RS246.com Forum :: The World's #1 Audi R, S and RS Enthusiast Community

As title...

Wheels need redone, do the anthracite wheels work on sprint blue with chrome left in tact? Or should i just get them finished in silver?

Excuse the rough photoshopping.



Thanks

Silver unless you do mirrors to match. Titan looks better with optics imho. I'd stick with silver.

thedoluk wrote:Silver unless you do mirrors to match. Titan looks better with optics imho. I'd stick with silver.

+1

If you convert to black optics then titan wheels would look good, otherwise IMO the wheels may look a bit mis-matched to the rest of the car.

+2

Plus 3..

+4

Sprint Blue needs to be with silver accents IMHO.

Just had mine (sprint blue) refurbed and have gone back to silver from anthracite and it looks so much better. Easy decision.

I've just anthracited my wheels and I'm certain the chrome needs blacking out on my Daytona. Wheels look great but chrome, especially window trim contrasts to much IMO. After failing to find anyone who'll wrap it I'm going down the paint route.

I think the sprint blue with black optics and black wheels looks awesome!!!

But if you are not going down the black optics route then I think I have to agree with the majority and say stick with silver.

Unanimous decision then!

I think black optics on a sprint blue car 'cheapens' it a bit... so i think they will stay silver!

daveh wrote:Just had mine (sprint blue) refurbed and have gone back to silver from anthracite and it looks so much better. Easy decision.

Have you got any pics from when they were anthracite? Out of interest!

I've got both colours on my sprint blue!!!
Let me explain.
Mine have been refurbed via powder coating, so not exactly oem colour, less shinier, less "silveryish" maybe.
When washed, I've got the silver look. But they go anthracite very quickly with only a little bit of dirt, so first half of week they look silver, 2nd half or towards the end of week they look anthracite. And I kinda like that I can get both looks. But having said that, the chrome around the car makes the anthracite look out of place a little, but to the joe public they won't notice the "out of placeness" of it. The anthracite look does give a slightly more aggressive look compared to silver.
But stick with silver oem, looks perfect with the chrome around the car.

Silver all day....

coldo wrote:Unanimous decision then!

I think black optics on a sprint blue car 'cheapens' it a bit... so i think they will stay silver!

daveh wrote:Just had mine (sprint blue) refurbed and have gone back to silver from anthracite and it looks so much better. Easy decision.

Have you got any pics from when they were anthracite? Out of interest!

Well it's pretty much the same as in your pic! I'll post tonight as pics are on laptop. I've got tints on windows and black tipped miltek so they went better with those, but silver looks even better imo (and everyone roses so it seems!)

kay wrote:I've got both colours on my sprint blue!!!
Let me explain.
Mine have been refurbed via powder coating, so not exactly oem colour, less shinier, less "silveryish" maybe.
When washed, I've got the silver look. But they go anthracite very quickly with only a little bit of dirt, so first half of week they look silver, 2nd half or towards the end of week they look anthracite. And I kinda like that I can get both looks. But having said that, the chrome around the car makes the anthracite look out of place a little, but to the joe public they won't notice the "out of placeness" of it. The anthracite look does give a slightly more aggressive look compared to silver.
But stick with silver oem, looks perfect with the chrome around the car.

Chrome? I think you've been sold a rebadged A4 diesel!