Love the look of Cup II's, but chrome wheels (unless they're chrome wire wheels on older classics) just don't seem to fit on newer sports and GT cars IMHO. Too much bling, or maybe I'm being too conservative. Go with the original silver color - VERY nice contrast on a black car

If you do decide do go with a dark color (black or black chrome), I would just paint the center that color and go with a silver or polished rim/lip.

 

It might be just me, but I just drove from Simi Valley (L.A.) to Ft Worth & back and everywhere I stopped for gas, food or for the night, people asked about my car. It's in pretty good shape and it does have chrome wheels. I think black chrome with your car would look great.

 

Here is my car with factory Cup 2's if you are wondering what they look like on a black S body car.

 

black may be fun for a while but with silver you can't go wrong.

 

I have a set of chromed Cup's on my car, and I love 'em!
They grab attention like a flashy lure attracts fish. And being that we are driving a shark, this is an appropriate response.
You will find that sometimes when your driving along at parking lot speeds, and the light hits them at a certain angle, they will shoot out a flashy rotating reflection onto items around them, like walls, other cars, stunned onlookers...
Add to that the bright red calipers, and you have bling extraodenaire!
Take it from me, once you experience the outright luxury of real chrome, you will find that there is no going back to the ordinary way of life.

 

Actually, technology and customer services are outsourced to India. Goods are outsourced to China. They offer very different services .

 

I think that would look great IF you can find some one to do it right.
I would love to have my Carrera 3's done in black chrome.

 

I would like to thank everyone for thier comments. There is a company here in Vegas that does both traditional chrome, and black chrome. Here's the kicker. They do the process like it's done in Europe. We saw this at last years SEMA show, and it looked just like triple dipped chrome plating. I'm going to see a few sets that have been done to make up my mind.
I've got silver chrome manholes on my car now, and I'm really leaning towards the black chrome. But on the other hand it may be to much black. I'll keep you all posted.
One other question? If I were to swap my wheels and tires back and forth, would I have to realign the car everytime, because the wheels are different sizes 16's vs 17's?

 

The biggest thing it to keep the stock diameter of the 16's regardless of the rim size, and if you do that, no need to do any changes on the alignment.

DR is the man to talk to about this, but IIRC 24.9-25.2 is what you need to look for on the diameter of the tire.
Different tire manufactures can have a difference in diameter even though the tires are marked the same, such as 295/30/18 or what ever the number is.

 

Thanks, Greg