Wheels

[p78]

Best three spoke ever

May i point your direction onto these?

ATS Wheels, Seller list them as ATS Stars

used to have these on my mk2 golf (back in the 90's).

 

[TexRex]

Been thinkin' about Strippers since posting this. I tend to prefer the standard Kelsey-Hayes Stripper over the Satin Stripper on the Blackhawk.

 

[Centroid]

The Alpine A290 (aka sporty Renault 5 EV) reminded me I really liked the wheels on the original Renault 5 Alpine (aka Renault 5 Gordini)

 

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[TexRex]

15" alloys used on early second generation Rangers are handsome.

 

[TexRex]

I'm not sure how I feel about these. Nissan has a special edition Frontier "Hardbody" with wheels that are a nod to those optioned on the D21 pickups and WD21 Pathfinders.

They're larger than the original 15" alloys because modern pickups use larger wheels to accommodate their larger brakes and, I suppose, to better suit modern styling. The original wheels had center caps which had simulated lugs, and I understand the desire to keep the new ones one-piece, but my gripe is that the lugs in the new ones aren't clocked the same. Okay, maybe it's silly.

 

[TexRex]

X100 XK8 "Apollo" alloys.

A very pretty wheel for a very pretty car.

 

[VXR]

X100 XK8 "Apollo" alloys.

A very pretty wheel for a very pretty car.

They had a few sets of wheels that looked a good two generations more modern than the cars they were selling at the time, but by gum, they made the cars look bang up to date.

 

[Tornado]

Especially with the very minor tweaks they kept giving the car that you can never quite place until you have pictures of them side by side. Same thing with the DB7.

 

[TexRex]

Cosmics!

I mostly mention the Mk2, but Mk1s can also be very handsome.

Though there are different styles sharing the same name and some, to my eye, aren't as attractive as others.

 

[TexRex]

Mk1s on a Unipower GT.

 

[TexRex]

Took a second for these to register as Kustomags because they're painted. I like the wheels well enough already but painting them black is kind of transformative?

 

[05XR8]

Can’t say I’ve ever seen those wheels painted.