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01-12-2009, 11:52 AM | #1 |
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am i a monority here
i hate chrome lips. looks cheesy and scream attention.
and black wheels.they take away from the depth of the wheel. the combination of both is a shot to the face |
01-12-2009, 12:12 PM | #4 |
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http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166836
so u mut LOVE these and btw is your user title from fast and furious? lmao |
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I'm with you on the chrome - can't stand chrome anything (wheels, trim, grill, faux side vents).
I like black rims, but I like matte black. Not a fan of the gloss painted black, especially combined with a chrome lip.
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I am a fan though of black rims....depends on the color of the car though IMO.
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+1 on crome lips/bkack rims. Polished lip on silver or polished wheels is ok though. I think all black rims are the 'anti-chrome' of wheels. It is just the current trend. I prefer the gunmetal look, something in between.
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01-12-2009, 12:56 PM | #8 |
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Meh. Chrome lips aren't horrible. Neither are black wheels. They're just trendy. They'll get old soon.
You must hate the 911 GT2's wheels.
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lol your post reads are you a minority............
aren't you asking if you are IN the minority. good times good times
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There's just something sick about a black car with black face/chrome lips. I guess it just mainly depends on what car its on and what kind of wheel design.
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01-12-2009, 01:35 PM | #12 |
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Personally, I like polished/shiny rims with painted centers on modern cars, and polished/chrome rims on classics. I also like moderate use of chrome trim as an accent on both classic AND modern cars.
prime example, my own daily driver E38: And of course, my favorite car, the '63-64 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso:
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01-12-2009, 02:43 PM | #14 |
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yea lol i hate those the most. it looks like a 1 piece wheel and porsche tries to make it look like it has a lip. i prefer the one color look
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So, you basically like modern FWD cars with high positive offset wheels, not the traditionalist RWD car with deeper offsets, like the Ferrari I posted? You must be 14. Me? I grew up on deep polished rims:
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I always make an exception for Ferrari. I'm more of a purist. I don't really like modding that changes the exterior look of a car. Some aftermarket rims I do like, but a majority just aren't my taste.
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I've had this view for awhile now, not a fan of the chrome lip. I think it makes the rim look smaller. Now a lip painted the same color as the wheel i like but haven't been feeling the chrome or polished lip for a few years now, seems played out.
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Of course if you like living in a community of identical tract houses, and making sure you wear the exact same clothes as all the people in your clique, then I guess it makes sense to leave a mass produced car stock, like all the rest. That's only because you're young and haven't learned the skills yet. I've built cars nearly from the ground up, but as hot rods and as race cars. And of course, I modded my E38 myself (not to the extent of my '63 Mercury Comet convertible, which is getting a custom frame, custom suspension, and a modded Lexus 4.0 liter DOHC V8)
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That's because the chrome/polished lip like in my car, has been a style that has been around for, oh, 5 decades... Of course, painted wheels have been around that long or longer, too, so they must be "played out." As have factory wheels. What's left? Hmmm...
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