F forum,

First things first, yes I absolutely know and understand I am running a replica wheel with Varrstoen! Raising a family with 3 kids is way more important then the real deal on the wheels! . I have owned many of the real deals in the past and would love to have them again, just not a priority. That being said and out of the way, here is my question.

Should the wheels be left as is with the machine polished finish, powder coated gloss black, or powder coated gunmetal (see picture below)?

The car is lowered on Swift springs as I daily drive the car with no real intention of tracking as no tracks in my area. The tires currently on the car are 235/35 and 265/30. I am contemplating going to a 245/40 and a 275/35 to fill in some of the wheel gap. Thoughts on if this will make that big of a difference?

Lastly the picture of the caliper is what color I am going to do on all 4 corners no matter what wheel color is choosen.

Thanks for the feedback in advance.

Matt

 

Color gunmetal for reference.

 

I like that color of red. I think gunmetal would look awesome. But I prefer darker shades, maybe like a Kingsport grey.

 

Gunmetal against that red on the calipers will look great.

 

Gunmetal would look best. I run advan RZ's in gunmetal on my mazdaspeed 3. It looks good but also doesn't look as dirty quickly as machined or black finish. I also agree on the darker gunmetal color.

 

Why doesn't your car look lower with the Swift springs I've seen other pics of the F with Swift springs and the gap looks like it's more closed especially up front??

 

I believe it is due to the wrong size tire which I am going to correct once powder coated.

 

gun metal. You lose detail with the black wheels and hypersilver is so 2000

 

Just like running reps vs the real deal is your personal choice, so should be your choice of color. As you stated cost is a consideration, why bother with the expense of a color change?

 

I'll add to the discussion...

OP's Car as is



Photoshop with gunmetal



Photoshop with black, though gloss is hard for me to fake, so it appears more satin



and just for kicks.... slammed on black wheels



I personally love the black wheels on that car. Looks so mean.

-Zach

 

Black with candy red calipers would look pretty awesome.

 

powder coated gunmetal

 

Yep. Black looks best. Gunmetal close second.

 

First off, good ya op for not being afraid to rock a rep or care what others on here say about reps. Some of the most bad *** f's on here have rep parts. I think gunmetal would look great against USB.

 

White looks pretty good on USB, or gunmetal black wheels are played out so bad even manufacturers started offering them on mini vans.