02m2

I appreciate the triple black but think it needs a little pop of color to keep it interesting...like my DD

itsujack

Wheel fun last week, originals back on the C4 and swapped the RUFs to the C2. Don't mind the black on red, front needs lowering a bit...






...and how they were prior:

itsujack

Another set of wheels arrived this week... black of course 18" OZ Alleggerita. I think I prefer them over the RUFs?...

Nostrathomas

Another creative here (designer/illustrator) with a 964 here....

I guess it's just me, but while I love a black 964, I don't get the whole blacked-out trend. To me, it just flattens out the car too much (especially when people also black out the lights). To my designer's eye, black cars especially need a tiny bit of contrast to really pop, which a nice set of aluminum rims do nicely. As nice as those Rufs are, your 964 with the cups on looks more appealing to me because of the added contrast. From far away, black wheels always remind me of cheap steelies.

Maybe I'm just more of a traditionalist. Whether it be blacked out, stance, backdating....no thanks. I prefer my cars clean. 964's are already already such striking cars on the road...there's no need to make them look more like some teens Infiniti G35.

Just my opinion of course. If it makes you happy, more power to you!

mdsarch

I too am an architect and my cars have been typically either silver or black. My 964 however is Diamond Blue Metallic and I absolutely love the way it changes in the light. The black on black is a bit much even for me but hey, it's your car.

Keep experimenting!

Porschenut_Lee

I love the OZ Alleggeritra wheels. I too have a black 964 and have contemplated getting black OZ wheels. I think it looks good. I think a little color pop with yellow / orange / green / blue calipers would help though.

rsabeebe

surprised i never ran across this thread before - had to post some info on myself, as we're talking about 'creative' types. graduated college with a BFA in painting and owned a graphic design company for 20 years - i should have been an architect. love early/late modern architecture and mid-century furniture design.

now the important part, we own nothing but black cars; C4S - black/black, carrera - black/tan, 951 - black/black, and 500e - pearl black/black. my wife even drives a black/tan V70R. my previous RSA was black/black and i'm trying to work a deal right now on a 964 in black/tan. i'm a huge 964 fan and i remember when most considered them the 'stepchild'. the cars are not all black/black, but all black exteriors. oddly enough, i wear black clothes a good bit also.

very nice 964s itsujack. had rufs on my RSA - very nice! i must say, the cups just look right on the black car.

we need an 'artist noir' thread.

911Jetta

Interesting. You'd think self-described "creatives" would be drawn to more unique colors, especially in a old sports car. So accountants are the ones that bought the rubystone 964s...

Nostrathomas

Unfortunately budgets and selection don't always give you much of a choice! I would've loved a weird 964 color, but it can be slim pickins out there sometimes unless you're willing to pony up. While it wouldn't have been my first choice, I do like that my red car stand out in todays "50 shades between white and black" car landscape.

If I'm ever buying new, it's definitely going to be paint-to-sample.

rsabeebe

like thomas said, some of my favorite 964 colors are maritime, rubystone, mint green, signal green - i'd happily take any one of those on a 964. one of my favorite 964s colors has always been white also - they look fantastic in white! i never seek out a black car, i just wind up with them. 3 of my cars found me and they all just happened to be black - probably more having to do with an availability ratio and some coincidence. the other 2 were simply the best options at the time. we were actually 6 for 6 up to about a month ago, when i sold an S500 benz that was black/black. my 5 year old daughter is screaming for something with color - her favorites colors are, of course, pink and purple. i'd love to make her the happiest 5 y/o around with a rubystone C2!

if anyone is on instagram, my feed is full of bright colored porsches. so, the desire for the bright colors is there, but black is still a great color on porsches and i'll gladly keep all mine.

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rsabeebe

i will do that.

i see you live in Bergen County. i grew up there - River Vale specifically.

stimpy32

Love the OZs. Great choice and pretty darn light.

JV911

"Got any blacker"

rsabeebe

a touch of black...
you can barely see the back bumper of the V70R in front of our friend's jeep - also black.