Yeah, I wanted to get mine local, but it would have been literally at least $100 more per corner for me. In fact, when I went to a local shop to check prices, the guy there was kind of a dick, so even had he been competitive in price I wouldn't have given him my business.

Your 8 is black, right? Are you getting the silver or black versions of the listed wheels? I really like the Hotswaps and the F10s. Personally not very big on the Incident, but they're your wheels, not mine, after all :D

 

yeah i cant make up my mind either lol and i think it will look good to get some black on the rims to

 

Seven spoke FTW!!

 

I was REALLY tempted to pick up the black V-10s, but they weren't on sale, and I feel like black rims are always a little bit of a risk. When they look good, they are gorgeous, but I think sometimes they look a little bit out of place too. With a black car, you're safer than I am I think (mine is blue), but it looks like all those you are debating have a silver face anyways, which I think is nice because black on black, on a black car, might be just a little too Johnny Cash if you ask me. Either way, I don't think you can go wrong.

If you check out discounttiredirect.com (I don't work for them, I swear), they have a "preview" feature where you can get a side view of most of the wheels on your car. It's not a perfect fit obviously, but it might help you decide a bit, and I am pretty sure they have the Hotswaps at least.

 

Cute girls should always have RPF1s.

 

yeah ive been putting the rims on my car or watever on the site.. but yea i dont want black on black i want something to kind of show out.. i jus wanted a little black nothing to out there.. but hopefully i wont go with the wrong dec. on them

 

well - my point is i went to AutoRnd and got quoted almost $200 less than any of my local wheel shops - plus i couldn't find a better deal for RPF1's any where. Main thing was, I just told him I'm a forum member and would like to get forum member pricing. They do have this.

Example: Regualar price for Greddy S/E exhaust: $730 brand new from greddy
Retail price from most stores: ~$680 shipping not included
Price from forum vendor: $600 free shipping (at the time)

These same deals do apply frequently on the forum - you just have to find out some times. I'm not saying you will always find the best deal on the forum vendors, but they're definitely convenient.


another reason would be to support our vendors as we don't have too many shops across the nation willing to help our small car community. They also help support this site yearly by paying for advertisements and such. Iono - perhaps I'm the only one tha thinks this way, but i feel that it kinda helps support this site and the things it offers. I'd pay a little bit more if i knew it could help this place a lil' bit considering how much i've learned from it.

 

^+1. Cant remember the last time I havent bought something either from a vendor or a fellow 8 owner

 

There's no such thing as wrong, just varying degrees of right. I mean, it's an 8, it ALWAYS looks good! I think the black hotswaps with chrome inserts would look great. Plus I think black wheels actually give the illusion of being a larger wheel than it really is, because the line between wheel and tire is less distinguishable.

 

I agree black is questionable depending on the color of the car. Thats why I tell people to go black with silver lip. Looks better.

 

eh...to each their own i guess..

OP: what is the color of your car?? Sorry if it's been mentioned already

 

I Believe her car is black. I don't know about black rims, it just wont stand out that much with a black car IMO.

 

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Personally - I like bronze or a polished gold finish on a Brilliant Black

That or Hyper Black looks nice too

 

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if you want something to show out on black then gold is where its at

 

How can something be "hyper" black? Once it's black, it can't get any blacker, can it? Or are we talking like comparing Tiger Woods to 50 Cent here? I kid I kid!

I think black wheels might not stand out as much on a black car, but if you had chrome accents or a silver face on them, I think it could potentially look really nice.

But again, that's why I think black wheels are kind of a risk - you can never tell exactly how they'll look until they're actually bolted on.

I personally prefer bronze over polished gold, but they both do stand out nicely on a black car.

 

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I also prefer bronze over gold - both are nice IMO, however if i had to choose, it would definitely be bronze.


And yeah...black wheels can come out nice on a black car...you just have to get the right size and drop.

Here's one of my favorite Black on Black combo's



Volk SF Challenge wheels

 

Yeah, that black on black looks great. But notice the wheels aren't ALL black. I think you need something else in there, even just a center cap or something, that isn't black.

 

exactly - the contrast really makes it stand out.

here's another pic of the same wheels but on a different BB






Damn shame they're outta my price range

 

it has a chrome lip though which sets the wheels apart from the rest of the car

 

fe3p is straight pimpin...

*cough* was...

 

indeed

I miss seein' his car at the meets....soooooo sick

 

Well what rims did you order?

 

that red car with the VOLK TE 37's, it looks like the rear wheel is slightly (in width and height) bigger than the front. did they just order a bigger set for the rears?

 

^if by bigger you mean wider, then yes. They're a staggered setup. The guy also had spacers and different offsets for the fronts and rears.

Hope that helps.

 

it does indeed, thank you kind sir