Black vs. Charcoal vs. Silver on DIB

[Hurricane]

@AttiS550 @bigred90gt Thank you for the photos. They're very helpful and both cars are super clean!

Seeing a nice clear shot of the silver PP wheels on DIB now, I have to admit that they do look too "busy" for my personal taste. There's just far too many spokes in what I'm sure was a Euro look that Ford was trying to achieve with those wheels to accompany their new Euro-inspired S550. Plus as I mentioned before, I'm a lazy wheel cleaner and all those nooks and crannies scare me! :lol:

The MMD's look great to me and I can say for certain that if I go with silver wheels, something in a 5, 7 or 9-spoke pattern will win out for sure.

My original plan was to settle on a new wheel style now so that I could budget appropriately to have them on the car by late summer/early fall. However, I may have to try and convince my wife to give me her blessing before Mustang Week in Myrtle Beach this July. Seeing all these great wheels on DIB is giving me a serious itch for an upgrade!

[...] I think that the silver makes DIB more blue while the darker wheels makes DIB more purple.

I can kind of see that. Like I mentioned before in this thread, the wheel color I choose will totally determine the style direction I go in with this car. Silver wheels will send me towards a classy and classic-looking blue/silver/chrome style like the old Shelby 427 Cobra, whereas charcoal/gunmetal wheels will point me to a more sinister, edgy style. After seeing all these pictures over the last several days, I'm starting to think that just generally-speaking, deep impact blue lends itself to be more of a classy type of color, while black, magnetic and even competition orange seem to be better-suited as "tough guy" colors.

It was actually a photo similar to this one that inspired me to go with the silver stripes in the first place. That looks like such a classy gentleman's muscle car. I LOVE the colors on that thing.

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[UOP Shadow]

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[Hurricane]

Check out the RTR Tech 7 charcoal wheels from AM.

I already did. They're sharp, to be sure, but just not my cup of tea.

 

[WeinerDog]

Also, I've seen the OEM luster nickel PP wheels on DIB in person and it looks phenomenal, although the PP wheels are indeed a PITA to clean.

They really aren't as long as you have wheel woolies. The largest one works a treat on the PP wheels.

http://www.amazon.com/ABN-WBMF-CKIT-Wheel-Woolies-3-piece/dp/B005NRRNVO

 

[AMAlexLazarus]

[MENTION=22345]Hurricane[/MENTION] - So many options in here I'm not even sure where to begin! You've assembled a formidable list there and I'm more than happy to help get you set up with a great price. If you'd like a quote shoot me a PM with links for what you're after and your information and I'll have it set up and emailed over.

Happy Hunting!

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[Hurricane]

[MENTION=10447]AMAlexLazarus[/MENTION] Thanks Alex. I appreciate it! All my dealings with AM thus far have been great and I will definitely be doing more business with you guys in the future. As soon as I've picked out some wheels, I'll give you a shout if they happen to be offered by AM.

 

[AttiS550]

@AttiS550 @bigred90gt Thank you for the photos. They're very helpful and both cars are super clean!

Seeing a nice clear shot of the silver PP wheels on DIB now, I have to admit that they do look too "busy" for my personal taste. There's just far too many spokes in what I'm sure was a Euro look that Ford was trying to achieve with those wheels to accompany their new Euro-inspired S550. Plus as I mentioned before, I'm a lazy wheel cleaner and all those nooks and crannies scare me! :lol:

The MMD's look great to me and I can say for certain that if I go with silver wheels, something in a 5, 7 or 9-spoke pattern will win out for sure.

My original plan was to settle on a new wheel style now so that I could budget appropriately to have them on the car by late summer/early fall. However, I may have to try and convince my wife to give me her blessing before Mustang Week in Myrtle Beach this July. Seeing all these great wheels on DIB is giving me a serious itch for an upgrade!


I can kind of see that. Like I mentioned before in this thread, the wheel color I choose will totally determine the style direction I go in with this car. Silver wheels will send me towards a classy and classic-looking blue/silver/chrome style like the old Shelby 427 Cobra, whereas charcoal/gunmetal wheels will point me to a more sinister, edgy style. After seeing all these pictures over the last several days, I'm starting to think that just generally-speaking, deep impact blue lends itself to be more of a classy type of color, while black, magnetic and even competition orange seem to be better-suited as "tough guy" colors.

It was actually a photo similar to this one that inspired me to go with the silver stripes in the first place. That looks like such a classy gentleman's muscle car. I LOVE the colors on that thing.

haha dude those pics were taken when my car was spankin clean. Right now the wheels are a nice rusty brown color... and yes it is definitely a bitch to clean them

 

[AMAlexLazarus]

@AMAlexLazarus Thanks Alex. I appreciate it! All my dealings with AM thus far have been great and I will definitely be doing more business with you guys in the future. As soon as I've picked out some wheels, I'll give you a shout if they happen to be offered by AM.

[MENTION=22345]Hurricane[/MENTION] - Anytime and I'm happy to hear this. We pride ourselves on our customer service and making sure that the overall experience from click to ship to installing is a memorable one.

Let me know in the future and I'm here to help.

Alex

 

[Velgen]

Gunmetal looks great on DIB

 

[strengthrehab]

Gonna pull the trigger on charcoal MMD Zeven staggered as soon as I get my updated quote from Alex.

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[Need4SpeedMotors]

Personally I would do gunmetal its the best of both worlds, not to dark not too bright. Gives it a mean look but also provides a brighter tone then just black.

 

[Hurricane]

Personally I would do gunmetal its the best of both worlds, not to dark not too bright. Gives it a mean look but also provides a brighter tone then just black.

I can agree with that. I'm definitely not doing black. Pretty sure I'm going with a 5-spoke pattern now too. Looks good on the S550 body while still maintaining that classic muscle car look.

Big Worm Graphix has metallic gunmetal as a color option for all their vinyl stuff too, so there won't be any problem getting darker stripes to match darker wheels.

 

[Kbreese]

Everyone has their own opinion but I think charcoal does nothing for the blue. Just looks kinda blah to my eyes. .

IMO, Polished aluminum and chrome look awesome with a bright blue like this. Silver looks good too. (That AC Cobra looks amazing by the way)

 

[Need4SpeedMotors]

I can agree with that. I'm definitely not doing black. Pretty sure I'm going with a 5-spoke pattern now too. Looks good on the S550 body while still maintaining that classic muscle car look.

Big Worm Graphix has metallic gunmetal as a color option for all their vinyl stuff too, so there won't be any problem getting darker stripes to match darker wheels.

ya I hook them up on the wheels for their cars.

do the gunmetal Im certain youll like them.

 

[UOP Shadow]

I can agree with that. I'm definitely not doing black. Pretty sure I'm going with a 5-spoke pattern now too. Looks good on the S550 body while still maintaining that classic muscle car look.

Big Worm Graphix has metallic gunmetal as a color option for all their vinyl stuff too, so there won't be any problem getting darker stripes to match darker wheels.

Don't write off the 10-spoke too quickly... they look pretty good on the S550.

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