The Black Accented Wheel Trend Sucks

"Jcarr" (jcarr) 08/17/2016 at 20:28 • Filed to: None

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Here are some of the worst offenders, in my opinion.

Rainbow > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 20:30

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Could not agree more! These are so ugly.

Under_Score > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 20:33

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I actually love those, I’m sorry. I think the worst wheels are the wheels on a new CR-V LX.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 20:33

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3000% disagree. It’s my favorite wheel trend right now.

Jcarr > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 08/17/2016 at 20:37

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Must be a sign that I'm getting old. They just look so one-dimensional to me.

Busslayer > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 20:43

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I don’t like any of the one you posted but I don’t think I’m at the point of hating the concept.

spanfucker retire bitch > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 20:47

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No, you suck!

daender > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 20:48

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I dislike the Camry’s BBS wheels, I think they’d look 10x better all-black or all-machined silver.

That said, I have a gold W-Germany BBS cap I yoinked from a mid-90s Corolla in a junkyard because that was an awesome-looking option back then.

Brobalt SS > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 20:50

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You are entitled to your wrong opinion.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 20:51

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The wheels are pretty low on the list of things I find ugly about the Civic and Accord and Civic.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 20:54

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i wanted to do that to my old truck. i started taping the wheel off and realized it was more work than I was willing to do

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 21:01

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I love mine:

Milky > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 21:09

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Cleanse them face balls.

Jcarr > Brobalt SS 08/17/2016 at 21:14

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As are you!

lone_liberal > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 21:21

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I'm with you. I hate most of them.

facw > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 21:23

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I like the ones on Bolt. My previous boss has these, I think they look really sharp:

Jcarr > facw 08/17/2016 at 21:27

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Those don't look terrible. The accenting doesn't make the spokes look flat.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 21:32

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The 18" wheel you can get Nissan Juke 1.5 dCi N-tec are a terrible offender.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 22:07

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I hate hate HATE the Crosstrek’s wheels

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 22:53

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BRZ/FR-S wheels = also suck

Look much better painted/powdercoated all silver!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 23:05

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Toyota has some that look like candy or something, fucking awful, some are just caps too.

Zohaibman72 > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 23:05

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Optima is not that bad, but Honda is really bad at this I think. The wheels look wayy too overstyled. And that is saying something because I like the new lexus models.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 23:21

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They gray out is a much better option. My dad has these on his Tundra Platinum(the stock wheel) and I really like them.

wafflesnfalafel > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 23:25

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Completely agree! I thought it was just one of my various quirks... Honda is currently the biggest offender. It is interesting that it’s such a polarizing characteristic.

Orange Exige > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/17/2016 at 23:44

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Ugh yeah I hate these wheels too!

Orange Exige > Jcarr 08/17/2016 at 23:55

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Ah man somebody who completely agrees with this!

My biggest issue with this is not necessarily that it always looks bad, but really that it is - like you said, and like it very much is - a trend . Maybe I’ll eat my words (big deal if I do), but give it two to five more years and I think they’re going to fade away as quickly as they appeared. They’ll become ubiquitous with the 2010s car design - just like when you see wheels from the 80s, you know they’re from the 80s. (note: I love a lot of 80s car design but their wheel designs sucked).

I like that some automakers are being a little more daring with black and gray wheels (like Jeep for instance, even though I don’t love Jeeps - and even though they do these two-tone wheels too), but there’s just something that bothers me about these.

Also, I’m a little ashamed that my favorite car was subject to this design trend in its third generation (see photo), but as hipsterish and snooty as this sounds, it does make me feel slightly better knowing they did this before it was actually popular/mainstream. It’s not really that they look bad on the S3 Exige, but they would just look much better if they were simply all black.

Frank Grimes > Jcarr 08/18/2016 at 01:38

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I totally agree. Its like all cars have a bladey machined and black painted wheel option.

Jcarr > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 08/18/2016 at 09:24

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Those look good. The black it just too much contrast.

Nisman > Jcarr 08/18/2016 at 10:06

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I agree. Two tone wheels suck.

DynamicWeight > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/18/2016 at 11:35

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Counterpoint: I thought they were kinda dumb when I first got my crosstrek, but then I liked them.

DynamicWeight > Jcarr 08/18/2016 at 11:41

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Both of the last new cars I bought have had them. First the crosstrek which was kinda dumb but grew on me, and now the Tacoma. I have to say, I like it on the Tacoma. Though I’m not much of a wheel guy so who knows.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DynamicWeight 08/18/2016 at 14:20

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Counter-counterpoint: they are ugly as sin

DynamicWeight > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/18/2016 at 14:23

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Countiest of points: Meh

Frank Grimes > Jcarr 08/18/2016 at 14:47

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and the worst offenders seem to be shallow in the cut out areas so it looks dumb

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > Jcarr 08/18/2016 at 20:29

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Counterpoint: You are wrong, and those Kia wheels are fabulous. Although I could leave the other 3.