MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Bradders on October 27, 2013, 02:20:45 pm

Title: Wheel colour
Post by: Bradders on October 27, 2013, 02:20:45 pm
The car has the anthracite coloured wheels at the moment, but I'm thinking to putting them back to standard, what do you guys prefer ?
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Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: Gladiator on October 27, 2013, 02:33:37 pm
Exactly same as my Eddie mate (5 door reflex silver)  :happy2: I went anthracite a few months back and straight away preferred the original colour, however after a few weeks they grew on me and now love them!

I don't think the original colour did them justice and if I was to go back to silver would go for a brighter high polished silver.
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: Bradders on October 27, 2013, 02:39:29 pm
I just seems every other car out there has dark wheels now, silver is the new black !
I'll see how it looks when I get the H&R springs fitted.
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: john a on October 27, 2013, 03:30:24 pm
I went from black

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7049%2F8687789861_221fb057a0_c.jpg&hash=c06cf725c88e32382123ad612508d6ceae17747d) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johna_le3/8687789861/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johna_le3/8687789861/) by jonnyguitar (http://www.flickr.com/people/johna_le3/), on Flickr

Back to silver and much prefer the look now

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Octavia vRS (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johna_le3/9967455886/) by jonnyguitar (http://www.flickr.com/people/johna_le3/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: Ollie. on October 27, 2013, 04:10:13 pm
There are too many cars with dark wheels now. It's like white cars, they look nice but a few years ago they were quite rare, now they're everywhere.

I think silver, or a very light anthracite like on 182 Clio wheels.
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: homesqueeze on October 27, 2013, 04:37:17 pm
The anthracite look is indeed getting more common these days. That's why I went down the smoked chrome road, to get something a bit more unique.  Why not try something a bit different  :happy2:
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: George10 on October 27, 2013, 08:49:02 pm
I personally wouldn't go black ( not a personal fan) and the top colour suits our car better.
But it's personal perspective.
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: Jonathon555 on October 28, 2013, 07:17:46 am
Wheels back to standard but tint the rear windows

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Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: Frodo-anni on October 28, 2013, 07:18:17 am
The car has the anthracite coloured wheels at the moment, but I'm thinking to putting them back to standard, what do you guys prefer ?
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fr712%2Fscottbradley368%2FDSC01670_zpsaee43017.jpg&hash=d1729772a48d7f8623e595060eca51cc4e4f3523)
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Had to double take then snap, another car twin  :signLOL: I'm currently getting some Monza's refurbed for winter and nearly choice a Matt Pearl grey, (alfa 159 colour), but have gone down an original finish, so fingers crossed will have an outcome next friday.

Im unsure on what colour to go with on the Pescara, other than a very light smoked chrome, possible Hyper silver. Its all each to there own, i was just wanting to add abit of defination to the silver eddie, so may get the front & rear valances wrapped  :confused:
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: Jonny on October 28, 2013, 07:51:40 am
Wheels back to standard but tint the rear windows

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How much did it cost to tint the rears if you don't mind me asking?
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: Jonathon555 on October 28, 2013, 07:55:12 am
Wheels back to standard but tint the rear windows



How much did it cost to tint the rears if you don't mind me asking?

£120 for the rear 3 windows got it done in Leeds , cappuncino tints took them 45 mins to do (nice job as well)
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: Frodo-anni on October 28, 2013, 08:09:53 am
Other option for the rear windows is for the Privacy shades, then it easy to return to stock, you can now get the rear window shade in a one piece so there is no joint down the middle.  :happy2:
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: JoeDarKa on October 28, 2013, 09:47:41 am
Mine are subaru grey with reflex silver mixed in  :happy2:
Title: Re:
Post by: joelee on October 28, 2013, 10:17:10 am
Mine are grey and want to go back to the diamond cut look

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Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: Christian1402 on October 28, 2013, 12:23:31 pm
I have standard colour ed30 wheels and want to go that exact anthercrite colour. Swap?  :laugh:
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: jaffa on October 28, 2013, 01:33:13 pm
mine painted Negaro Black

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Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: N8KOW on October 28, 2013, 01:38:13 pm
Maybe a lighter shade of anthracite, but yours are too dark  :confused:
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: GarethB on October 28, 2013, 02:57:29 pm
mine painted Negaro Black

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi929.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fad140%2Fjaffa_2010%2Ffeb%25202013%2Fphoto-7_zpsc98758e2.jpg&hash=540adbcd39bbee93d805de42df47021328e131e2) (http://s929.photobucket.com/user/jaffa_2010/media/feb%202013/photo-7_zpsc98758e2.jpg.html)

Lovely colour for a set of wheels  :happy2:
Title: Re: Re: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: joelee on October 28, 2013, 03:11:02 pm
I have standard colour ed30 wheels and want to go that exact anthercrite colour. Swap?  :laugh:
yer could do mate put a pic of your car up

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Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: Upperoilcan on October 28, 2013, 03:46:46 pm
Monza II's on my Reflex Silver GTI.

Keep em dark..... :happy2:
Title: Re: Wheel colour
Post by: sub39h on October 28, 2013, 09:46:43 pm
Wheels back to standard but tint the rear windows



How much did it cost to tint the rears if you don't mind me asking?

£120 for the rear 3 windows got it done in Leeds , cappuncino tints took them 45 mins to do (nice job as well)

they did my old A3. another positive recommendation for them.

in regards to the wheels i prefer anthracite on a Silver car, but not quite as dark as in the OP. prefer like a smoked chrome