Motoring Discussion > Do you care about wheels? Miscellaneous
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New Mon 22 Apr 13 10:14 
 Do you care about wheels? - -
A mechanic mate of mine always said that a set of clean sparkling windows (days before drug dealer black outs) and nice looking shiny wheels made a car, he was right on both counts.

I have 2 non standard sets on my old MB, AMG copies for my winter set and Parotech multi spoked for the summer set.

The car looks completely different with both sets and much better IMO than the standard MB wheels of the time, though beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it wasn't for looks that the wheels were changed.

There's a subtle difference between looking good and those blinged overchromed oversized up to 22" monstrosities that seem to find their way onto 4x4's of all things, its the car equivalent of removing steel toe cap boots and putting on 6" high heels for mincing.

Incidentally i keep the alloy wheels on my lorry mirror polished, plus spotless windows/mirrors, mine and the few others equally well cared for look completely different to the ingrained with muck uncared for average, silly pride i know.

Any wheels filthy with salt corrosion and brake dust detract a lot from any vehicles appearance.

The trouble is with keeping your car wheels spotless is that the eye is drawn to them and nothing looks worse than a rusty caliper or hub just inside, mine are black hammerited, looks right to me...each to their own.
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 Do you care about wheels? new Crankcase 22 Apr 13 09:48
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