Dig these rims??

[D NORO]

I really like these Enkei Falcon rims. Gunmetal finish with polished lip. Just looking for some opinions.

1st photo is the stock shot and the 2nd photo has the rims photoshopped on the car. I plan on keeping them at 17" considering the crappy New England roads. haha. I dig 'em tho...

Thanks for lookin'!

 

[bearsfan39]

looks pretty good

 

[Andrizzle]

Nice LS.

Wheels are sweet, but a 17 will look too goofy IMO.

 

[Alax7]

Yeah, rims look good but they wont look that great in 17's. Too much tire, not enough rim. Go 18 or maybe 19 for a good look, if they are available in that size.

 

[bearsfan39]

i say go with an 18 if your worried about potholes and what not, i hit a pothole yesterday that it completely loosened the lugs on one wheel, i was fucking pissed

 

[De-marko]

Not Bad!

 

[JoshMcMadMac]

i say go with an 18 if your worried about potholes and what not, i hit a pothole yesterday that it completely loosened the lugs on one wheel, i was fucking pissed

If a pothole loosened your lug nuts, you are doing something wrong.

 

[HyeLifeLS]

Go with 18s if they are available. They ride just like 17s.

 

[Missing Linc']

What part of New England?

 

[BlackBurb]

Not my cup-o-tea. Black cars look best with chrome. Black rims make them look like all the lifted 4x4's running black these days.

 

[Lincoln Jealous]

Not my cup-o-tea. Black cars look best with chrome. Black rims make them look like all the lifted 4x4's running black these days.

some look great black on black, i like last years september lsotm winner, his rims went good with his black car

 

[BlackBurb]

To each his own, but I don't care for black rims on anything. They look cheap. Not much for any painted rims either, but if they're done well, they can be ok. Personally, I prefer chrome on anything and use the style to set it apart. But then I grew up on muscle cars in the 60's & 70's.

 

[pektel]

Not my cup-o-tea. Black cars look best with chrome. Black rims make them look like all the lifted 4x4's running black these days.

There have been some sweet black LS's with black wheels. For some reason, I REALLY like this one. Though I don't normally like this style:

 

[pektel]

To each his own, but I don't care for black rims on anything. They look cheap. Not much for any painted rims either, but if they're done well, they can be ok. Personally, I prefer chrome on anything and use the style to set it apart. But then I grew up on muscle cars in the 60's & 70's.

Yeah, different age groups. the older crowd seems to really like chrome. I've actually been slowly dechroming my LS.

 

[BlackBurb]

There have been some sweet black LS's with black wheels. For some reason, I REALLY like this one. Though I don't normally like this style:

See and I think that's ugly. With the tinted windows and all black, chromies would be smokin' on that ride. Nothing sets off a car/truck in bright sunlight or streetlights like the light reflecting of chrome wheels. I have no problem with no chrome on the car itself, but the contrast you get with chrome wheels, especially when the tires are freshly "wet" (armor all or whatever,) just looks awesome. And expensive - if you look at the price of the same rim machined, polished, painted or chrome, the chrome is always the most expensive.

 

[BlackBurb]

Yeah, different age groups. the older crowd seems to really like chrome. I've actually been slowly dechroming my LS.

Yup, and the LS is an "older guy" car, just like the Seville is on the other side of LVC. Which makes me wonder why so many young guys are driving them.
:Beer

 

[dNyce LS]

There have been some sweet black LS's with black wheels. For some reason, I REALLY like this one. Though I don't normally like this style:

That's a good lookin LS

And how do remove ur chrome pek?

 

[bmxbang]

the wheels look like they cost 50 bucks new :zgreenbou

 

[Andrizzle]

Those are totally photoshopped...

 

[bearsfan39]

If a pothole loosened your lug nuts, you are doing something wrong.

well ok, it wasnt just one pot hole, there were several, and some of them pretty deep, plus it probably doesn't help that i have a stipped stud so i only have 4 lugs on that wheel, which i am getting fixed tomorrow

 

[pktaske]

To each his own, but I don't care for black rims on anything.

Spot on. Kontrast is King™

 

[pektel]

Those are totally photoshopped...

yep. I pulled it from kleen's ps thread.

 

[pektel]

See and I think that's ugly. With the tinted windows and all black, chromies would be smokin' on that ride. Nothing sets off a car/truck in bright sunlight or streetlights like the light reflecting of chrome wheels. I have no problem with no chrome on the car itself, but the contrast you get with chrome wheels, especially when the tires are freshly "wet" (armor all or whatever,) just looks awesome. And expensive - if you look at the price of the same rim machined, polished, painted or chrome, the chrome is always the most expensive.

see, I don't mind chrome wheels on a darker colored car. I think chrome clashes with light colors (like my ivory pearl), so I opted for a silver with polished stainless lip:

As far as chrome being more expensive, that's a terrible way to judge how good something looks. Chrome is just more expensive to do than a machined/painted. Has nothing to do with the look.

 

[pektel]

That's a good lookin LS

And how do remove ur chrome pek?

swapped to a mclaren front grille (painted lower grille area flat black to match the mclaren center), painted the rear surround, already a sport, so no chrome on the bumpers. Now just to use some 3m pinstriping tape to cover up the chrome on the window trim.

 

[04SCTLS]

Chrome wheels are like man jewelry.
Satin colored wheels just don't stand out enough to bother with.
It's like the difference between plain and fancy.
Chrome wheels are always of the premium style packages on new cars.
IMO black wheels look like they belong on a police car or some other fleet vehicle.