I know but I really don’t like black wheels - they belong in 2004!
In my opinion of course, I don’t want to offend everyone cos I’ve only just joined!
Surely I’m not the only person that thinks this though am I?
Maybe I am!!
No, you’re not alone; black alloys wouldn’t be my first choice, but I do like anthracite or grey. I hate diamond cut alloys though;
- diamond cut wheels are more expensive than powder coated alloys to refurbish, and can usually only be refurbished a maximum of two times.
- they readily succumb to white worm corrosion because of the poor durability of lacquer on polished alloy finish.
- the diamond cut finish is easily damaged by inexperienced tyre fitters and poorly maintained tyre changing equipment.
Given the choice of black alloys or diamond cut, I’d go for black every time.
As for getting your brand new diamond cut wheels refinished - many GTI buyers might expect / would prefer the factory wheels in the factory diamond cut finish. In your situation, I think I’d consider getting a set of aftermarket alloys and keep your current diamond cut wheels, put them into storage and then put them back on the car when the time comes to sell. That’s what I’ve done with my current car - and I did the same with the previous two cars too, and had no problems selling the aftermarket alloys.
