually are.

If its a black wheel with a black tyer on it it looks bigger as it is harder to see where the tyre starts and the wheel stops.

If you know what i mean.

dave · Post by **dave** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:40 pm

Brasco wrote:Don't listen to him, he's full of va va voom.

va va va voom tisssshhhhhh

kennymac · Post by **kennymac** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:43 pm

Sorry, can't quite shake off the XR2itis. Polished/Black looked realy good on 13" pepperpots.

stu chacks · Post by **stu chacks** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:35 pm

Think the full black thing is too much imo. Looks as if there's onyl rims and no rubber in the photo! I'd try detailing in grey to break it up a bit.

Nice to see something different though.

Stu.

robin_xr4i · Post by **robin_xr4i** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:46 am

I am deffo gunna spray my wheels black, when I respray my car!

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:39 pm

Just a thought,but can anyone do a photoshop of a 480 with the 16" anthracite/nearly black Speedlines from the 96/97 Alfa 155??

Can find a bloomin pic at the mo,not helped by the fact that the www.carsfromitaly.com sites been taken off!Hardly surprising really,most of it obviously being car pornography!