Wheels on Dolphin Gray

**RLM** · 10-28-2008 03:05 AM

What's up guys. I've been thinking about getting wheels for a couple months now. Want some ideas/inspiration. Please post all Dolphin grays with wheels. I guess I want to see wheel colors and what looks nice.

If there is a thread for this already,

**Sharkfin** · 10-28-2008 03:25 AM

I think there is a thread on here with dolphin gray in the title, search....

**RLM** · 10-28-2008 03:33 AM

Alright I actually did a search and found some older posts...if anyone else has some new pics, please post

**Charlescrs6** · 10-28-2008 06:11 AM

Originally Posted by RLM

What's up guys. I've been thinking about getting wheels for a couple months now. Want some ideas/inspiration. Please post all Dolphin grays with wheels. I guess I want to see wheel colors and what looks nice.

If there is a thread for this already,

go to a4mods.com and look through the wheel picture galleries. There's a bunch of DG cars with wheels

**rayiish** · 10-28-2008 06:45 AM

All wheels in GunMetal color looks great on a DG, IMO.

**B7A4Sport** · 10-28-2008 10:12 AM

One thing w/ DG in particular that seems to matter w/ wheel choices is your trim package. Do you have the Titanium package blacked-out trim, or the regular aluminum?

Getting a wheel that accents the trim really seems to help w/ the overall look. I myself plan to get 18" VMR 710's in silver cuz I have non-Ti package aluminum. It'll pop!

**4RingRook** · 10-28-2008 10:22 AM

Definitely agree that gunmetal would look sick against DG.

B7, those wheels will definitely tie the theme together nicely. Good choice!

**B7A4Sport** · 10-28-2008 10:40 AM

Damnit, just poked around VMR's site and the 710's only come in 19's.......I'm not totally opposed to 19's aside from the rougher ride, which I'm not crazy about. I go to San Francisco a lot as it is, and if my girlfriend moves there, I'll be going even more regularly. Would hate to have a rough ride in that city, the road quality there is absolute shit.

**4RingRook** · 10-28-2008 10:59 AM

I only have 18s, but from what I've read on here, the ride quality doesn't suffer much from 18 > 19. I could be mistaken though, that happens a lot. heh

**muffinman** · 10-28-2008 11:20 AM

ok, i think i'm in a somewhat unique position where i can comment on color choices on DG's + 18's vs 19's

my first setup - 19" silver V708's:

my second setup - 19" GUNMETAL V708's:

my current setup - 18" BBS CH's in silver:

as you can see, i went from my stock 17's --> 19's --> 19's again --> lighter 18's

i'm not sure if it's because i shaved off a good amount of unsprung rotational mass by going with lighter 18's + lighter tires or if it it's because i went from 235/35/19 ultra low profile tires to 225/40/18's but the ride comfort improved noticeably from 19's --> 18's. it's nice having tires again (instead of rubber bands)

as for gunmetal vs silver.. GM looks good on dolphin gray if it's got some shine to it.. even then, it looks a little too monotone during the day but at night, in the right lighting, it looks super aggressive/sporty. silver looks MUCH cleaner and classier (imo) but again, not as aggressive.

to keep it short, with the right mods/touches, gunmetal can look good on DG (but it's not guaranteed). for example, my car on gunmetal rims didn't really flow until i got the blackout grill + blackout HD splitter. on the other hand, you really can't go wrong with silver

good luck!