Guys... when did this happen? It seems like every other FD i see with stock wheels has them painted black. WTF? Since when did this become the cool thing to do?

just wondering,

Ray

 

i went for the less black effect.....

 

Stock is best!

 

Since brakes make dust and cars look good with black wheels.

 

its b/c they want to be like me

the stock wheels look a lot better painted and not as "90s"

btw its just like the original RZ fd's in japan

 

lookin good

 

+1

 

it is stock

 

The stock wheels are a nice design but the stock faded silver colour looks very dated - and moreso since the rest of the car has aged very well.

 

man I don't know who started this black wheel look . but I think it looks like crap. it makes the car look cheep. wheels should enhance the look of the car not cheapen it. I see the honda guys with black wheels and they look like there out of the junk yard. whats wrong with cleaning the wheels when you wash the car. even the stock rims look good if clean.
Jeff

 

Personal taste. My favorite is the chromed stock wheels and as I understand it, that wasn't completely stock either, as it was a dealer add on.

 

the black stock rims look awsome

 

+1 on stock chrome wheels. I had mine done they look great.

 

LOL i just painted my stock rims black not too long ago too.

Makes the car look "meaner"? i guess you can say?

Plus the finish on my rims were all f'ed up.

 

You guys have more pics of these? I've only seen a few and I'm not really too impressed

 

me neither half of them look like they've been done with spray paint, maybe some black gloss ones or sumthin

 

i like it.... powder coated stock rims.... looks good

 

yes a lot of honda boys do it
i think we just see it too much in cali that it looks like the cheap way out if you cant afford aftermarket rims.
i just bought a stock 240sx and it came with black painted rims..first thing i did was buy paint stripper

 

the satin black wheels give the 7 a stealth look, ill post pics later when there is light out.

 

I thought it came out good on mine... I suppose its all personal preference though. I did it as a means to hold me off until I could afford those Volk Time Attacks(black with a red lip).

I think its one lesson you learn really fast when modding your own car. Do what you enjoy and dont take what others think (specially the negatives) to heart so much. To me, theres nothing tacky about this... I spent a good deal of time prepping each one and applying the paint, I dont even remember how many layers of clear coat I put on... but it was a lot, lol.

Oh yea... I do remember spending about 2 hours on each wheel because I sanded out any curb rashes or imperfections from the previous owner. So I can say this isnt such a 'cheap mod'. It is quite a bit of labor and gets tedious.

 

his black outs...

 

I like the black wheels NV. I like stock on a VR. I would like to see white on white. I like chrome on a silver car. It's all in the eye of the beholder.

 

i think they look good, gunmetal too. chrome is too tacky i duno.....

 

Yea, but a lot of those Hondas you see with black wheels.... are just steelies with the hubcaps removed...

Admit it, yer all just jealous of the mad jay dee emm styles of my early 90's family sedan with factory black wheels, right? Right?


Well it was worth a shot. I've always liked black wheels on the right color car. FD is no exception, I think they look good. I was thinking maybe doing mine someday when the original finish is not so hot, but they're holding up nicely so far.

 

My favorite mod on my last VR FD was my painted rims. Looks way better than the ugly stock color.