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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 08:12 AM
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those look great! how much are they? i love black rims so my opinion is kinda one sided :P
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by sakataj
those look great! how much are they? i love black rims so my opinion is kinda one sided :P
The whole set is under 1K. I'm checking fitment now with a couple of vendors.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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Like others, too much black. You get wheels to be noticed so why hide it with black rims. A nice set of polished or brush will set it off. Also, I think DUB mag kill that trend... My 2 cents.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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If you have the "car" (as in supporting mods, suspension, etc...) to pull off all black go for it. For that to look good it's going to need to be an aggressive fitment with BIG lips, otherwise it's not going to look very good.

Because your going with an all black rim you need something to make it look right, for instance, if you got those wheels with a small lip and inset offset it's going to make your Gs look like garbage. If you get those same wheels, with a 4" lip in the back, flush and tucking with the fenderwells then it will look really aggressive and good. See what I'm getting at?

It's like putting a JP 3 piece spoiler on a otherwise stock car, it just doesn't look right. You put the same spoiler on a car that is lowered, wheels etc....It turns into one of the best looking wings for the Gs, see what I mean? You need to have the rest of the car to support an aggressive visual mod like all black wheels.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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Too much black for my taste- all black wheels always look small
due to the lack of contrast between the wheel lip & tire.

You might be able to pull it off with a colored pinstripe at the lip.

Just seems like a lot of money to spend on wheels that, from 100
feet away, could be mistaken for mail truck steel take-offs.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by macd7919
If you have the "car" (as in supporting mods, suspension, etc...) to pull off all black go for it. For that to look good it's going to need to be an aggressive fitment with BIG lips, otherwise it's not going to look very good.

Because your going with an all black rim you need something to make it look right, for instance, if you got those wheels with a small lip and inset offset it's going to make your Gs look like garbage. If you get those same wheels, with a 4" lip in the back, flush and tucking with the fenderwells then it will look really aggressive and good. See what I'm getting at?

It's like putting a JP 3 piece spoiler on a otherwise stock car, it just doesn't look right. You put the same spoiler on a car that is lowered, wheels etc....It turns into one of the best looking wings for the Gs, see what I mean? You need to have the rest of the car to support an aggressive visual mod like all black wheels.
That's a great statement regarding these wheels, "If you have the "car" go for it. Answer is, I "think" I have the right car. Lowered on Tein CS coil overs dropped to barely a finger gap in the back and 1 1/2 gap in the front, sitting on staggered 18's, tinted windows, Tanabe Touring on order for early August install at Pohanka Lexus, the car is black. I quite frankly don't have the constitution to spend the kind of money for some Auto Couture wheels since I have an 06 350Z roadster that's very nicely mod'd and I use the Lexus as a 9-5er and winter driver.

I appreciate the comments from everyone, I'm really starting to evaluate if I should even spend the cask to update my look. The downside is that I keep rolling with my L-Tuned while I wait for the Work VS-KF's I ordered from Darrell at D2 (he really is a nice guy), the upside is I save a little cash for the time being.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ZippyGuy
The Auto Coutures are EXACTLY what I want!!!

Those are SICK!!
those are perfect and I like the all blk! looks good IMO.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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super hot. do it!
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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maybe if those chorme/silver rivets were a little bigger and more noticable.
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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It sounds like you have the stuff to support it, just make sure the offset is aggressive, the bigger the lip the better on this kind of setup, and you keep the car low!
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCalSC4
Too much black for my taste- all black wheels always look small
due to the lack of contrast between the wheel lip & tire.

You might be able to pull it off with a colored pinstripe at the lip.

Just seems like a lot of money to spend on wheels that, from 100
feet away, could be mistaken for mail truck steel take-offs.
100% agree, unless you did white tires
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 01:16 AM
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All black is nice, but I'm partial to a polished lip also.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 06:29 AM
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it works on that car...the offset, drop, white color, silver caliper...
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