First Edition Wheels, Are they More Delicate?

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Thanks everyone for all the info.

I ended up purchasing a set of optional BL wheels on here. I think they'll work out better.
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Okay, rant warning, this is entirely my opinion on black wheels.

Like a black car, the wheel itself only looks “good” when it has just been cleaned. As you are concerned about, they also show any and all scratches.

That being said, black wheels hide all the details of a wheel, which to me is terrible. They just turn into “black holes” that have no style to them. Unless you are up close to them, they are just a blank.

Now, mount a tire on that shiny black wheel. Now you have competing colors because black is more than just black. The only time it sort of looks okay is again when the wheels are clean and the tires have some “AmourAll” on them. A couple of days later the pair looks like crap again because the tire is dull/dirty and you have something that is kind of black against something that is shiny black.

God forbid you do all of this on a black car. Then you have 3 different blacks all competing.

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Little harder to take care of , but worth it .
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Maybe, but I think the low-gloss optionals will work out best for me.
 
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Okay, rant warning, this is entirely my opinion on black wheels.

Like a black car, the wheel itself only looks “good” when it has just been cleaned. As you are concerned about, they also show any and all scratches.

That being said, black wheels hide all the details of a wheel, which to me is terrible. They just turn into “black holes” that have no style to them. Unless you are up close to them, they are just a blank.

Now, mount a tire on that shiny black wheel. Now you have competing colors because black is more than just black. The only time it sort of looks okay is again when the wheels are clean and the tires have some “AmourAll” on them. A couple of days later the pair looks like crap again because the tire is dull/dirty and you have something that is kind of black against something that is shiny black.

God forbid you do all of this on a black car. Then you have 3 different blacks all competing.

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I hear you.
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