Body Colored Wheels

[Carlos]

I get really excited about body coloured wheels.and don't get why we don't see more of it.

My interest was piqued in the late 80s as there were a few Alfa's locally with them, notably a Red 164 owned by my best mates Dad with Red centres and polished rims.

Went to Cardiff Uni in 95 and regularly saw a Speed Yellow 968 like below which I thought was perfect and still feel the same now



I noticed in the Cayman post that it's still a cheap option but pretty much never ticked!

[jamcg]

Works on classic American muscle cars



But not a lot else for me. Certainly nothing modern- I don’t class black or white wheels as body coloured before anyone shows me a championship white civic

[Jobbo]

Mercedes W123 hub caps painted body colour look amazing.

Usually I’d prefer a silver rim rather than body colour all the way to the tyre as with the 968 above but they are quite iconic on that. And a white car with white wheels usually looks amazing.

[ZedLeg]

Aye type r is a great look

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[jamcg]

See my comment above- they’re just white cars that happen to have white wheels- they’re not quite the same white

[Jobbo]

I was thinking more XR3i cabrio and so on. Very 80s look.

[Matty]

See my comment above- they’re just white cars that happen to have white wheels- they’re not quite the same white

White on mole-white? Unacceptable.

[integrale_evo]

Don’t dislike

[Marv]

If my 968 CS was in a standard CS colour, then I'd definitely have body coloured wheels.

I originally wanted a Guards red or Maritime Blue CS.

[dan]

Works for me.

[mik]

They really work for some reason on the 968. Big boss at a place I worked at in the 90’s had a new white CS with decals and white wheels. It looked the tits.

[IanF]

Yeah, I like this one.. shouldn’t work, but

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1926334

[speedingfine]

I feel like this should work. But it... doesn't.

https://ebay.us/m/9PS0mK

[IanF]

Yes, awful.. I think maybe the dish of the wheels doesn’t help

[Jobbo]

Don’t dislike

50% correct.

[integrale_evo]

The front ones were coloured behind the turbine covers

[dinny_g]

Yep, Black wheels on Black cars work but I don't think other colour combos work.

[Mito Man]

Yep, Black wheels on Black cars work but I don't think other colour combos work.

Silver wheels on silver cars?

[dinny_g]

Silver painted wheels on Silver Car - NO

Chrome wheels on a Chrome Painted Car - No

Chrome Wheels on a Silver car - Yes...

[unzippy]

No.