Best wheel colour for a Black XKR
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At last, its done! I bought a set of restored F-Type R Gyrodyne alloys from Eb@y and had them fitted today, and what a transformation!
The diamond cut matches the chrome trim, like the original Nevis alloys, but with graphite infills you get a colour contrast and lightness that you dont get with black wheels.
In terms of fitting, the rears stand out 20mm from the originals so fill the arches without interference with the calipers or suspension.
To the front I fitted 15mm spacers to give the tyres clearance from the upper wishbone and fills the arches much better. I've been running with the spacers and the original alloys for the last week and they look way better than standard with the increased offset, so I would recommend front spacers with standard wheels.
I've kept the same tyres for now, and the fronts are a good fit for the 9" wheels, but at the back I will move up to 295/30R20s for better rim protection next time. Some people have gone up to 305/30R20.
I know its in the eye of the beholder but to my eye it's beautiful!
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gyrodyne in diamond cut and hyper silver ...welcome to the exclusive club !
(Having tried gyrodyne in two different colour combos I'm mostly likely going to send them out, have them stripped, polished then cleared just like the finish on the xkrs Vulcan wheels)
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Ebay seller JLR Discount Parts was excellent and replaced 1 distorted wheel quickly and without a fuss. I'm glad the fitter span them up on the balancer before the tyres were changed over.
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I've gone through a stack of black xkr pics and have come to the conclusion that the wheels need to be the same colour as the window surround that is black on black looks fantastic only if your window trim is black otherwise aluminium is definitely the go ...just my 2 cents ))
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Either way some caliper colour definitely suits the dark on dark on dark 👍
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thinking about the same thing with my Artura. They use a lot of space too, and I don’t see myself putting them back on…
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