[ccompton]

Well, I wasn't sure at first, but I like the way this looks:

 

[SAJ_1982]

Yeh I wasn't sure about dark wheels to begin with, but they've grown on me and I like them now.

 

[SupraBlur]

Yeah the black on black thing is excessively popular here in LA / Hollywood. I'm actually more intrigued when it's something else, because you see black/black Nissan Sentras and Camrys all the time, and companies that make cheapie wheels like SportMax make it affordable for anyone to get that multipiece look.

-Ray

 

[attam]

according to GQ magazine, dark wheels are going to be the next big thing.... ICK

 

[Blacky3.2]

Brings me back to my Porsche Carrera days. The Black on Black Fuch's worked with that car. I like the look but it does seem a little trendy these days. I wonder how my Y's would look color matched black... I wouldn't have to clean the brake dust off them every other day.

 

[SupraBlur]

The LA car tuner scene tends to be ahead of everywhere else by at least a year or so, so if that holds true, the next big thing is definitely brushed aluminum face with color (usually black) on the inner sides of the spokes, in a one piece concave construction. I try to keep my ear to the streets with these things, as I love wheels, they're my favorite part of auto tuning.

-Ray

 

[ShadyJC]

the next big thing is definitely brushed aluminum face with color (usually black) on the inner sides of the spokes

I had a setup along these lines on my FX35. Instead of black, the accents were color matched to the color of the car, a dark silver in my case. It looks really good overall, and very custom.

Now, with the A5, color-matched for me would be black, but as someone said above, the black-on-black look is starting to get a little bit overdone, especially in the SoCal car show scene. Even on the street, there are tons of "wanna-be" vehicles adopting it.

Gotta find the next thing to stay ahead of the game.

 

[ccompton]

I had a setup along these lines on my FX35. Instead of black, the accents were color matched to the color of the car, a dark silver in my case. It looks really good overall, and very custom.

Now, with the A5, color-matched for me would be black, but as someone said above, the black-on-black look is starting to get a little bit overdone, especially in the SoCal car show scene. Even on the street, there are tons of "wanna-be" vehicles adopting it.

Gotta find the next thing to stay ahead of the game.

Funny...in Texas (at least the DFW area), Black with Chrome and Black with Silver is about all you see here (especially where I live, lots of Mercedes and BMWs)...I was thinking of going with a darker wheel to be different.

Plus, hey...it's all about personal preference anyway. So go ahead (anybody) and put those lime green wheels on your car....(Just don't post picts -- he-he)...

 

[ShadyJC]

So what are you going to buy, then? I think I've narrowed my wheel choices down to 3 options.... leaning towards a darker wheel (not gloss black)... maybe gunmetal... or black chrome... maybe matte black.

 

[SAJ_1982]

according to GQ magazine, dark wheels are going to be the next big thing.... ICK

LOL

 

[SupraBlur]

the next big thing is definitely brushed aluminum face with color (usually black) on the inner sides of the spokes

I had a setup along these lines on my FX35. Instead of black, the accents were color matched to the color of the car, a dark silver in my case. It looks really good overall, and very custom.

Now, with the A5, color-matched for me would be black, but as someone said above, the black-on-black look is starting to get a little bit overdone, especially in the SoCal car show scene. Even on the street, there are tons of "wanna-be" vehicles adopting it.

Gotta find the next thing to stay ahead of the game.

Actually what I meant was this...

This style has definitely not become mainstream yet, but I think it looks great and I can see it being the next big thing. I can't wait to see more designs using this surface styling. I'm a wheel junkie and this is the first new trend I've actually been excited about (most of my favorites are wheel models that are over 10 years old).

-Ray

 

[ShadyJC]

SupraBlur, that look is really good... actually a few of the wheels I've been considering are finished along those lines.

 

[busipaln]

Picture of the last rim looks very nice. Would love to see it on the S5

 

[ABenson36]

Check out exewheels.com, there made by Axis. I really like the Konvex style wheel and that was almost the wheel I got but ended up choosing somthing different. They only offer a few different styles of wheels but they look similar to the pics of the wheels above.

 

[sizzle]

Axis aka Craxis.

They may have gotten better, but have a long history of cracking under load.....

 

[ABenson36]

Axis aka Craxis.

They may have gotten better, but have a long history of cracking under load.....

Well I guess it's good I didn't get them then I still think the Konvex would look sweet on a A/S5

http://www.exewheels.com/index_flash.html

 

[ccompton]

I was thinking anthracite or maybe like a titanium color at first...but I still like the way silver looks on a black car...hopefully I'll decide before the group buys for Iforge and DPE expire.

 

[SupraBlur]

Axis aka Craxis.

They may have gotten better, but have a long history of cracking under load.....

Plus overall their wheel construction is kind of cheesy -- most of the "multi-piece" wheels are actually one piece cast wheels that have fake bolts going through them.

-Ray