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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: wilobach on 31 December 2009, 17:27

Title: Wheel colour on R
Post by: wilobach on 31 December 2009, 17:27
Im thiking of canging the colour of the wheels on my golf r to black from silver as i think it may look god on rising blue 3 dr, wht do you think ? im 50/50 at the moment and wil the dealers change my order ?
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: FroGTI on 31 December 2009, 17:31
Well, personally I think black wheels just look as if they're covered in brake dust and unloved, but it's your decision.
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: Booski on 31 December 2009, 18:10
Im thiking of canging the colour of the wheels on my golf r to black from silver as i think it may look god on rising blue 3 dr, wht do you think ? im 50/50 at the moment and wil the dealers change my order ?

you should be able to change no problem....
I've just changed from a 3 to a 5dr no probs at all and I have a build date week 14
good luck you have tricky decision but either way the car will look mint!
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: SilverChariot on 31 December 2009, 18:10
Im thiking of canging the colour of the wheels on my golf r to black from silver as i think it may look god on rising blue 3 dr, wht do you think ? im 50/50 at the moment and wil the dealers change my order ?

Sounds good to me. :grin: Shouldn't be a problem changing at this stage.

There's been no real photos of a Mk6 R in Rising Blue with black wheels yet. But I've done some photochops:

(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee56/mobiledreams12/Golf_R_Black_Wheels.jpg)

(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee56/mobiledreams12/golf_r_5_door_black_wheels.jpg)

I'm gonna risk it. If they don't look right, it shouldn't be too hard/expensive to change to silver. Sell the blacks on eBay and buy new silvers.
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: mac7 on 31 December 2009, 18:55
Black wheels might just about look okay-ish on a silver, red or white car (maybe). But not blue. I know it's a look inspired by motorsport but on a road car it just looks like someone's pinched the hubcaps. If they were back with a polished rim it'd look okay but they aren't, so it doesn't.
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: sambo on 31 December 2009, 19:42
Personally think it looks rude as fook!  :grin:

I say go for it :afro:
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: Vman on 31 December 2009, 23:32
Worse case, if you don't like them black, get them re-sprayed silver. Easy.
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: FamilyDub on 04 January 2010, 12:03
Personally think it looks rude as fook!  :grin:

^^^^^^^^I spec'd up a Golf R in RB with black 19"... Do it! :afro:
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: percymon on 04 January 2010, 12:18
Dark wheels are 'in' at the moment but they do need to be a big contrast to the body colour (silver, white,red) IMO. 3 or 4 years down the line they might be against you come sale/part ex as i doubt black wheels will be sought after. To respray the faces and the insides you'd be looking at £300 a set.

Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: jaydubveedub on 04 January 2010, 12:44
Personally, I prefer silver wheels.

Black looks ok on something like a Lambo, but not on a Golf.

Just my opinion.
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: Omega on 04 January 2010, 17:15
Silver looks best i think.
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: daviescotland on 04 January 2010, 17:24
Dark wheels are 'in' at the moment but they do need to be a big contrast to the body colour (silver, white,red) IMO. 3 or 4 years down the line they might be against you come sale/part ex as i doubt black wheels will be sought after. To respray the faces and the insides you'd be looking at £300 a set.



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Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: avalon on 04 January 2010, 17:29
A month or so back one of the new GTi / GTD guys posted a pic of his [I think] red car with a kind of 'grey' shade wheels; they did look rather grand. Not black and not silver, rather smart ... and expensive looking!


Ava
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: p3asa on 04 January 2010, 18:19
These ones?

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=132472.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=132472.0)

(http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt94/NeilGti/014.jpg)
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: SilverChariot on 04 January 2010, 19:29
Dark wheels are 'in' at the moment but they do need to be a big contrast to the body colour (silver, white,red) IMO. 3 or 4 years down the line they might be against you come sale/part ex as i doubt black wheels will be sought after. To respray the faces and the insides you'd be looking at £300 a set.



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- Infinity

Black wheels are cool. End of. And screw resale. I'm buying to enjoy it for myself, not for some scrote to enjoy it 3 years down the line. :wink:
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: Neil gti on 04 January 2010, 20:45
A month or so back one of the new GTi / GTD guys posted a pic of his [I think] red car with a kind of 'grey' shade wheels; they did look rather grand. Not black and not silver, rather smart ... and expensive looking!


Ava

Gunmetal Grey   FTW


(http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt94/NeilGti/016-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: avalon on 05 January 2010, 08:58
These ones?

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=132472.0

Yup!


Ava
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: p3eps on 06 January 2010, 00:34
Who cares about the resale value of your wheels!?!?  You buy a car to drive and have fun with - not to worry about selling years down the line.  If you worried about resale, then you wouldn't buy a new car in the first place!

I'm a big fan of black wheels... but I agree with Mac7 that they have to be on a contrasting colour like white / silver / red.  I've said it before, but I'm not convinced about black wheels with rising blue.  Its just too dark a colour to have the contrast.
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: FamilyDub on 06 January 2010, 09:18
Who cares about the resale value of your wheels!?!?

^^^^Agreed  :rolleyes:

I'm not convinced about black wheels with rising blue.

I think it works. Usually I think dark colours don't work, but I love the look of the black 19" on RB. ETTO. :afro:
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: sandman99 on 09 January 2010, 11:14
Any thoughts Black with Black alloys is it too much?
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: p3eps on 09 January 2010, 11:18
Any thoughts Black with Black alloys is it too much?

There are a few photos of black with black in the 'Has Anyone Got a Build Date For An R' thread.  It looks VERY aggressive and stealth like!!  I think it looks cool, but I wouldn't want to own it as it is a bit too much.
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: Booski on 09 January 2010, 11:30
Any thoughts Black with Black alloys is it too much?

There are a few photos of black with black in the 'Has Anyone Got a Build Date For An R' thread.  It looks VERY aggressive and stealth like!!  I think it looks cool, but I wouldn't want to own it as it is a bit too much.

I agree it looks very agressive and stealthy .... my wife just looked over my shoulder and commented how nice it looked- i showed her the black R with silver wheels but she prefers the black on black!
I would have bet my savings that she wouldn't have liked the black on black and i would have lost it all, this is one of the main reasons i didn't get black on black or black on rising blue....... DOH    :embarassed:
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: FamilyDub on 11 January 2010, 10:21
Any thoughts Black with Black alloys is it too much?

No, not if you're a drug dealer  :tongue:
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: evo1986 on 11 January 2010, 20:43
We have just had our 5 door golf r dsg in rising blue through at Cheltenham VW. Absolute weapon of a car
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: Booski on 11 January 2010, 20:52
We have just had our 5 door golf r dsg in rising blue through at Cheltenham VW. Absolute weapon of a car

post some pictures if you can mate
I'm very jealous
Title: Re: Wheel colour on R
Post by: evo1986 on 11 January 2010, 20:57
Will do on Wednesday mate after been our for a drive in it, where you order yours from?