[Air and water do mix]

Other problem is why I went with black wheels. Contrast.
I have a silver car so I got black wheels for contrast. Silver on silver would look stupid.
This also forces me to get a dark colored car in the future if I want to run silver wheels.

Why not gunmetal gray?

 

[1985Jetta]

I don't understand why this is an issue. If you're looking at a brand new car that only comes with black wheels, change them after you take possession of the car. If it's somebody's rattle canned or plastidipped wheels - if it isn't your car, you don't need to worry about it. Black wheels don't look bad anyway.

 

[tvrbob]

Black wheels tell us who the old people are on the forums. They're the ones who start threads about black wheels being a fad and can't help telling others that their black wheels look like they're driving on snow tires or spares.

 

[Nealric]

I don't think it's a fad. Black predates other colors except maybe natural wood. Besides, it hides brake dust.

 

[Air and water do mix]

Black wheels tell us who the old people are on the forums. They're the ones who start threads about black wheels being a fad and can't help telling others that their black wheels look like they're driving on snow tires or spares.

Posts like this tell us who the young people are who can be ignored for telling everyone how they think it is.

(See how this works?)

I'm not sure from you post if I'm supposed to like black wheels are not. Please inform.

 

[Atl-Atl]

The real question is, when will the fad of starting threads in TCL about black wheels being a fad stop?

 

[gti5dr06]

i think it depends, sometimes it looks good, but on the black Q5 I saw yesterday the black BBS's just don't work imo. To each his own though.

 

[Ross1013]

So black wheels are cool on European cars, but not Asian ones. Got it.

 

[s2kvondeutschland]

So black wheels are cool on European cars, but not Asian ones. Got it.

I think black wheels are only cool on Asian cars, and not European ones.

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[Seabird]

I paid extra for my matte black wheels. No regrets!

 

[BRealistic]

Black wheels tell us who the old people are on the forums. They're the ones who start threads about black wheels being a fad and can't help telling others that their black wheels look like they're driving on snow tires or spares.

To a certain extent.. true.
We remember when you had to clean your wheels to keep them looking nice.
Dark wheels were just a clear sign of brake dust and grime buildup- owner neglect.
But now we are lazy and don't want to have to clean our wheels.
Dark gray and black wheels to the rescue!

 

[Phil Pugliese]

Black Wheels Matter.

If you don't like a color wheel, don't look at it...simple get what you want on your car and don't sorry about what someone else does.

 

[s2kvondeutschland]

Black Wheels Matter.

If you don't like a color wheel, don't look at it...simple get what you want on your car and don't sorry about what someone else does.

What a stupid point of view. We're allowed to like or dislike what we want and discuss it.

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[Woodski]

I don't think it's a fad. Black predates other colors except maybe natural wood. Besides, it hides brake dust.

lol no it doesn't.

if you have black wheels, you quickly learn that tires and brake dust aren't black...but rather grey and dark brown, respectively.

 

[20vTa4]

I'm not really sure it's fad, black wheels have been around for a long time. I've been putting black wheels on my cars for over 20 year, this is my latest set.

 

[Ttone74]

Black wheels show dirt and scratches much easier. I got dark grey machined wheels on the A4 and I prefer that to black.

 

[O_loung1]

Dark wheels were just a clear sign of brake dust and grime buildup- owner neglect.
But now we are lazy and don't want to have to clean our wheels.
Dark gray and black wheels to the rescue!

that's me, i prefer a dark rust colored wheel to hide the brake dust. some cars pull off the dark wheels look well, some do not.
but we all know real enthusiasts ride with black steelies on stretched tires to 10/10 each corner with their wallet in their pockets, not in their cubby.

 

[Seabird]

Definitely NOT a fad. Stupid assertion on the face of it. Here are some older cars with black wheels.

Not stock, but looks good.

 

[Shmi]

The real real question is, are these black or grey?

 

[NoXenons]

^Grey.

I only like black wheels when they're steamroller wide. Otherwise they look like steelies.


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