Black Wheel+Chrome Lip Dis-appreciation Thread

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  • Gooch
    E30 Mastermind
    • Dec 2006
    • 1674

    #61
    I may be late to this party but I would like to show my hatred for black wheels...you just can't appreciate a black wheel since it just sorta blends in/disappears.

    '91 318is - OBD-II S52 swapped - E30 M3 5-lug - 5x120 BBS RC090 (E39 Style 5) - TCK D/A coilovers 550/700 [SOLD]
    '87 535i - Vacuum brake conversion [SOLD]
    '93 525iT - 5-speed swap - 320k and counting
    '09 328xi - 6-speed

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    • reelizmpro
      R3V OG
      • Dec 2003
      • 9446

      #62
      Completely black rims get lost but black rims with polished lips look a lot better because of the contrast, IMO. What's behind the rims stands out even more in rolling shots. They also hide dust much better so you can go longer between cleaning. Makes for a very aggressive/sporty look too. It's a love/hate thing. I took my black Epsilons off in favor of a more traditional silver weave rim (Style 5's). I still have the Epsilons but I wanted a 2nd set of rims to change up the look. Everything old has become new again. BBS weaves are very old school but people put them on E36's and newer BMW's. Black rims were for muscle cars and Porsches, now they are on everything. Chrome was the big thing in the 80's, who knows it might make a comeback this decade. We already polish lips up to look like chrome and I've seen a few sets of fully chromed BBS RS floating around.

      Last edited by reelizmpro; 12-02-2010, 09:20 PM.
      "I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj

      85 323i M TECH 1 S52 - ALPINEWEISS/SCHWARZE
      88 M3 - LACHSSILBER/SCHWARZE
      89 M3 - ALPINEWEISS II/M TECH CLOTH-ALCANTARA
      91 M TECHNIC CABRIO TURBO - MACAOBLAU/M TECH CLOTH-LEATHER

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