aftermarket wheels: like it, love it, or hate them?

I just turned down a very clean set of nice 22" Black Rhino Wheels (Pondora) and 305/40-22 Nitto 420S Tires for my Tahoe, as one reason was, the woman, after working a deal, decided to put another 1K+ wear on the tires with an out of town drive to Tucson AZ. The straw that broke the camel's back and just as well, I probably would've had rub every time I turned a corner.

I like a personalization with my well cared for SUV, yet I want a happy medium, as I matured, and grew wise, I don't want the truck looking like some flashy bling ghetto cruiser, nor do I want aggressiveness with off road tires-wheels, like I'm going to run up Pikes Peak either. and rattle my teeth out on a 2 hour trip.

Class, sophistication, a combination of properly selected tires-wheels which will properly work extremely well on the truck, create zero problems with use, or maintainence.

I'm beginning to realize I don't want chrome. Chrome seems to add just too much bling, chome is an SOB to maintain, regardless of some's claims of durability. I've had lots of chrome, yeah, 5' away it looks good, 5" away, I'm seeing sleeks after a few washes like I washed them with a Scotchbrite Pad.

I think chrome is out!
 
I will disagree with the statement of wheels lowering a cars value. Unless it's a very high dollar car, on most occasions it will be wash to small increase.

There is more value in upgrading wheels that just looks sometimes also.

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Garducio said:
i generally hate OEM wheels so i tend to change them out. But i go by how the new wheel will look like with the type of car i have. not every wheel works on any car. older cars need a classic look. having a modern looking wheel on an ols school car just looks bad.

Now for the high end cars like Ferrari Lambos and all he others, when i see those cars with non OEM wheels i just get pissed. The OEM wheels on those cars are amazing. they are made to fit the look and compleet the car. When i see chrome wheels on them i'm like they should take the car away from you. I've always told my friends that those high end car should be sold with something saying you can't modify any part of the car period. Tey built it to perfection so why ruin it??? 99% of the time when someone does something to those cars they make it look so bad.

Well that's what i think about it.
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Modifying or customizing a car is one of the joys of ownership, no matter what brand of car you have.

The difference is with cars like a Ferrari you can customized it at the factory with the extensive list of parts that can add up to the price of the car itself if you want everything. Even then adding your own personal touches is something people like to do and that is why customization shops thrive. I see many customized high end cars all the time.
 
MarkD51 said:
I'm beginning to realize I don't want chrome. Chrome seems to add just too much bling, chome is an SOB to maintain, regardless of some's claims of durability. I've had lots of chrome, yeah, 5' away it looks good, 5" away, I'm seeing sleeks after a few washes like I washed them with a Scotchbrite Pad.

I think chrome is out!
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Chrome will never be out! :dblthumb2:

 
Yeah chrome is in, look at the new Vette, just can't let go of the past still! Sure, chrome reverse wheels looked awesome on your 62', especially w/ blackwalls but in 2014 ITS OUT....AND STAY OUT!

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staat.t said:
But I'm in the process of purchasing the dodge viper rims that also look great, aftermarket? For a charger yes...
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I agree, I have an 07 R/T and the stock wheels were ok but I wanted a more aggressive look and stance but not stray from an OEM look too much. Also, that black SRT8 on the Vipers is what sold me on them a few years ago. I went with staggered 20s though (245/45 and 285/40) and the Mopar stage 1 springs to reduce that fender gap to about what a stock SRT8 sits at.

Sorry for the crappy garage photos, I recently got a new camera and haven't had the chance to take outside shots yet.
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Loser said:
I agree, I have an 07 R/T and the stock wheels were ok but I wanted a more aggressive look and stance but not stray from an OEM look too much. Also, that black SRT8 on the Vipers is what sold me on them a few years ago. I went with staggered 20s though (245/45 and 285/40) and the Mopar stage 1 springs to reduce that fender gap to about what a stock SRT8 sits at.

Sorry for the crappy garage photos, I recently got a new camera and haven't had the chance to take outside shots yet.
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Man you've gotta demold and debadge that beauty!! Those vipers look sick as well, what exhaust setup do you have?
 
The SRT wheels that are 5 spoke where each spoke comes to a point are VERY sharp!

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MarkD51 said:
I just turned down a very clean set of nice 22" Black Rhino Wheels (Pondora) and 305/40-22 Nitto 420S Tires for my Tahoe, as one reason was, the woman, after working a deal, decided to put another 1K+ wear on the tires with an out of town drive to Tucson AZ. The straw that broke the camel's back and just as well, I probably would've had rub every time I turned a corner.

I like a personalization with my well cared for SUV, yet I want a happy medium, as I matured, and grew wise, I don't want the truck looking like some flashy bling ghetto cruiser, nor do I want aggressiveness with off road tires-wheels, like I'm going to run up Pikes Peak either. and rattle my teeth out on a 2 hour trip.

Class, sophistication, a combination of properly selected tires-wheels which will properly work extremely well on the truck, create zero problems with use, or maintainence.

