[POLL] Best combo? Chrome/Blackout/Aero/De-aero (with photos)

[FlyingKiwi]

You are not alone.

Ditto.


Colour matched wheels rarely look good IMO.. And those are a case in point.

 

[Webgeek]

Anyone seen chromed or black wrapped aero wheel covers? Or shopped them?

 

[Gen3Joe]

Put in my vote for de-aero blackout. I'm going with White though since the black really pops on the white background.

 

[rtanov]

I have this exact color/wheels combo and have been debating the same questions. I can't decide between de-chroming with bare wheel matched gray or chroming the wheels.

 

[Motor Mouth]

I have this exact color/wheels combo and have been debating the same questions. I can't decide between de-chroming with bare wheel matched gray or chroming the wheels.View attachment 292823

This is the one I like best. I'm looking into chrome or silver powder coat for the 18" wheels. I think the wheels are fine personally and was happy to find that there was an under-aero option..

 

[nvx1977]

My personal preference, if I were to modify the exterior appearance, is to make it subtle. Black wheels + dark tint windows + dechrome starts to scream obnoxious to me. I would just chrome delete the trim. Aero cover off/on is whatever your preference is, and I don't think either should be modified.

 

[Abdullahf123]

All but ONE of these photos are photoshopped. I'm still trying to figure out what color/rim combination. I'm leaning towards blue (hence that's what I used for this poll). I'm particularly confused because of the chrome accents around the windows and door handles may or may not compliment the de-aero'd wheels and not enough photos of this vehicle exist yet! I was wondering if de-chroming (also known as black-out) those accents would look good with the aero or de-aero'd 18" wheels. Generally the blackout look usually looks sporty to me and the chrome look usually looks classy/expensive to me. Since I really want 18" wheels for ride compliance, I'm sort of stuck with midnight grey wheels to work with. Anyway, attached are 4 images of a blue M3 with 18" wheels:

1. Original image = Aero and standard chrome accents
2. Aero and de-chromed windows/handles
3. De-aero'd with chrome accents
4. De-aero'd with de-chromed windows/handles

De-chroming is something that I would do later, but I have to choose my wheels correctly during order (as well as paint color), so that's why I'm doing this now. By the way, I understand this is subjective and we won't all agree, but I'm curious what others think!

1. Original image = Aero and standard chrome accents
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2. Aero and de-chromed windows/handles
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3. De-aero'd with chrome accents
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4. De-aero'd with de-chromed windows/handles
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What % tints do u have. 20%?