Prove Me Wrong! #02

"AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop" (ac-2-shoes) 01/04/2018 at 15:00 • Filed to: None

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Welcome back to Prove Me Wrong! I’m your host, AC2. Last time I told you opponauts to show me an ugly car that didn’t look better in the color white, using what is widely considered the world ugliest car, the Fiat Multipla as a poster child

This time around I dare you all to find me any car that doesn’t look better with black wheels. Now granted, I grew up in the Bronx, so black wheels were a common sight, so I might be a little biased. But I genuinely believe that black wheels make any car look better, so now, it’s your turn to decide if my opinion is the truth. Here are some examples:

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:05

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Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/04/2018 at 15:07

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In this case he’s still right

crowmolly > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:07

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I am envious of the paint quality, however. Somebody did a very nice job.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 01/04/2018 at 15:09

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WilliamsSW > crowmolly 01/04/2018 at 15:13

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This. Classic cars shouldn’t have black wheels or large diameter wheels.

LongbowMkII > WilliamsSW 01/04/2018 at 15:15

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Black steelies with dog dishes are a GREAT classic muscle car wheel

dogisbadob > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:16

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white cars with white wheels are awesome

and 100 more > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:18

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That Multipla is giving me a strange boner.

Ash78, voting early and often > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:19

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Counterpoint: EVERY car looks worse with black wheels, so your premise is wrong.

Some cars look more dangerous, or more race-prepped, or just more unique with black wheels, but never “better.” The effect is always like someone who hasn’t cleaned their brake dust in a year.

WilliamsSW > LongbowMkII 01/04/2018 at 15:20

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VERY true. But with the chrome dog dishes, which I think is different from what the OP is suggesting.

crowmolly > WilliamsSW 01/04/2018 at 15:20

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Biggest that’s probably OK is 17" or 18". Past that looks donk-y.

Some stuff can look good with black wheels, though:

InFierority Complex > dogisbadob 01/04/2018 at 15:22

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Very much, yes.

I’m a sucker for red over white wheels too.

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often 01/04/2018 at 15:24

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I tend to agree that black wheels can look more purposeful, but rarely “better”

fintail > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:27

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This only works for racing prepped cars:

Otherwise, it just looks neglected, or that someone is hiding the hubcaps from theft:

Otherwise, hubcaps please:

WilliamsSW > crowmolly 01/04/2018 at 15:28

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Yeah, I think that’s about the max diameter - and even that’s pushing it for a lot of cars.

And as LongbowMkII pointed out, I’d make an exception for steelies, or someone trying to recreate a race car look like that.

InFierority Complex > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:28

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I’m honestly not a fan of black wheels for the most part. I’m sure they look good in certain situations, but for the most part the design of the wheel just gets lost.

Maybe they are different in person in the right lighting.

DutchieDC2R > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:30

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A championship white DC5 Type R with black wheels...it just doenst go...

I dont have a pic (Im sure you can find one online). It doesnt look bad, but it doesnt look better compared to a set of white wheels under the car. A DC2 on the other hand, is debatable (have seen a white dc2 with black wheels, it was hot!)...

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:38

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crowmolly > WilliamsSW 01/04/2018 at 15:39

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TBH these days 17" wheels are common because performance 15" tires are tougher to find. 17s greatly increase your choices.

RT > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:43

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Black wheels are nice, but they can also make a car look jobby if done wrong.

For instance, this Civic looks like it was destroyed by a teenager.

As does this poor Camaro, which really needs more 80s-looking wheels.

And this is just a spray job from Barry’s back yard, which looks half-arsed.

I guess you can say it depends on the quality of the wheels in question more than their colour too, as you wouldn’t spray paint the rims on these now?

TL;DR:

Black wheels look good, but not on every car, and it depends on execution.

Decay buys too many beaters > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:47

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Only when you are trying to hide an ugly wheel design.

Kinja won’t let me post pics, but Ultramarine blue FR-S on F1 Silver RPF1s is glory, Ultramarine blue FR-S on Black RPF1s looks cheap.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:47

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WilliamsSW > crowmolly 01/04/2018 at 15:54

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Sadly true about 15" tires, but it’s not hard to understand why they’re hard to find.

Die-Trying > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 15:55

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black hides the details of a wheel. its fine for wheels that are not so well thought out. but wheels that have a more thought out deeper dish design, it just makes them look cheap, or generic.......

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/04/2018 at 16:14

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I want that

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > dogisbadob 01/04/2018 at 16:17

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First one looks good, 2nd...  That car is too ugly to look good.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > InFierority Complex 01/04/2018 at 16:17

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Im a sucker for Integrale HFs in general.

dogisbadob > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 01/04/2018 at 16:26

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yeah, the Sebring 200 is fugly no matter what, but at least the white wheels help a little—not enough, but a little

Mercedes Streeter > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 16:48

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Old Saturns look pretty bad with black wheels.

Mercedes Streeter > dogisbadob 01/04/2018 at 16:50

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I suddenly have the urge to Plasti-Dip Phil’s wheels white.

Mercedes Streeter > Ash78, voting early and often 01/04/2018 at 16:51

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Counter-Counterpoint, some cars are designed to have black wheels. :3

Ash78, voting early and often > Mercedes Streeter 01/04/2018 at 16:59

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Glossy, tied to the bodywork...hmmm...I’LL ALLOW IT.

Is that a movie poster for “Transporter 7: Getting too Old for This”?

dogisbadob > Mercedes Streeter 01/04/2018 at 17:41

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do it! :o)

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Mercedes Streeter 01/04/2018 at 18:09

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Wrong type of black wheels

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/04/2018 at 20:10

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Black wheels are the worst. Wheels shouldn’t be darker than tires.

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 01/04/2018 at 23:52

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Your car would certainly look better with black wheels

And a ws6 hood

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/05/2018 at 00:31

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Ban

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 01/05/2018 at 02:27

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Sorry

diplodicus > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/05/2018 at 08:46

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https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/d/2007/6439776069.html

I believe this monstrosity destroys your case.

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > diplodicus 01/05/2018 at 14:38

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I mean, the car as a whole looks like a POS, but the wheels wouldn’t look that bad if the car were all black or all white

diplodicus > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/05/2018 at 14:47

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“find me any car that doesn’t look better with black wheels” That car does not look better with black wheels, white wheels, you name it wheels that car looks terrible, therefore I’m right. 

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > diplodicus 01/05/2018 at 15:08

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Fair point, I guess you twisted the system and won the game

Bravo sir

diplodicus > AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop 01/05/2018 at 15:37

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What do I win?

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > diplodicus 01/06/2018 at 03:54

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The glorious, expensive gift of nothing!