I'm beginning to realize I don't want chrome. Chrome seems to add just too much bling, chome is an SOB to maintain, regardless of some's claims of durability. I've had lots of chrome, yeah, 5' away it looks good, 5" away, I'm seeing sleeks after a few washes like I washed them with a Scotchbrite Pad.

I think chrome is out!
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I totally agree.

FYI, the road up Pikes Peak is now paved all the way to the top! :D
 
StangFan25 said:
The following picture of my car shows how I feel about after market wheels....

American Racing Deep Dish Bullets

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One of my favorite wheels for American Muscle cars, looks amazing!

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I'm sure we'll get two different opinions on which wheels look better....
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That looks so good, really love the look!

custmsprty said:
OEM:


AFTERMARKET, NO COMPARISON:
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SSooooooo...........You wanna sell those OEM 19's? :)

VISITOR said:
love these aftermarket wheels on this genesis coupe...

Hyundai Genesis 3.8 | Vossen CVT Directional Wheels | Rims - YouTube
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Ehhh..personally i think this is too much, too big in my opinion.

As far as aftermarket wheels on a car, i like them, but it has to be tastefully done. Some people i feel like put whatever fits as long as its aftermarket and brag about their terrible wheels.
 
Hey Genesis I saw a Genesis coupe' yesterday w/ some multi-spoke wheels from TSW that looked absolutely stunning! They were also staggered and rears were a bit concaved, really, really sharp! He also had that winged logo done in black w/ tints, maybe he's on your forum. The car was pearl white and in this case, aftermarket wheels but the car into a different catagory.

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Klasse Act said:
Hey Genesis I saw a Genesis coupe' yesterday w/ some multi-spoke wheels from TSW that looked absolutely stunning! They were also staggered and rears were a bit concaved, really, really sharp! He also had that winged logo done in black w/ tints, maybe he's on your forum. The car was pearl white and in this case, aftermarket wheels but the car into a different catagory.

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Ah, yes i think he's on the club's facebook page, never saw or met him though but the description seems familiar. I do want the wing badges, but too costly at this point, plus the rear installation is a PITA.

Still haven't seen you rolling around, i keep my eyes open though :)
 
staat.t said:
Man you've gotta demold and debadge that beauty!! Those vipers look sick as well, what exhaust setup do you have?
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I installed the Flowmaster Force II catback system with the Super 40 mufflers a few months after I got the car in '07. I went with a mild sound since it was a daily driver at the time and was worried about getting something too loud.

Now that it's a garage queen, I recently did a reso delete and changed the tips to the largest outlet I could get for the 2.5" inlet which are Borlas with a 4.5" outlet. These cars have big rear ends, and with the wider, staggered rear wheels, I wanted a tip that kept things looking proportional. I wish I had done the delete on day 1, it makes me smile every time I drive it now and I have zero regrets. I prefer to hear that Hemi over the radio any day. The rest of my mods are a CAI and the Diablo tuner.

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GenesisCoupe said:
Ah, yes i think he's on the club's facebook page, never saw or met him though but the description seems familiar. I do want the wing badges, but too costly at this point, plus the rear installation is a PITA.

Still haven't seen you rolling around, i keep my eyes open though :)
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When it gets a little warmer I'll be rollin' over to Xtreme to have my tailights done in all red, maybe window tint too but I've gotta guy back home in the D that has been doing my cars since 2001 and he's a little cheaper too, like $75.00-$100.00 cheaper.

I'm sure we can meet up for lunch sometime, maybe get a couple of the locals to meet up at Strats before the Detail Day.

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Seldom would any motorsports fan would thumbs down the beloved classic 240Z.

But let's be honest here, even for its time, these stockers looked like they belonged on a farming equipment. Absolutely horrid...

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Loser said:
Now that it's a garage queen, I recently did a reso delete and changed the tips to the largest outlet I could get for the 2.5" inlet which are Borlas with a 4.5" outlet. These cars have big rear ends, and with the wider, staggered rear wheels, I wanted a tip that kept things looking proportional. I wish I had done the delete on day 1, it makes me smile every time I drive it now and I have zero regrets. I prefer to hear that Hemi over the radio any day. The rest of my mods are a CAI and the Diablo tuner.

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Yea I bought mine with the reso delete,and it was straight piped also. It's loud and getting to the point of becoming a nuisance, I might look into the bigger tips, they look great!
 
Loser said:
I installed the Flowmaster Force II catback system with the Super 40 mufflers a few months after I got the car in '07. I went with a mild sound since it was a daily driver at the time and was worried about getting something too loud.

Now that it's a garage queen, I recently did a reso delete and changed the tips to the largest outlet I could get for the 2.5" inlet which are Borlas with a 4.5" outlet. These cars have big rear ends, and with the wider, staggered rear wheels, I wanted a tip that kept things looking proportional. I wish I had done the delete on day 1, it makes me smile every time I drive it now and I have zero regrets. I prefer to hear that Hemi over the radio any day. The rest of my mods are a CAI and the Diablo tuner.

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Because the back of the car is so square, I think it would look better with squared off tips, or squared off with rounded corners.
 
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