I agree with most sentiments here -- the black wheels get lost on darker coloured cars.

Maybe silver rimmed black rims instead?

 

Challenges with painting black..... I spoke at length with a tire/wheel place that does rim refurbishments etc.... I wanted flat black... didn't do it yet... as I wanted a color to match the black trim pieces on the car. He said pure flat black with attract brake dust that will not wash out.... in time, you will have staining. He said he could get a very flat look with a coating of something or other.... but in short, you will still have a slight gloss to a flat color.... he showed me what he could do on another customer's wheels and they looked good.

In short, you need to talk to someone who really knows what hey are doing if you want a flat color.

Peace
Bruce in Philly

 

Those wheels on your car now are fantastic. I have always hatted to foul up a factory finish. Maybe if they were damaged? Nothing is better than the original finish, in my opinion.
If you want BLACK or smoke. Go buy some and sell your pristine factory finish wheels.

My vote - Be happy with what you have. They look fantastic.

 

I vote..........retain silver wheels. Brings out color of car and IMHO gives a more exotic look to the car.

 

truly a matter of personal preference. To me it's a totally different look with black wheels. What do you like?

 

I think I agree with most everyone. I'm going to leave them and enjoy them. They really stand out as they are.
Thanks for all your opinions! I love this place already.

 

FLA, what color is your car?
TIA

 

Lapis Blue Metallic

 

Looks great!

 

I vote for gunmetal.. also with all the finish coat make a huge difference as well(matte, semi-gloss, gloss).. just not matte black

 

Semi gloss black wheels would be sweet !

 

It sounds like you've made your call! And I have one more thought to reinforce it:

After rechecking your original photos, I notice you have really nice looking silver mesh grills. The silver wheels work very nicely with that. If you went to black wheels the mesh would likely look out of place. Then I think you'd want to black out the mesh and the rest of that car as much as possible too, rear emblems, etc. Again, it looks great like it is!

 

Im in this camp too.

Leave it as is.

 

I personally like black wheel

I say go for it

 

Stay with the silver. I don't like black wheels on any color car as the detail is just lost.