Whitey

I'm torn guys, shall I???? It won't be reversable cuz my wheels are diamond cut so if I paint or powder coat, I will never get it back to the shiney surface.....

carlsson9

DOn't do it Whitey!!!!

keep the shine for a weee bit longer....me thinks if you had larger spokes rims like alexbenz, the affect of black rims would be better.. (just my 2 cents.)

however, i personally prefer white on white..

OceanView

Whitey,

Don't do that.
Black rims look good on black cars and mostly on sports cars not on a Benzo.
I really think you will regret it if you do it.

raymond g-

Black rims if you're wearing a one piece jump suit with lots of decals and endorsements affixed. Chrome wheels if you have a stud in your ear. :-)

Richard Galing

Davester,

You know I'm an advocate for black/dark wheels, but on your sweet ride the BLINGness is a keeper

Also, Karlson states a good point...larger spokes on the likes of Alex's ride seems to look better IMHO

BTW: thanx for chopping on the Volks!

E-Klasse

Stick with the bottom picture.

007

bottom , chrome on white car looks nice,,,,black wheels just dont do it for me, except like others said, on black cars.

jimmydagreek

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

BT320

My votes goes for sticking with the silver/chrome rims.

Whitey

Thanks guys, there's certianly no doubt in an unanimous opinion (amazing!). I wanted to wait for all the black wheel boys to respond before I reply but since everyone is on the same page, I won't wait for "Alex the unconventional", aka "da persianpimp" to comment.

Truth is, I may have an opportunity to get mine powder coated as a prototype by soemone who wants to get into powder coating. I personally think the black takes away too much of the "classiness" (or the Pimped Out look) of my car right now, which i quite like. But it would have been a change which is what I've been looking for. Oh well, I think i'll just redo the clear coat it (but it won't be as smooth and flawless as the original one that was sparkle painted) since, as some of you know, I fxcked up the clearcote surface with a dang aftermarket wheel cleaner in my moment of laziness!

Raymong g, you're really funny ....it is a bit of a generalization tho. I don't think Alex wears a one pc. jumpsuit (with decals), in fact I don't think he wears much most of the time - the dude would be lucky to keep his pants on long enuf to get them creased, lol! Rich, the Blackest of Black wheels is a respectable entrepreneur As for me, I'm in a suit most of the time and I don't have a stud (not now ). The bottom pic is a real pic of my car but they're not chromed, they're "diamond cut", sort of a mirror finish poslished surface.

Anyway, thanks again for the comments guys, really appreciate it

Richard Galing

Hey Dave...July issue of Only Mercedes, your wheels w/ yellow calipers (AP racing) on a W210...damn hot!

Maestro

The top picture looks like ***. Just my opinion.

Whitey

the blue one? i thought those were 1/16's...

I'd paint my calipers if the rotors were 10x bigger. At the moment, they're dwarfed by the wheels and fugly as hell.....

Whitey

Is it really that bad? Although I prefer it the way it is now, I don't think the black one is really THAT fugly.....just something different.

carlsson9

hehe.,..hey its all personal taste...actually, it doesn't look so bad, but it just wouldn't suit the car...Davey, like the mobile phone cradle you placed there! good idea to put the phone and look who's calling when driving!

Whitey

Actually its for my Ipod now - handy to have it there to control the muzik.....(and thank god for bluetooth, I don't need the phone at a fixed place so the wire from the (older type) handsfree headphone won't get caught )

Maestro

I think it's looks horrible, and completely ruins the natural beauty of your car.

mobinakhtar

I think You be better off with the way they are right now. Black ones are really noy going with your white beauty!

Whitey

Thanx again guys, I agree

Richard Galing

Was it blue, dang..thought it was blk E55 I looked at the pic once again, ur right 1/16's

BTW: Which bluetooth are you currently using, I've got the Motorola bluetooth car kit for the V710.

Whitey

I looked at it again, I think it is blue but then, seems all Only Merc pics look blue (remember the BC car?). Yep it is an E55K with 1/16's UL's - mine has a better finish, :p

I'm using, the latest, the most advanced, state of the art Motorola HS801 and/or Sony Ericsson HBH-35 bluetooth handsfree earpieces with my V600 POS (too many "private" calls, an integrated system is not good with passengers......know what I mean? )

Whitey

BTW Rich, do you know what kit is on that E55K with 1/16 and AP Racing BBK?

carlsson9

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Dave, How do you find the HS801? I just bought it, but it fits pretty weirdly on the ear, and sound quality to the other side seems pretty bad, especially when you point it towards the mouth, and a big fat cheek is blocking the mic!

zam2000

Black rims look as pathetic as tint headlight or black painted tailight. It's beyond ugly.

Put it this way: you may turn some head, but more because people see it as freak show, not beauty.

Richard Galing

I'm using the HS810 & HS820 with the Motorola V710, I wonder if your HS801 is similar to our HS810 in design features...does it have the extended microphone? The HS820 lacks the mic. boom but is lite-weight and I find to have better range over the HS810 in areas I routinely use it. The integrated kit does have it's plus & minus, not wise to use for "booty calls"