Having a meander through the bay of fleas looking at Alloys to pass the time , thought I would ask the question

What colour of Alloys do you Think best suits the FF ,

Black or Silver .....

And where are all the FF alloys for sale Seems to be mostly Sport ones and nearly all in 22" sizes

Is this strictly black or silver, or do colours such as Anthracite also feature in your analysis, Mick?

And do multi-colours also qualify?

If it was purely black or silver, I'd say silver.

But some OF alloys or similar use anthracite or black / silver and, with the right wheel design and accessories, they also look good.

And that's the key. Wheel design. I'd never rule out black if the colour suited the wheel and the wheel suited the model it was fitted to. Si. <This is my name.

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Every time I see dark alloys it just makes me think the owner is just too effin lazy to wash off the brake dust.

Bright and clean silver alloys look much better IMHO.

I painted my 20" a very dark grey a little while ago, still trying to get used to them, and still not sure whether I prefer them to silver

The darker alloy colors lead to a more aggressive look for the car that never sits right with me, even when its an all black car it just screams street pharmacist to me (no offence to anyone) I guess I'm mostly a purist which is why i go through alloy wheels like no-ones business trying to find the ones i like on the car the most(still not there yet!) FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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anyone else got some pictures? I need to refurbish my S/C wheels but thought along the darker shade but not balck, but since it's a black car not quite sure - thoughts appriecated

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Silver, however a gunmetal chrome looks good on paper, but may be a bit on the chessex tractor side.

The style 11's now come in shiny chrome (style 12) which they have bolted to the display ff in the dealer local to me.
Looks a bit blingy.

There was a vogue 20" split spoke painted grey on the bay a while back. Looked ok. Never seen a set on a car.

Full black on a ff......??? No. Dont do it Mick. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Silver alloy colour for me

Anthracite for me. But as was said earlier design is the key 07MY SC VSE (on its way)

The list of previous cars is long & some are boring there has been two RRC's and a very pimped hilux

My last set of (ZU)Gloss Black wheels:

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On a car like a FFRR it has to be bright silver (not chrome or polished) or gunmetal grey.

Black looks great on a Defender

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Love the disco

& agree on comments on defender 07MY SC VSE (on its way)

The list of previous cars is long & some are boring there has been two RRC's and a very pimped hilux

I quite fancy these on my FFRR, in a 20. These are colour matched B/Blue

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