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Old 03-25-2012, 11:43 AM
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Default Had the wheels done in BLACK, take a look

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Old 03-25-2012, 11:46 AM
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I like the look on a white car, not so much on other colors.
Old 03-25-2012, 12:18 PM
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Nice, agree they do look good with the white.

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Old 03-25-2012, 01:28 PM
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Looks great. You'll find two camps on black wheels. Folks under 35 feel that black is the new chrome. Folks older than that tend to sneer at black wheels. But you do have one more group that love chrome wheels. They are called corvette owners. Hehe
Old 03-25-2012, 01:39 PM
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I've got black on my dark blue 996 from the previous owner, and quite like it. I think they would look very good on the white ones. My buddy has a GTS that is white with black wheels, and it looks fantastic.
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I dig it! I was thinking of doing the same thing with mine, but in a matte black. What type of place can do this and what did it cost you?
Old 03-25-2012, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by soverystout
Looks great. You'll find two camps on black wheels. Folks under 35 feel that black is the new chrome. Folks older than that tend to sneer at black wheels. But you do have one more group that love chrome wheels. They are called corvette owners. Hehe
Yup, I am under 35, but by a narrow enough margin that I really hope I still have my white 997 with black wheels when I turn 35. Here's hoping I buck the trend!
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Looks awesome to me and I am in my mid-40's.
Old 03-25-2012, 05:48 PM
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Fanbloodytastic and I'm 70
Old 03-25-2012, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Dharn55
I like the look on a white car, not so much on other colors.
Me too
Old 03-25-2012, 06:17 PM
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I'm 52 and love black wheels,must grow up one day.
Old 03-25-2012, 06:19 PM
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I like them on White and Yellow Cars. The chrome rim around the black wheel makes all the difference.
Old 03-25-2012, 06:41 PM
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I think they look good but they're not really my thing either. While I am over 35, I'm still hanging onto to my thirties for a bit and I still don't get the black wheel thing. They look great on some cars but just not all. To my eyes, you often up losing the actual design to the color.

I'm not a white wheel kind of guy either but white cross spokes might have looked cool, too, if not a little dated...but talk about a PITA to keep clean.

Regardless, enjoy them!

-Eric
Old 03-25-2012, 07:58 PM
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Not a big fan of black wheels but I like the way they look on your car...enjoy.
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Much better on the white car


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