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Offline WESTU123

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keep gloss black wheels or not
« on: February 05, 2012, 07:47:23 pm »
well guys been on my mind for some time now do i keep my gloss black wheels
or go back to silver i love how mean the car looks with clean black wheels but they
are  so bad to keep clean especially in scotland lol
 :scared:




or go bck to



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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2012, 07:48:18 pm »
Go back or go anthracite.......

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2012, 07:57:11 pm »
Not keen on black wheels, esp on a silver car.
Yours could look like this if done silver (poor picture, sorry)



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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2012, 07:58:31 pm »
I'd keep them black.

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2012, 09:04:55 pm »
Silver or anthracite for me too

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2012, 12:02:16 am »
It's got to be said. Once you go black you never go back.

Seriously though black all the way, the first pic looks excellent where as that pic of the 5 door with silver wheels looks terrible in my opinion, just too much silver.

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2012, 02:11:07 am »
It's got to be said. Once you go black you never go back.

Seriously though black all the way, the first pic looks excellent where as that pic of the 5 door with silver wheels looks terrible in my opinion, just too much silver.

 I'd have to disagree. I'm gonna go back to silver. Someone posted some powder coated Silver Pescaras the other week and they looked Amazing  :drool:

« Last Edit: February 06, 2012, 03:59:50 pm by monte »

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2012, 08:28:36 am »
Well I am in a similar position only I can't make up my mind wether to change from silver to black. If you were interested we could do a swap plus some cash your way. I am based near Edinburgh.

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2012, 08:30:45 am »
Black for me....

I have Huffs on my Silver GTI and love em.

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2012, 08:53:48 am »
Black for me....

I have Huffs on my Silver GTI and love em.

Huffs are the exception mate. They are prob the best looking oem golf wheels made IMHO  :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2012, 08:55:45 am »
Black for me....

I have Huffs on my Silver GTI and love em.

I forgot to say.... I'm seriously thinking about Huffing-up my 19" Monza's  :happy2:

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2012, 09:13:28 am »
Black for me....

I have Huffs on my Silver GTI and love em.

Huffs are the exception mate. They are prob the best looking oem golf wheels made IMHO  :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2012, 11:24:15 am »

The first pic looks excellent where as that pic of the 5 door with silver wheels looks terrible in my opinion, just too much silver.

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Don't hold back mate  :sad1:

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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2012, 02:29:46 pm »
IMO black rims look great on the red cars but I would go for silver or anthracite on the silver car.
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Re: keep gloss black wheels or not
« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2012, 02:30:59 pm »

The first pic looks excellent where as that pic of the 5 door with silver wheels looks terrible in my opinion, just too much silver.

 :sad1: :confused:
Don't hold back mate  :sad1:

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Good job he doesn't judge any of the shows you enter your rubbish car in?!  :signLOL:

I think imho, that black wheels tend to look smaller, argree with Kalpsn2000's comment though, Tfsi-Mikes Cupra looks incredible......
« Last Edit: February 06, 2012, 02:34:43 pm by vRS_Pagey »

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