Why do people put black rims on?

iatacs19 · 05-24-2007, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sesegal99

I don't know about you guys but black rims look very odd on cars. I never understood why people think it looks cool. The black rim with a black tire just doesn't work in my opinion, no matter what color car.

What do you think?

BRAKE DUST

ejazbmw · 05-24-2007, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by iatacs19

BRAKE DUST

i was just thinking about that how great that would be never to clean you rims b/c thats the most annoying thing and it takes forever bmw brake dust is like glue.....

bmw0perat0r · 05-25-2007, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by ejazbmw

i was just thinking about that how great that would be never to clean you rims b/c thats the most annoying thing and it takes forever bmw brake dust is like glue.....

Well its not that bad. Actually its still bad. When you have a dark rim you inevitibly clean it less often than you would normally. When you do go try to clean the rim the brake dust has really caked on and in some cases damages the finish on the wheel...pits and etching occur.

Dark wheels need just as much love, i found out the hard way. 2 days at the track - didn't bother to clean the wheels...woops. You couldn't see it, but they were rough to the tough when washing, in spots.

- Paul - · 05-25-2007, 08:55 AM

Black wheels look great on the right cars and I think there are a few examples of E9* on here that work well.

What about this :- Do you like black wheels on this

DIRKD · 05-25-2007, 11:21 AM

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The black rim with a black tire just doesn't work in my opinion, no matter what color car.

What color tire do you suggest?

BMXtreme · 05-25-2007, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DIRKD

What color tire do you suggest?

PInk would be something catchy.

ibd12nv · 05-26-2007, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by B@tm@n

You just havent seent some nice rides with dark rims. Here is a picture of a ride of my friend which will probably change your mind.

BLACK CROME

Those are freakin Sweet

To each his own. What I don't understand is why people think the BMW 3er is so "classy" they can't mod it. The Germans see it as a low end car. Everytime I see a real high end sports car they pull away from as if kicking rocks at my little 335I.

ibd12nv · 05-26-2007, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by B@tm@n

You just havent seent some nice rides with dark rims. Here is a picture of a ride of my friend which will probably change your mind.

BLACK CROME

Those are freakin Sweet

To each his own. What I don't understand is why people think the BMW 3er is so "classy" they can't mod it. The Germans see it as a low end car. Everytime I see a real high end sports car they pull away from as if kicking rocks at my little 335I.

j|rz44 · 05-26-2007, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by B@tm@n

You just havent seent some nice rides with dark rims. Here is a picture of a ride of my friend which will probably change your mind.

nice toyota

j|rz44 · 05-26-2007, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Kiemyster

Oye, that car is a RALLY CAR. not a WTCC car. and obviously he is going with the rally look. u know what though? that car is begging to be painted red with the white/black overlays.... MMMM. WRC Anyone!????

fuck NASCAR.<-- WOOOOHH! LETS WATCH REDNECKS DRIVE IN AN OVAL 250 TIMES WITH A 30* ANGLE. FUCKING INCREDIBLE.

.....PFFT.... please. try a real car racing sport. help kill NASCAR, all that gas they are wasting to what? drive in a fucking oval! AHHH god!

Seems that the angry inch has finally popped his little head out

koreez88 · 05-26-2007, 06:42 AM

In my opinion, the only black rims with polished lip that look good are iForged.

GreyGhost · 05-26-2007, 06:50 AM

I somewhat agree. The black rims get lost in all the black that's already in that area. If you're going to spend as much as $8000 on a special set of rims you should show it off as much as possible.

GreyGhost · 05-26-2007, 06:52 AM

I have seen a few examples that look great. Also, keep in mind that it is very difficult to phtograph a black rim properly and many time these rims look much better in person than in not-so-good photographs.

oldaccount · 05-26-2007, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sesegal99

I don't know about you guys but black rims look very odd on cars. I never understood why people think it looks cool. The black rim with a black tire just doesn't work in my opinion, no matter what color car.

What do you think?

you have an auto and call them "rims".

that explains everything.\

my 49 year old mom has the same opinion of black wheels if that makes you feel any better.

BoostedBMW · 05-26-2007, 02:55 PM

I think that black wheels (gloss or matte) with a polished lip (on 2pc or 3pc forged wheels, not crap replicas) looks good on certain colors.

Dubai2LA · 05-26-2007, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LEDZEP

I think some threads should be closed immediately.

Carnage · 05-26-2007, 05:19 PM

simple answer to the question, because it's their car and they can do whatever the hell they want with it regardless of what others like or dislike or how stupid we may think it looks. [/thread closed]

Kiemyster · 05-26-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jmramos44

Seems that the angry inch has finally popped his little head out

so your loving nascar huh?

canucklion · 05-26-2007, 06:26 PM

why do people ask silly questions?

because that's the way of life

j|rz44 · 05-27-2007, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Kiemyster

so your loving nascar huh?

loving... naw, but not much of a hater either.....
hows your "I smoke weed tree hugger" thread going?
must of ran out prior to the "I hate fast cars" post...

GL

KJFlood · 05-27-2007, 01:38 PM

I love polished/high gloss black rims...ESP. on a WHITE car....keeping a car 2 colors ...black and white , black and red ...etc. adds CONTRAST and doesn't make the color scheme overly busy.
I had black rims on my last car...and with all black and white external parts it kept the car looking CLEAN.
Black rims aren't that hard to keep clean either...your going to have to scrub ANY rim no matter what so...
That being said..
Chrome TO ME is overly BLING.
The stock color just doesn't "pop".
Match painted is ... a reason to burn my eyes and frontal lobe out with a heated wire hanger.

We wont go into gold rims ...cough*

As for...NASCAR .... I am one of the 5 people in Cali that watch it EVERY week. Call it my love for the semi blue collar roots thew sport had....rather than the well bred past of formula,Indie etc.
Then again...I will watch ANY car go round and round ....but are Indie cars REAL cars? I mean..when you look at them they just look like LOW flying aircraft with poorly designed landing gear

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KJFlood Sheepdog 4 Rep 164 Posts Drives: 2010 m3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Lorenzo iTrader: (0)	I love polished/high gloss black rims...ESP. on a WHITE car....keeping a car 2 colors ...black and white , black and red ...etc. adds CONTRAST and doesn't make the color scheme overly busy. I had black rims on my last car...and with all black and white external parts it kept the car looking CLEAN. Black rims aren't that hard to keep clean either...your going to have to scrub ANY rim no matter what so... That being said.. Chrome TO ME is overly BLING. The stock color just doesn't "pop". Match painted is ... a reason to burn my eyes and frontal lobe out with a heated wire hanger. We wont go into gold rims ...cough* As for...NASCAR .... I am one of the 5 people in Cali that watch it EVERY week. Call it my love for the semi blue collar roots thew sport had....rather than the well bred past of formula,Indie etc. Then again...I will watch ANY car go round and round ....but are Indie cars REAL cars? I mean..when you look at them they just look like LOW flying aircraft with poorly designed landing gear __________________ "[Tyranny cannot be safe] without a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace." James Madison
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