Which Wheel looks better on my FTO?

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 12:59 pm

I've photoshopped up 2 copies of a silver FTO (not mine) with each of the wheels I'm considering.

Can I get peoples opinions on which looks better please?

Avantek

*fixes subject* I swear I have some disease that makes me type words wrong.

D-TRAIN · Post by **D-TRAIN** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 1:46 pm

They are abit "bling" for my taste.

But if I had to choose, I would pick the Avant Garde. Looks sportier, and that colour I've never seen before.

Is that like a burnt bronze colour?

Have you considere white rims? I think that would make an interesting contrast to steel silver as well.

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 1:55 pm

as above... not sure about the colour, but probably the first picture....

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 3:45 pm

I think both styles are nice, just the colour doesn't match 100% with the silver, I like Gun Metal Grey, or silvery grey...

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:26 pm

D-TRAIN wrote: Is that like a burnt bronze colour?

It's actually "Hyper", otherwise known as Shadow Chrome. When they were photographed they obviously had something brown/bronze reflecting off them. To look at them normally, they'd be more of a gun metal grey colour.

Jono · Post by **Jono** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:47 pm

I reckon avante garde, but with a smaller rim , maybe 17inch .. its so u can actually see a bit of rubber(profile) which is always nice..

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 5:06 pm

Jono wrote:I reckon avante garde, but with a smaller rim , maybe 17inch

It will be a 17 inch wheel. The design will make it look bigger though because the spokes go to the edge of the wheel on the Avant Garde (well that's what they tell me

).

paladin · Post by **paladin** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 6:32 pm

i dont like to many spokes and i like stuff on the outside of the rim so the aventek is my bet

DZYRME · Post by **DZYRME** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 6:53 pm

I would prefer the Avantek ones, because they are easier to clean. The more spokes there are, the harder they are to clean. I learnt that the hard way!!

rtwesen · Post by **rtwesen** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 7:01 pm

the 2nd set! imo

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 6:34 am

i like the really dark grey colour... like the colour on the integra rims...
i like the avant grade... but the spokes dont look like they go onto the rim in any special way... like abit too plain there...

otherwise its all good
just my 2c worth
hahaha

mrx · Post by **mrx** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:56 am

Not a big fan of either of them, to be honest. If I had to choose.....the first pic (Avant Garde), but not by much.

I do think you should think about that dark bronze colour or even gold, such as the rims from Ozzy Tyres Ozzy Racing Wheels. I was looking at either the OZR-032 or the OZR-068 in gold or gunmetal, and I have a silver car. However, there were issues with fitment, but I cannot recall which rims did/didn't fit the FTO.

But they are nice IMO.

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 9:42 am

mrx wrote:I do think you should think about that dark bronze colour or even gold, such as the rims from Ozzy Tyres Ozzy Racing Wheels.

I've actually tried on the Bronze version of the Avant Garde and I've seen it on a silver FTO IRL too. It looked ok but I don't think it's the look I'm going for. I want to drive a nice looking car all-round, not be driving a stand-out set of wheels with a car attached

I also tried on the new version of the Avant Garde wheel, they're lubberly and far more stylish but it has a rim rather than the spokes going all the way to the rim so with 17 inch wheels, they wouldn't look quite so big.

As for keeping them clean. I've learnt that lesson too. It's one of the reasons I'm going for a "simple" design. I've also learnt that "dustless" brake pads are worth their weight in gold

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Which Wheel looks better on my FTO?

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Which Wheel looks better on my FTO?