Steel wheels

Steel wheels

Classic grey, or black? Which is better?

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both

grey isnt classic it's just normal
classic has always been black, (or olour matched if you go back far enough)

go black, with good paint, silver always looks cheap

This is the correct answer.

Also it depends on the car's colour.

people with black wheel rims are usually shit drivers and jerks IRL.

YELLOW.

The choice is obvious

silver

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what are the advantages of having steelies over more expensive lightweight wheels?

The FUCK.
Do you guys have a Twingo for every fucking occasion?

Cost

Other than that, literally nothing.

Steel doesn't crack, it bends.

Black wheels aren't painted, it's their color straight out of cataphoresis.
Grey or white are painted afterwards.
None is better than another, just needs to be accorded with the color of the vehicle.

Rust patina

Well not every

Steel wheels are cheaper, as well as significantly stronger. You can run flat on steelies without permanently damaging them. Think about the strength of aluminium vs the strength of steel. There's a reason your car's frame is made out of steel.

>Classic grey, or black? Which is better?
It depend of the color of your car...
WTF retard ?

White is pretty mint if it fits the vehicle.

Steel? Alloy or gtfo

Exhibit A

if its on an old classic pick up, white is also ok

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Depends on the color of the car

Holy shit
Never knew that would look good.

Umm, aluminum is actually stronger given the same mass than steel.

I thought black wheels are a relatively new phenomenon, from what I remember most pre-90s cars came with grey steel wheels.

They're cheap, you don't have to care about keeping them nice, you don't have to worry about potholes, and even if you do hit a bad pothole you can take the wheel to a tire shop and 9 times out of ten they can bend it back and you'll be on your way.

>screencap
>had chuckle

thank you.

on topic, i'm going black.
still need to clean and paint
started with rear brakes
got new tires going from 12 to 14's
front and rear GTi disc brake conversion
still need to swap front brakes
because poorfag

That's some really scandinavian ass wheels right there.

t. Finn

I have a feeling they'll look terrible again after two years when I start using them come spring

My red volvo has black steelies. I like that look. But damned if I'm not tempted to get my summer rims done up like that. I'm getting stainless, closed lugs soon, and that might go well together. Or go white instead of silver on the edge.

I had no idea those cars could fit 12’s. I thought 13’s were the smallest most cars had, outside of kei cars.

Eastern blocc here, most steelies used to look like this

Black steelie
White stripey
Chrome luggies

based

Count me in for black

The paint that is the best paint is the paint that acts as a rust preventative...so it must be GLOSSY paint.

Common silver wheel paint is glossier than common black wheel paint. So go with silver if that is your choice.

Glossy paints have gloss additives that add to long-chain molecules that make it harder for moisture and air to get to the steel wheel. Flat and semi-flat paints are more prone to letting the wheel rust.

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son thats not patina, the wheel is literaly falling apart.

>manual trans
>no carpet

not far off m8

>mass
Am I being meme'd here?

near Ouray, CO?

not even close, nigga

You could just go over the wheels with some clearcoat and, or wax/oil

Anyone a fan of painted steelies?

Painted white deep dish steelies are the shit.

This.

Technology advances for a reason.