Proof steelies make anything look better

"area man" (hurrburgring) 04/21/2016 at 10:53 • Filed to: On the block

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When was the last time an Altima made you do a double take?

TheHondaBro > area man 04/21/2016 at 10:58

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Never... I’ve never done a double-take on an Altima.

CalzoneGolem > area man 04/21/2016 at 10:59

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I didn’t need this proof to prove this point to me but I still needed to see this.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > area man 04/21/2016 at 10:59

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Nope...

Probenja > area man 04/21/2016 at 10:59

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How can they sell a car that costs more than $20k with steelies in 2016?

I thought the owner put those steelies but they come from the factory.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > area man 04/21/2016 at 10:59

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I don’t know the last time I’ve even seen an Altima. They may as well be invisible.

Ash78, voting early and often > area man 04/21/2016 at 11:00

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My little bro had to “settle” for a base model 4-door Golf in gunmental gray. He was bummed about the hubcaps, took them off on the first day, tinted the windows to 15%, and it looks amazing. Far nicer than an $18k car has any business looking.

area man > Probenja 04/21/2016 at 11:00

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Base model blues

area man > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 04/21/2016 at 11:01

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Yep....

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > area man 04/21/2016 at 11:01

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No

Takuro Spirit > Probenja 04/21/2016 at 11:02

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Cop spec

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > area man 04/21/2016 at 11:04

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Confession time: I cannot stand plain steelies. It’s an ugly look. Stylized ones are okay (such as early 5th gen Camaro LS wheels), but this just looks like someone hit a bump too hard and the plastic covers popped off.

area man > Ash78, voting early and often 04/21/2016 at 11:06

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Exactly. Personally I’m not a huge fan of busy wheel designs because I feel like they detract from the overall design of the car. Modern cars especially have a lot going on up top - throw in some garish wheels and it’s just too busy. Reduce the wheels’ visibility by rocking steelies and it really allows the design of the body to stand on its own merits.

Normal people (and a surprising amount of Jalops) think steelies are plain and ugly, but they want them more than they know. That's why people go nuts over the black wheels on the F-Type and new Mustang - they look like steelies at speed.

area man > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/21/2016 at 11:07

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Yes

Ash78, voting early and often > area man 04/21/2016 at 11:08

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I’ve liked the “murdered out” and low-tech aspect of steelies since WAY before black rims were popular. I still don’t like most dark rims. But something just works here, especially on a well-kept car. It’s just an interesting contrast. I kind of wish all trimlines came with steelies and a voucher to buy whatever rims you want...because most stock wheels just suck.

area man > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 04/21/2016 at 11:08

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See my other reply about busy wheels detracting from modern cars’ overall designs. I think basically invisible wheels make the design language pop.

area man > Ash78, voting early and often 04/21/2016 at 11:09

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We think very much alike.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > area man 04/21/2016 at 11:16

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Wheels are a major part of a car’s design IMO. Just tossing some black discs on there is just bland and unimpressive. Wheels should compliment the design, not be ugly hockey pucks that act as if there’s just no wheel there. I can’t name a single car that would look better with a plain steelie than something that’s at least been styled a little bit.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > area man 04/21/2016 at 11:24

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No

permagreyonio9 > area man 04/21/2016 at 11:36

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If that’s true, it’s not doing the Altima any favors.

area man > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 04/21/2016 at 12:19

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I mean, design is subjective and we happen to disagree. That’s cool.

gawdzillla > area man 04/21/2016 at 12:38

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steelies made an altima better

misfitmascots > area man 04/21/2016 at 12:47

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No Altman will make do a double take. This looks terrible, every time I see black steelies I just think to myself someone was too lazy or cheap to replace their hubcaps.

misfitmascots > misfitmascots 04/21/2016 at 12:47

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Altima

TheHondaBro > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 04/21/2016 at 12:56

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The steelies on the Prius are actually pretty rad.

area man > misfitmascots 04/21/2016 at 13:18

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ya messed up

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > area man 04/21/2016 at 13:52

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I love my steelies!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > misfitmascots 04/21/2016 at 13:55

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Hubcaps ALWAYS look like chromey pieces of crap. I wish every car out there would just run with steelies instead of those stupid hubcaps. The only time they look bad is when they are all rusted to hell.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > TheHondaBro 04/21/2016 at 14:01

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Idk, those G37 Altimas look decent lol

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > TheHondaBro 04/21/2016 at 14:02

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Those are pretty sweet!

DasWauto > TheHondaBro 04/21/2016 at 14:20

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Those are aluminium wheels. The corners are way too sharp and the spokes too thin to be stamped out of a piece of steel suitable for a wheel. Also, the lug holes look like aluminium.

The Gray Adder > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 04/22/2016 at 09:33

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THIS. I hate that my stock Honda hubcaps are the shittiest looking part of the car, with the silver paint peeling off the cheap-ass plastic like it’s nobody’s business. Behind the shitty plastic hubcaps (which are held on by the lug nuts, so you have to remove them to get the stupid caps off) are rusty-ass steel wheels, which look like they’re 50 years old and left in a barn to rot because they only put a primer coat of paint on them. I wonder if I can get a set of those little bitty caps for Honda wheels that only cover the hub.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > area man 04/24/2016 at 14:22

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my initial double take thought is “Oh no, who stole the hubcaps off of that rental?”

Sorry dude, I see your comments and see you really want this to be a thing but.......I think you’re the only member of the fan club. Maybe if the steelies where painted silver or white or a color it would be cool but the whole “cheapest black paint we can find” look doesn’t do it for me.

area man > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 04/24/2016 at 14:26

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See, I literally just posted an opinion and a lot of people seem really bent out of shape, like “how can you possibly find that attractive?” It's not a great look for Oppo, I'm kind of surprised by it honestly.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > The Gray Adder 04/25/2016 at 07:43

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I think the steelies on my Honda looked so much better without those stupid hubcaps. I was missing one and a half of them anyways. Plus they other "good" ones were scratched. Anyways, steelies definitely suited that car well.