black vs gunmetal v710s

[billyhelmsorig]

pulling the trigger on some v710s soon hopefully but i cant decide between the gunmetal or black. can you guys help me out and post some pics of them on an ibis white b8?

[DaveyDave424]

i personally think gunmetal looks better. i would hate to look like those guys who just plasti dip their wheels to black

[billyhelmsorig]

i love both looks, but i can only pick one -__- the gunmetal would look nice with carbon accents on the car. and the black would look nice with black accents. i cant make up my mind! lol

[ALEJO@NYCB6]

Gunmetal

[xfno0b]

going gun metal on my black! ;)

[xfno0b]

pulling the trigger on some v710s soon hopefully but i cant decide between the gunmetal or black. can you guys help me out and post some pics of them on an ibis white b8?

http://instagram.com/p/W7TlCipKNy/

Taken from your instagram. Pull the trigger now!

[Street Nasty]

I black wheels on white cars. Gunmetal looks good too, but the black will look better.

[billyhelmsorig]

going gun metal on my black! ;)

gunmetal looks great on black! good choice

[audipcanugo]

With this wheel - Silver, Gunmetal or GTFO.

[TCHUN003]

Black was the way to go in the 90's and early 2000. IMO black makes it look like the wheels are cheap or like you're running steelies. You can't really see the design of the wheels with black. However, gunmetal is aggressive and still classy.

From what I've noticed, guys that really know about wheels always stay away from black .....seriously though.

[Greg Nelson]

HyperBlack? - custom VMR finish. IIRC there's some pics in the Wheels thread.
Recall it's a black overcoat on silver finish.

[xbimmer06]

NO for black

[Street Nasty]

Black was the way to go in the 90's and early 2000. IMO black makes it look like the wheels are cheap or like you're running steelies. You can't really see the design of the wheels with black. However, gunmetal is aggressive and still classy.

From what I've noticed, guys that really know about wheels always stay away from black .....seriously though.

Have fun being a sheep.

[LoveMyA4]

Black was the way to go in the 90's and early 2000. IMO black makes it look like the wheels are cheap or like you're running steelies.

+1, I would go Gunmetal. The black on white has been done a lot, and they do run the risk of looking like steelies at first glance.

[Elote]

Another nod for Gunmetal. I was in the same predicament as you for my Phantom Black, but after seeing many pictures, I thought the Gunmetal really stood out. At the last minute though I went with the TSW Nurburgring and it's gunmetal color is a bit different, more of a matte gunmetal. Some days I wish I went with the V710, others i love the matte gunmetal. Either way, you will be much happier with the gunmetal than you will with the black.

[Greg Nelson]

Another nod for Gunmetal. I was in the same predicament as you for my Phantom Black, but after seeing many pictures, I thought the Gunmetal really stood out. At the last minute though I went with the TSW Nurburgring and it's gunmetal color is a bit different, more of a matte gunmetal.

Interesting. I went through the same comparison when deciding over a year ago - TSW gunmetal matte v. VMR gunmetal gloss. I chose the VMRs simply b/c they showed more sheen/brightness during daytime.
What influenced your decision - believe you and I have BB/PB rides - got pics?
Cheers

[billyhelmsorig]

so i decided im going to go with the gunmetal, now i just need to decide on what width/off set to go with. im completely clueless when it come this offset stuff. i plan on lowering the car on coil overs and dont want to rub so am i better off with 19x8.5 or the 19x9.5? what do you guys think? and should i get a 255 tire or a 245 tire?

[Elote]

Interesting. I went through the same comparison when deciding over a year ago - TSW gunmetal matte v. VMR gunmetal gloss. I chose the VMRs simply b/c they showed more sheen/brightness during daytime.
What influenced your decision - believe you and I have BB/PB rides - got pics?
Cheers

Pics

Here's a couple quick pictures I uploaded. I ultimately went with the TSW's because it saved me roughly $200-$300 dollars. While I do like them, in less than a couple months I have had issues with peeling on one of the wheels. I am just unsure if its because Audi/Discount Tire scratched them at some point and it started to peel, or if it was just a bad finish. I've been putting it off for a while, but I am going to bring them into Discount Tire to get it replaced under warranty hopefully, if they determine its just a bad wheel. No one seems to be able to match the matte gray color to simply repair them.

[Greg Nelson]

Pics

Here's a couple quick pictures I uploaded. I ultimately went with the TSW's because it saved me roughly $200-$300 dollars. While I do like them, in less than a couple months I have had issues with peeling on one of the wheels. I am just unsure if its because Audi/Discount Tire scratched them at some point and it started to peel, or if it was just a bad finish. I've been putting it off for a while, but I am going to bring them into Discount Tire to get it replaced under warranty hopefully, if they determine its just a bad wheel. No one seems to be able to match the matte gray color to simply repair them.

