Post 735604 by RollingThunder on 2014-09-16 13:28:00
Now that I've ordered new tyres, I'm thinking of the colour that I should get the alloys refurbed in. I was originally going to go with the std silver finish, as I was a bit concerned about the car looking too dark overall with anthracite coloured wheels.
Which do you think would look the best on my black V70?
1. Antracite
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2. Silver
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3. Polished Gunmetal
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NB I'm 99% sure I'll be keeping the Comets on the BoneWagon rather than swapping the satellites over - if that helps.
Cheers
Post 735641 by RollingThunder on 2014-09-16 15:52:28
I should have known better... no chance of getting any sensible answers here :dunce:
:D
Post 735688 by Biff on 2014-09-16 21:26:46
I love my wheels in the shadow chrome, but they need refurbing & I want to make the car look mine if you get me? It's a hard decision to make but dependant on the colour of the car. I say silver but with shadow chrome.
Post 735703 by Harvey on 2014-09-16 22:04:15
Ferric grey colour (BMW colour)
Bright silver (stock volvo wheel colour)
Post 735764 by RollingThunder on 2014-09-17 08:17:24
I had considered white as it happens - found these pics a while ago and loved the look
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Mine would look identical as I have the eggcrate and jewel lights already on HotRod which I'll be transferring over. I'm just a bit concerned that they'll look scabby very quickly - and they'll need washing daily :D keeping a black car looking clean will be a challenge enough without having white wheels as well!
NB I'd also considered white racing stripes to go with the white wheels - something like this -
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Not sure if that'd cheapen the look of the car or not?
Post 735767 by M-R-P on 2014-09-17 08:36:45
Oohhh... Viper stripes....
No.
White wheels tho... :)
Post 735772 by Jamest5r on 2014-09-17 09:18:05
Quite liking the white wheels
Post 735787 by stribo on 2014-09-17 09:53:23
[QUOTE=M-R-P;735767]Oohhh... Viper stripes....
No.
White wheels tho... :)[/QUOTE]
Not Viper stripes, Mustang stripes.:D
Post 735789 by M-R-P on 2014-09-17 09:55:35
[QUOTE=stribo;735787]Not Viper stripes, Mustang stripes.:D[/QUOTE]
It's still bloody stripes and it'll still look bloody silly :troutslap
Post 735790 by Jamest5r on 2014-09-17 10:11:38
[QUOTE=stribo;735787]Not Viper stripes, Mustang stripes.:D[/QUOTE]
Pedantic bastward :)
Post 735793 by AshDVS on 2014-09-17 10:26:37
I did mine in Ford/FPV 'Dark Argent'
Similar but darker looking than Anthracite.
Post 735802 by RollingThunder on 2014-09-17 12:14:20
Thanks all, I think I agree that the stripes are a no-no. As you probably gathered I wasn't sure they'd look ok on a V70 and you seem to agree, so thats not an option any more.
My current thoughts are that black on black would be too over powering on a big old barge like a V70, especially when I tint the windows and paint the grille etc. I had considered colourcoding the centre of some wheels like AcidicDave's in black but leaving a bright rim, but I can't afford another set of wheels to be honest. I've got to start controlling the cost of this project :redface:
So that leaves various shades of grey, silver and white... :confused:
EDIT - If Nealevo wants to donate these wheels to the cause, I'd happily fit them to the Bonewagon - they'd look pretty damn good on a black V70
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(Sorry for nicking the pic Neal, but thats one of the best pics I've seen for a long time, bloody gorgeous mate. The car is ok too)
Post 735933 by Quicksilver on 2014-09-17 22:52:08
[QUOTE=AshDVS;735793]I did mine in Ford/FPV 'Dark Argent'
Similar but darker looking than Anthracite.
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Sorry to hijack but what are those brakes?!!
Back on thread, didn't like the idea of white till I saw those pic's, white wheels reminded me of of the white eight spoke steel wheels that were all the rage in the 80's! but it works!
Anything else is really just what Volvo has done already, but a darker silver would look cool.
Post 736977 by RollingThunder on 2014-09-25 09:38:50
I'm hoping to take the wheels down to the powdercoaters this weekend. Coincidentally, Nealevo is selling his Nebs, but as I've just bought some 17in tyres I'm broke - and the Nebs are 18s of course. Bummer.
So I'm keeping the Comets, and they'll be shadow chrome most likely. Or maybe anthracite. I don't know - I'm going to look at their swatch cards and see what looks best against black :) Thanks for the input everyone, appreciated as always :B_thumb:
Post 736987 by M-R-P on 2014-09-25 10:40:34
[QUOTE=Quicksilver;735933]Sorry to hijack but what are those brakes?!!
Back on thread, didn't like the idea of white till I saw those pic's, white wheels reminded me of of the white eight spoke steel wheels that were all the rage in the 80's! but it works!
Anything else is really just what Volvo has done already, but a darker silver would look cool.[/QUOTE]
That's a big brake kit using facelift P2/ focus RS calipers.
They're quite good...
And an easy upgrade to 336mm disks on a P2 ;)
Post 740598 by AshDVS on 2014-10-08 07:55:09
[QUOTE=Quicksilver;735933]Sorry to hijack but what are those brakes?!!
Back on thread, didn't like the idea of white till I saw those pic's, white wheels reminded me of of the white eight spoke steel wheels that were all the rage in the 80's! but it works!
Anything else is really just what Volvo has done already, but a darker silver would look cool.[/QUOTE]
Sorry for the very late reply.
Brakes are 320mm rotors and calipers from S40/V50T5 AWD & Ford Focus LS-LV ST.
Post 740602 by Ettienne on 2014-10-08 08:05:01
Ash is a man of his word, already recieved mine, although haven't messed about with them yet
Post 741910 by AshDVS on 2014-10-13 11:41:11
[QUOTE=Ettienne;740602]Ash is a man of his word, already recieved mine, although haven't messed about with them yet[/QUOTE]
Thanks mate! Hurry up and get them mounted up! ;)
