Do you think the SC is a hard car to make a wheel look good on?
05-25-13, 06:23 PM
#31
In my personal opinion, there are a lot of good looking wheels for the SC out there whether they are 16" , 17" , 18" or 19" .. but it's the combo of tires people put into them that make them and the car look ugly .
But I understand that looks is very subjective .. one style may look good to one but ugly to another.
05-25-13, 07:23 PM
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My idea of correct and proper on an SC is the one's mentioned above in my earlier post, just adding pics now.
For the record as good as Manaray's car looks with the iforged aero's, it doesn't look as good as the two Autocouture cars. (IMO) I have a couple other fav's here from users, but not digging around for them.
For the record as good as Manaray's car looks with the iforged aero's, it doesn't look as good as the two Autocouture cars. (IMO) I have a couple other fav's here from users, but not digging around for them.
05-25-13, 07:36 PM
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Just like with any other car, people see so,etching they like and are just like "oh what are those wheel specs, I need my car to look just like it" "bro I want my car to look just like yours"
The SC can carry different looks, it's all about execution and you could pull off a variety of things.
The SC can carry different looks, it's all about execution and you could pull off a variety of things.
05-25-13, 11:09 PM
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No. You could even make those teddy bear eheels look good if you tried. There are 2 main issues:
1: You must choose your wheels according to your vision or adapt them along the way. The wheels you slapped on at your stock height aren't going to look right when lowered or you are kitted. This means you need to have forethought and buy for your overall goal & wait to mount them, or do like quite a few people and just change your wheels as your car changes.
2: Cost of entry - You find our cars in the 1500-4k range all day, so you have more people " upgrading" vehicles that either blow their load on the vehicle and don't/can't consider spending the equivalent of the purchase price of their vehicle on suspension, wheels & tires, but still want to individualize it. - which generally means a set of wheels that "looks good now". They quickly find out that nothing is cheap with these vehicles(some things can be had inexpensively, but never cheaply), which leads to those "looks good now" wheels becoming "the wheels" as they tackle basic maintenance, body, suspension & engine mods.
1: You must choose your wheels according to your vision or adapt them along the way. The wheels you slapped on at your stock height aren't going to look right when lowered or you are kitted. This means you need to have forethought and buy for your overall goal & wait to mount them, or do like quite a few people and just change your wheels as your car changes.
2: Cost of entry - You find our cars in the 1500-4k range all day, so you have more people " upgrading" vehicles that either blow their load on the vehicle and don't/can't consider spending the equivalent of the purchase price of their vehicle on suspension, wheels & tires, but still want to individualize it. - which generally means a set of wheels that "looks good now". They quickly find out that nothing is cheap with these vehicles(some things can be had inexpensively, but never cheaply), which leads to those "looks good now" wheels becoming "the wheels" as they tackle basic maintenance, body, suspension & engine mods.
05-27-13, 04:45 AM
#38
I think it's one of the easier cars to pull off most wheels. A lot of OEM wheels from other cars like the 350z, G35, IS350, and Mustang Cobra actually look good on the SC.
As far as aftermarket wheels, it's hard to say since it usually depends on the overall look the owner is going for. I generally like the BBS LM's, clean spoked wheels like the Work Equips and Volk TE-37's, or sportier wheels like CCW's. Those kinds of wheels can fit well on any car and the SC looks amazing with any of those.
The SC certainly pulls off aftermarket wheels better than some of my other favorite luxury cars. I've always wanted an SL500 or an 8 Series BMW but they look so weird with aftermarket wheels.
As far as aftermarket wheels, it's hard to say since it usually depends on the overall look the owner is going for. I generally like the BBS LM's, clean spoked wheels like the Work Equips and Volk TE-37's, or sportier wheels like CCW's. Those kinds of wheels can fit well on any car and the SC looks amazing with any of those.
The SC certainly pulls off aftermarket wheels better than some of my other favorite luxury cars. I've always wanted an SL500 or an 8 Series BMW but they look so weird with aftermarket wheels.
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