Look good in your pics, especially with your AZ desert background
Matching gunmetal finish is an issue - I asked VMR over a year ago for their gunmetal paint code, they said it was proprietary or something like that.
Hope you can get repaired.
Cheers

[Elote]

Look good in your pics, especially with your AZ desert background
Matching gunmetal finish is an issue - I asked VMR over a year ago for their gunmetal paint code, they said it was proprietary or something like that.
Hope you can get repaired.
Cheers

Appreciate the kind words. It was actually your car that convinced me to go with the V710's originally.

[TCHUN003]

Have fun being a sheep.

Well there's a reason ppl don't tend to go with black wheels in today. Same reason most ppl don't use nokia brick phones......

And me, a SHEEP? bahaha I'm guessing you've never seen ANY of my wheel setups. The last two sets of wheels I've owned (still own) have never been on a B8, well on audizine that is.

Don't hate because I don't like black wheels. Geez, it almost sounds like you have black wheels or something just messing with you. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, like I stated in my post, not liking black wheels is just MY preference.

[Greg Nelson]

Appreciate the kind words. It was actually your car that convinced me to go with the V710's originally.

Thanks ... hope you're enjoying your rims and the beautiful AZ desert.

Well there's a reason ppl don't tend to go with black wheels in today. Same reason most ppl don't use nokia brick phones......

And me, a SHEEP? bahaha I'm guessing you've never seen ANY of my wheel setups. The last two sets of wheels I've owned (still own) have never been on a B8, well on audizine that is.

Don't hate because I don't like black wheels. Geez, it almost sounds like you have black wheels or something just messing with you. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, like I stated in my post, not liking black wheels is just MY preference.

Wheel style/color is totally a personal preference.
Not a fan of black wheels except on a red car. Gunmetal would be better IMO.
Brick phones
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/ma...cellphone.html

[Calbee]

Black was the way to go in the 90's and early 2000. IMO black makes it look like the wheels are cheap or like you're running steelies. You can't really see the design of the wheels with black. However, gunmetal is aggressive and still classy.

From what I've noticed, guys that really know about wheels always stay away from black .....seriously though.

from what i've noticed, guys that really know about wheels always stay away from v710s .....seriously though.

[TCHUN003]

from what i've noticed, guys that really know about wheels always stay away from v710s .....seriously though.

Ha, mine were 19x9.5 et33 when they didn't offer B8 fitment, so they were on point! Kinda miss those wheels to be honest.

[Calbee]

Ha, mine were 19x9.5 et33 when they didn't offer B8 fitment, so they were on point! Kinda miss those wheels to be honest.

you've moved on to bigger and better things :P. did you reply my pm or did you never even get it?! sent like 2 days ago i think

[Okan509]

way too retarded to keep up with "wheel fads", do what you like. always. modding is for you, when it comes down to it.

[k9lovr]

way too retarded to keep up with "wheel fads", do what you like. always. modding is for you, when it comes down to it.

+1

[Liquid Smoke]

definitely gunmetal, it still gives it a nice luxury look, was never a fan of black wheels and they just look like you're a track car or something and just take away so much detail from the wheels, and from far looks like you're on steelies lol.

but definitely gunmetal no doubt, but if you really like the black just go ahead and get the gunmetal and plastidip them black when you want and peel when you're done. you can always replicate the black finish with dip but you can't replicate the gunmetal without getting it professionally powdercoated/painted.

[brinesi]

100% gunmetal

[Wah]

Gunmetal; black hides the design too much imo.

[ramellis65]

I would def go with black on a white car. I had the V710 matte black on my 04 Dolphin Grey A4. I just got a 201 black A4 I think i am going to go black again. All the accents on the car are black, got to match everything

[ahkim]

I've got Ibis and went with black M310s which look the same as the V710. I've had a few people tell me that their not "fans" of black wheels in general but they said it looks good with my white car. I agree that Black hides the details of the wheel but I like the aggressive look. I think you can't go wrong with either but my vote is black. I've got some photos spread throughout my mod thread if you're interested.



One more thing, get black lug nuts as well. Looks better.

[sdy101]

It's all personal preference. For me, gunmetal looks perfect on ibis white. Then again, I've never been a fan of black wheels...

[Pared]

No more black wheels on a white car. Yuck.

[tgofsweden]

Gunmetal; black hides the design too much imo.

+1

[audir8luvr]

gunmetal on VMR 718. Cant go wrong with it

[OEMplus.com]

Gunmetal or as I like to call it, Anthracite!

Joe@OEMPlus

[kwbdc]

Black looks stunning on a red car but I'll vote anthracite for the Ibis.

[squeegee]

Black for white car. Much more aggressive looking.

[Wilbur]

Black for white car. Much more aggressive looking.

Gunmetal or satin black. Flat/matte black makes them look dirty all the time.