Gold or bronze wheels on Dark Verdant Green Emira

[chirowolf]

My Green Emira came with all black wheels. Thinking if adding some contrast by either replacing wheels or having them power coated bronze or a matte gold.
Couple of choices poorly photoshopped on my car. Gold front and bronze back

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Anyone else done this IRL? Thoughts?

 

[harleyujoe]

It is all personal to the person who owns Emira...
I never like black wheels and had a few vehicles that did and had them powder coated..
Nimbus Emira I ordered the light silver wheels and was all ready to change them.
But looking at car they are growing on me and may leave them for a year or so.
Any color other than Black I think wheel color would grow on you..
Just sudden change takes time and wish you well on what you select..

 

[CHEESE]

I'd lean towards gold for more contrast, but I'm not crazy about how it goes with the yellow calipers; the black wheels work well with the yellow calipers. I'd probably intend to change the caliper color if switching to gold wheels.

 

[Eagle7]

I stuck with silver.

 

[Milk242]

Bronze is my vote but it basically looks black after a week from all the brake dust. Maybe a matte copper color?

 

[chirowolf]

I will likely keep the black wheels for a while, and probably upgrade to the hawk brake pads to keep the dust to a manageable level.

 

[675430VME]

Not verdant green but cosmo black with gold rims

 

[seriously]

Bronze is my vote but it basically looks black after a week from all the brake dust. Maybe a matte copper color?

Agree. I think a muted contrast would work with the dark verdant. You want contrast, but a bright color seems too stark to me. This is all preference of course.

 

[allenyao09]

I don't like black wheels but they look good with the spec

 

[Porter]

Not verdant green but cosmo black with gold rims
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Whoa, what wheels are those?

 

[chirowolf]

Not verdant green but cosmo black with gold rims
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Do you have a satin PPF? Looks a bit matte
great wheels!

 

[675430VME]

Whoa, what wheels are those?

Custom made by my tuner

 

[675430VME]

Do you have a satin PPF? Looks a bit matte
great wheels!

Yeah I have matte ppf as in the bat mobile look earlier, just spiking things up with a set of gold wheels and all around gold Lotus badges

 

[675430VME]

I will likely keep the black wheels for a while, and probably upgrade to the hawk brake pads to keep the dust to a manageable level.

Hawk pads could be quite hard on the disc, at least it used to be. Try Dixcel M if you could find them, lowest dust pads for street use..

 

[RoryBellows]

I like the gold a little better but both look good. I really like gold on green/red/blue cars.

 

[JonFuller]

DV & Gold, but I'm biased....