Good evening all,

My partner dared me to share these pics on the forum! Here goes...

I've two sets of 20" alloys for our Westminster, normally I run her on the factory-fitted Supercharged shadow chrome-look wheels (Style 12)

For her ITV (MOT) next month, I knew I needed to fit at least two new tyres. So I thought I'd fit the spare set (Style 18 or 19, can't tell because they were re-painted by the last owner in normal silver vs the diamond turned finish or shadow chrome paint) With nearly new tyres.

So anyway, Westie's gone gangster...personally I love it. It made the car feel a lot younger, and me!

I also took the chance to change the Noble silver/chrome mirror caps back to Baltic blue.

The next job will be to have the callipers paint in either a gunmetal grey or a similar silver to the Noble silver trim already on the car.

...oh, and to ditch the mudflaps.


-Tom.

Looking Good

Looks really nice mate.

Personally I always say the drug dealer tint style only works with certain colours of cars body and wheels but I think you've done it just right

Its a From me sir

I hate black rims. Ron B. VK2OTC
2004 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA

Not for me either, but each to his own….
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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I like it.





Apologies for the neighbour's truck in the background!

Dunc. The life you have is the only one you'll get; make the most of it.
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2012 4.4 TDV8 L322 Autobiography
2003 TD5 Oslo Blue D2 ES Premium Auto (with mods!)

Looks good, this is one 'Gangsta' look I like, I'd call it the classy gangster look.

If you are repainting the calipers, why not paint them in Baltic Blue, that would look really good, and definitely different from the herd

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I don’t like wheels that dark. Makes them disappear. Seems a bit of a waste of alloy, might as well had steel wheels and painted them black….

Just my £2.58 worth 🤣

Think shadow chrome is the darkest I’d go, but it does have a cohesive look…. Range Rover Sport next then 🤣🤣.

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

i agree with Mark, black wheels do indeed look 'lost',

heres my L405 when i first got it ,


and when i changed the wheels,




the best wheels for dark FF's have to be these,

Gangsta look sounds a lot better than what my work mates call mine. Always referred to as the pimpmobile

Thanks for the appreciation, gang.

I wouldn't have painted these alloys unless I had another set to switch between, as and when I feel like it. I would not want black ones 100% of the time.

For the other set, I don't think it's going to be an easy job to have them restored to the factory shadow chrome paint finish locally. As they are very chome-like anyway, I am considering speaking with a local chrome-plating company to see what it would cost to have all 4 wheels fully chromed.


 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster - Baltic Blue, Jet interior
1997 P38 2.5 DSE auto & 1998 P38 2.5 DT Manual
1988 Vogue 3.5 EFI - Manual, gone.
2004 Volvo C70 2.0T convertible, had since new.
2007 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport Roadster/Coupé, had since new.
2024 Mini Cooper S cabrio, JCW kit, 2.0, DCT auto

mjdronfield wrote:

I don’t like wheels that dark. Makes them disappear. Seems a bit of a waste of alloy, might as well had steel wheels and painted them black….

Just my £2.58 worth 🤣

Think shadow chrome is the darkest I’d go, but it does have a cohesive look…. Range Rover Sport next then 🤣🤣.