White wheels - should I?

[Philip Chidlow]

Yes!!!

That's a lovely pic Toddy boy. Any chance of a higher resolution via e-mail? I'd like that framed for my office (with your permission!)...

[Philip Chidlow]

I quite like the dark wheel coloured rim theme. Saw it on a Mini the other day - looked good. A bit American I think - you'll be needing GOODYEAR in white around the tyre wall!

[BX Bandit]

Matt were you thinking of a BX that was on here recently (was it in Martini decals or something) and that had white wheels. Not standard BX speedlines but they did however suit the BX in a surprising way. Apart from genuine BX speedlines, the other alloy that looks decent on a BX were on Vannys which were either Saxo or Xsara (I think saxo).

If you really want to paint them, go for the genuine graphite colour with a silver rim. I'll take a piccy of my TZD with them on if you need one

[Tourist]

I've thought about this before and although white wheels generally belong on caravans and motorhomes, you should. Goes well with red

[jonathan_dyane]

Erm... the trims for the standard Maltese Cross wheeltrims on the St Tropez were painted white

And IMHO looked tacky...

[mat_fenwick]

Hmmm, it seems that if I did paint the originals I would get shouted at by the style police ( )

I'm not sure what gave me the idea of white Speedlines really, I did see the Martini car and it wasn't that...I remember a white BX estate in 'Spotted' which had nice aftermarket alloys. If you have a photos of your TZD Bandit with the graphite wheels, that may help - is it red?

Nice work with photoshop Phil, although on the second photo it looks as though my rear arm bearings are on the way out! Can't make up my mind which I prefer - I think the first with the red rim.