When will Flat Black go away

[grimmjeeper]

We all need to conclude that our tastes (in music, car styling, communication, whatever) is trapped in a magical time of our youth (age 13ish-25ish), whatever decade that happened to be for you. Everything that comes after will never seem as good.

Except of course hip hop, which was always crap.

And hair bands.

Just sayin'...

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[Turbomark]

I like a mixture of gloss and flat or satin black. I agree that black wheels still look cool but I went a different route with mine. Machined face KMC wheels.

 

[Chazdog]

Mine came with silver wheels. (Sorry needs a wash).

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So did mine and I like them. It was one of the reasons I went with the Sport S trim.

 

[Chazdog]

I'd be happy if regular silver wheels made a comeback. Jeep feels compelled to add black/gunmetal/bronze to practically all the JL wheel options.

Yet the all-silver wheels on the Islander look so nice...

Agree, especially with that white hard top. You don’t see many 2 door Islanders - very sharp.

 

[Tank the Jeep]

I’m just the opposite. I love flat black wheels and despise chrome wheels. To each their own, but I prefer a subtle look.

 

[The Last Cowboy]

Funny that the chrome wheels on 60s-70s muscle cars were chrome plated steel that was made to give the appearance of expensive aluminum and magnesium wheels at the time.

Those chrome and painted wheels or silver painted rally wheels with chrome trim rings and center caps are highly regarded on restored cars now, but in the 70s and 80s they were stacked in the backyard when they were replaced with slotted or turbine “mags”.

 

[Lateapex]

Actually, there were “stock” chrome festooned Jeeps back in the sixties; the Tuxedo Park Mark I, II, and III were a CJ-5 trim level, and the Tuxedo Park Mark IV was marketed as a model of the CJ-5A. There was also a (rare) long wheelbase Tuxedo Park CJ-6A.

The Tuxedo Park CJs we’re an attempt to broaden the Jeep’s appeal to a wider audience. Tuxedo Park “stuff” included a chrome front bumper, chrome wheel covers, chrome lower windshield hinges, chrome hood badges, chrome hood latches, “3 on the tree” and more.

 

[Pinion]

Chrome don't get you home.

 

[Heimkehr]

Those chrome and painted wheels or silver painted rally wheels with chrome trim rings and center caps are highly regarded on restored cars now, but in the 70s and 80s they were stacked in the backyard when they were replaced with slotted or turbine “mags”.

A family friend had a small collection of OEM GM rally wheels of varying vintages. All were in good to excellent condition, with matching trim rings and caps where applicable. They were correct for Chevelles, Corvettes, and perhaps a few other models.

Even when accessibly priced and recurringly advertised in Hemmings, though, they wouldn't sell. A few rubes made some insulting low-ball offers, which of course got them nowhere.

So...a few years back, having grown tired of the garage space that they occupied, and the aforementioned rubes, he drilled a few well-placed holes in each to ensure the wheels couldn't be economically restored, if at all, and sold them all for scrap metal value. Can't say I blamed him for this M.O.

 

[The Last Cowboy]

If he would have put them on eBay, he would have gotten good money in the last 10 years.​

 

[Heimkehr]

If he would have put them on eBay, he would have gotten good money in the last 10 years.​

Possibly. I sold some bicycles for him on eBay (coincidentally, ~10 years ago) and earned a fair kickback for doing so. I figured the wheels would be fair game, but it wasn't to be.

 

[Frank R.]

Amen. Even the new motorcycles these days are festooned with black. Yuk.

There used to be a saying amongst the motorcycle community "Chrome won't get you home, but it will get you laid".

Now, it just gets you laughed at and branded a geezer who favors form over function. But I guess there will always be a faction of the trailer queen crowd who refuse to give up their shiny little JC Whitney bolt-on trinkets.

 

[AnnDee4444]

In my opinion, flat black is starting to look pretty played out. There's no imagination or fun in it anymore... not everything needs to be super aggressive looking. And flat black is no more or less reliable than chrome.


I'll take my chrome wheels with multiple shades of pink:

 

[Frank R.]

Wow, all that needs is a couple of fishing poles baited with Tootsie Rolls and a sign that says "free puppies inside".

 

[Lateapex]

I ran chrome rims “back in the day”…wrapped in Gates XT Commandos…

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