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Old 12-12-2018, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by sov211


To my eye black wheels always look like they are covered in brake dust. And on a black car, it is the "stealth" fad carried too far. But every owner has the absolute right to fit whatever he/she finds most appealing. Give me a silver-tone wheel ( painted or polished), every time, on any colour car. The contrast between wheel and body colours is very pleasing to the eye, while black wheels give the car (every car) a very heavy, ponderous appearance.
I used to think like that until my SO picked up a land rover with the black pack, including wheels. I hated them at first, but after about a month, I grew to like them much more than the silver wheels. On her new Velar she went with the sating black pack: Satin black badges and wheels and that really does the trick.

On my own black car with the black pack, I have the gyrodyne wheels and I'm now debating powder coating them gloss black. If I didn't have hte black pack, I think the wheels would look perfect, but with the black pack, it's just a little off.
 
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Old 12-13-2018, 12:19 AM
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Anyone with 20" black wheels wanna trade for my 20" silver gyrodynes, only 3500 miles old...
 
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Old 12-13-2018, 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by glen1
Can someone tell me the paint code of the 20" Tornado T2R3289 rims? i scratched one on the eurotunnel.
Welcome to the forum glen1,

Jaguar body Paint and Trim codes are easily obtained but I've never seen paint codes listed for wheels. Without the actual code, colour matching will be difficult. The best solution is to have a wheel refurbishment specialist or bodyshop with a spectrophotometer measure and mix the exact colour.

Eurotunnel access can be awkward and the metal rails along the carriage floors can easily damage rims on low profile rims. I used to have to take great care with my Bentley Continental R which was a very tight squeeze through the entrance and exit doors!




With Jaguars, I NEVER go on the upper deck as they bottom out on the ramps.

I assumed from the mention of Eurotunnel that you were in the UK but your IP Address suggests you are posting from Malta?

Please follow this link New Member Area - Intro a MUST - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the New Member Area - Intro a MUST forum and post some information about yourself and your vehicle for all members to see. In return you'll get a proper welcome and some useful advice about posting to the forum.

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