Poll: Wheel color

[aways]

I'm going to resurrect this thread to show what I ended up doing... Rather than painting my old Carrera Sport Design wheels, I decided to buy some used Carrera S 10-spoke wheels in Anthracite grey...

old wheels


new wheels


The first photo was taken in overcast conditions, and the second in late afternoon sun. I was amazed at how the Platinum Sliver metallic paint changes hue so dramatically in different lighting conditions... definite gold hue in the waning sunlight...

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by aways

Based on those two photos the silver is WAY better.

[aways]

Yes, that's why I changed wheels (different design) to get the grey color that I prefer. The older sport design wheels look better in silver, I agree.

[Geronimo '74]

Buying a second set was a good compromise, now you can switch between two sets.

Personally, I still prefer the silver wheels.

[stomachmonkey]

Solid silver 1st or two tone 2nd

Solid black just does not work

[RKDinOKC]

Dark wheels look like you lost your hubcaps.

[A930Rocket]

Silver.

[porsche tech]

Originally Posted by ZOO

Anything to hide the brake dust . . .

The silver ones pictured are extremely difficult to wash. One of my favorites back in that era was the "minilite" looking factory rim. Good looking IMO and easy to clean.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Silver. The gray ones look like they’re pre-filthed with brake dust.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Those look really great and will be much easier to clean! I hate cleaning split spoke style wheels.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

The reflection in the windshield looks like someone smacked a rock at it.



Oh yeah... Silver.

(I saw a guy at autozone who bought a can of black spray paint- went out to parking lot and started spraying his wheels without even cleaning them to make them look sharp- re 'blackening' them, black paint, tires, brake dust, and all, and I can't get past that)

[island911]

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951

The reflection in the windshield looks like someone smacked a rock at it...

Tesla truck look is all the rage.

[aways]

I found the silver wheels to be impossible to keep remotely clean. A couple trips around town and they were covered with brake dust and dirt. Plus, I'm not really a big fan of the Carrera Sport Design wheel style. The platinum satin was just the look I was after, and it holds up well between washings.

[Paul K]

Either the same as the body or completely different.

[Eric Coffey]

Originally Posted by Baz

I'm down with door #2..........

Originally Posted by Jeff Alton

Grey, provides some contrast to the silver car.

+1

Carries the (contrasting) color continuity of the front grille and bottom half of the mirrors. Plus as Zoo mentioned, it will hide brake dust way better.