FourT6and2

Trying to decide which wheels to go with. I've narrowed it down to maybe the HRE P101 or P204. I threw in the 104 as well just to see how it looks. What do y'all think? My car is selenite grey magno, if that matters. This is just the best photo I found to photoshop.

FourT6and2

And here are what they look like for reals, not photoshopped on a car.

thecutter64

What’s wrong with the stock RXC?

FourT6and2

I just don't like 'em very much. And it'd be nice to personalize the car a bit. I'm going to black out all the emblems too.

thecutter64

Nice on the blacked out emblems. Happen to like the OEM wheels.

FourT6and2

My car has the other OEM wheels. The lightweight ones with the chrome lip. At the very least, I'm going to black out the chrome lip on the stock wheels. But I've always liked the HRE P101, so that's what I'm leaning toward.

This one looks pretty nice with everything blacked out (the grill too). Not a huge fan of the ADV wheels, but the car does look good:

thecutter64

Nice choice. I like those . Are you blackening out the front grill too?

FourT6and2

I'm thinking about it, yes. I like the way it looks in that video. Just gotta find a shop to do it. I reached out to the owner of that car in the vid to see where he got it done. But he's a celebrity, so I doubt he'll respond.

HRE_Jurrian

Tough choice. Personally for me, I'd give the edge to the P101's, but the P204's look great as well, I just think the P101 looks better.

FourT6and2

Yeah, that's where I'm leaning too. You work for HRE? Have y'all had a GTR in yet to measure?

MalibuScott

I think a murdered GT dulls its lines and design elements, especially on a car with the terrific selenite grey which allows the design to shine (pardon the pun for mano owners). In fact, I'd like to chrome the side and hood grilles on my brilliant blue GT.

I recognize taste is in the eye of the owner, but I don't understand blacking everything out.

FourT6and2

Yup, we all have different tastes. I think chrome is cheap looking on a car like this. This car is mean and angry. Blacked out adds to the aggression and youthful appearance. I'm going to take the Biturbo badges off the side as well. It's like cars back in the day that had "ABS" badges on the back to tell everybody they had anti-lock brakes lol. Seems weird to me to put badges and stickers all over a car to advertise the car's specs. I'm all about the sleek, clean look. I ordered the car without rear badges as well. Just the star emblem.

hyperion667

Oh man, I love wheels threads

Out of the ones pictures, the S101's are really good looking IMO, good luck with the fun!

thebishman

Order yours with the OEM stock, titanium coloured wheels, then sell them to me for my track wheels. That’s what I think you need to do! lol

Bish

Vic55

Just an fyi but the oem lips are not chromed--- they are a polished silver and carry a classy look IMHO. But there is never anything wrong with a set of HRE's!!

FourT6and2

Yeah, you're right. Polished, not chrome. Same same but different lol.

HRE_Jurrian

Yes luckily we were able to secure a AMG GTR. Fitments aren't the same between the GTR and the standard AMG GTS so it was important that we got the exact data we needed. I've already personally done one set to a local customer, but no photos back yet.

Chroming is a very old school process and it adds quite a lot of weight to the wheel because it's chrome plating. Polishing though doesn't add material, so we can still produce a lightweight wheel with all the benefits of a mirrored look, without the disadvantages of chroming which was primarily weight, but also longevity and durability. Chrome over time will rust so that's not ideal for us. All the Polishing we do in house so it'll certainly be up to HRE standards.

guynamedsean

Vic55

Its machined polish so it does not carry shine.... its really not close to chrome at all.

FourT6and2

All I meant is that it's polished and shiny and metallic looking. I used the word 'chrome' as a colloquialism. I didn't mean the wheels are actually chromed. Either way, I want 'em all black And if I get HREs they're gonna be all black.

Vic55

I think you missed my point... the silver lipped oem rims are really not shiny. They are machined polished that does not deliver a sheen like regular polished wheels. And yes black will look good too.

FourT6and2

Yup, everything will be black. Like my soul.

I'm really liking the P101s. I guess it will look a little something like this. I wish there was a database of cars and wheels online where you could select wheels and it would put 'em on your car. I know TireRack used to have something like this, but only for wheels they carry.

Vic55

This is arguably one of the best Ive used albeit a little slow, only Vossen wheels, and no GTR in the library but give it a whirl (they have the GTS)... you can do so much to your car (but not just limited to):

Height
Camber
Tint
Offset
Caliper color
Speed
angle

And of course tons of things to the wheels:


http://vossen3d.com/?scene_Mercedes_Benz_AMG_GT_S_2016

Brian Clarke

Whatever I get for the next set of wheels will support Hoosiers.

MalibuScott

Speaking of caliper colors, what is a reasonable cost to paint the calipers? Mine are unpainted and I'm thinking of yellow or gold.