Wheel colour

[Fen]

Just for fun, unless someone comes up with an idea I haven't thought of because we haven't had a poll for a while (but I can't create one - can one of the mods make this into one? done - Paul)

I just bought some genuine Cup 1's this week as track wheels for the Turbo. They are slightly scruffy so they need a bit of paint and they are just rims so now is the time. What colour then, bearing in mind the car is Glacier blue and I quite like the "track slag" look.

Silver - they way Porsche intended
White
Gloss black
Satin black
Matt black
Anthracite (hint - I think Tifosiman's anthracite Cup 1's are the absolute danglies)
Glacier blue
Gold
any other suggestions?

Also, whole wheel in colour or keep a silver rim?

 

[944Turbo]

Orange with matching viper stripes
Tony

 

[Diver944]

Ordinarily I think a track car looks great with body coloured wheels but I'm not sure how glacier blue Cups would look (photoshop anyone?)

I voted anthracite as they'll be covered in brake dust anyway [] and I love Tifosis wheels

 

[John Sims]

I voted anthracite as they'll be covered in brake dust anyway and I love Tifosis wheels

Ditto for track wheels

I'm a little sad to admit it but I feel myself drawn to black chrome for road wheels. I know you'll shoot me down but (this week) I'm a designer and I know when such things are right.

 

[Diver944]

John, yours would look great with gloss black spokes but the centre left silver (oooh so would my S2 actually)

 

[John Sims]

Orange with matching viper stripes

I'm a designer and I know when such things are right.

And I know when things are wrong. Believe me, this is not a look that you are going to want........ unless your car is orange.

You could also get away with orange wheels if your car was yellow at the front blending through orange to red at the back. If, however, the car was red at the front blending through to yellow at the back, that would look disgusting - I know you don't understand why - it's a designer thing.

 

[John Sims]

John, yours would look great with gloss black spokes but the centre left silver

If I may be so bold, perhaps gloss black spokes with silver rims. Very evocative of Revolution race wheels of 25 years ago [8|]

 

[Fen]

That might be a plan for the 18" road wheels - with anthracite for the 17" track ones.

 

[Diver944]

Ok own up! Who voted for the Gold wheels?

Fen has got rid of his Scooby don't you know

 

[John Sims]

Ok own up! Who voted for the Gold wheels?

Darlings, Blue with Gold wheels just isn't going to work with a 944. It is soooo "I'm trying to look like a Scooby" it's not true.

You might get away with gold on a black car with gold pin stripes, as in JPS Lotus. Again, that celebrates a heritage associated with another sports car manufacturer so isn't realy what you would be after.

 

[Fen]

ORIGINAL: Diver944

Ok own up! Who voted for the Gold wheels?

Fen has got rid of his Scooby don't you know

I was going to post much the same myself. I suspect it was a certain person with a gold pinstripe and gold wheel centres on a black Turbo, yes?

BTW even my Scooby didn't have gold wheels, it had Titanium ones.

 

[944Turbo]

Orange stripes on pale blue do work - you can even get a matching T shirt from the club shop
Painting the wheels would match in nicely - but I don't expect anyone to do it!
I run a polished wheel on trackdays - its lighter and I can cope with keeping it clean as they see little use. One day the other 3 might match.

Tony

 

[Fen]

I have wondered about metallic orange stripes on it to make a metallic Gulf-esque colour scheme. Let's just see if I need to / can cope with extra attention before we go down that road though, eh?

Even so I think the wheels should be black with that combo.

 

[mik_ok]

Can't you afford those nice chrome spinners you were asking me about?

 

[Fen]

ORIGINAL: mik_ok

Can't you afford those nice chrome spinners you were asking me about?

Maybe when I sell the cab I can.

Anyone fancy a play with Photoshop? We've all seen this pic before, but it's my favourite and it's side-on enough to work for the purpose.

 

[Guest]

Using playdough and fuzzyfelt and your pic. this is what I came up with. Photoshop? computers will never catch on. I've seen the future ( I, Robot) I'm scared.
Anyway.....

 

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