Thrasher91

Okay, so i have a dilemma. i'm going to buy wheels pretty soon, but i can't quite decide which way to go; black ZR1's, or polished ZR1's

my car is a red Z28 hardtop, the roof and mirrors are painted the same color as the body, so i'm considering polished because there really isn't any black on the car (other than the grill/headlight buckets) but i think black would justify doing a berger panel

any suggestions would be appreciated

Camaroking1996

Well silver looks kinda cheap if you aren't gunna get black get polished or chrome

00SSChevy

I have some GM ZR1's for sale right now in great shape..PM if intrested

Thrasher91

okay, sorry when i said silver i meant polished. i'm not a huge fan of chrome

Thrasher91

sorry i'm looking for 17x11 out back

bobbyd

iTrader: (10)

i would go polished. they look sweet. black with chrome lip is also good but i think i prefer polished.

808z28camaro

Polished would look killer on red!!! im not a chrome type of guy too. Chrome is to much "bling"!! LOL

Camaroking1996

Ya polished would look great instead of joining the crowd with black wheels and Berger panel

Thrasher91

i agree there are a lot of people out there with black wheels and a berger, but around here i'm one of two V8 Camaro's, and all the others are running stock wheels like mine is now. so if i did the black/berger i'd definitely be different, but only around here.

and yeah, chrome is just a little too much for me

but i'll probably just end up getting polished, i can always change things later if i feel inclined to. thanks for your input

98_TA_EMLC

I say black with polished lip....and shiney lug nutz!

I painted mine graphite metallic and it was easy to do...Duplicolor's stuff has held up VERY well. You'll be more inclined to spray over black rather than polished if you decide to go with a custom color

Tobias05

iTrader: (1)

red car, i'd prolly go polished.

KevinR

I actually like how black wheels look on a red car. So that's my vote.

PERFECT Z28

iTrader: (7)

Polished if you like to polish things...lol

They'd probably look the best out of your choices.

Thrasher91

i think black looks pretty good on red, even better when the sail panels are black too. the only thing holding me back is because i don't have any other black on my car, that's why i'm leaning more toward polished


well my stock wheels are polished, so i know what it's like to clean them. i have a rag in my car that i usually run over my wheels once a week or so. i have a fairly bad issue with brake dust on my driver side front wheel, would that show up very much on black?

PERFECT Z28

iTrader: (7)

Don't use the same rag without washing it first...

It picks up brake dust particles and will scratch the rim's finish.

SuperSport01

Polished.

Thrasher91

i wash it occasionally. my wheels aren't in great condition to begin with (my car had a rough life before we saved her) my worst wheel is my driver's front, i haven't had any scratches so far. i've ran my car duster oven them a few times too, and of course used wheel cleaner

it's looking like polished is winning over black

CamaroSS27

iTrader: (6)

I say get black, polished wheels suck with all the maintenance

Kingc8r

iTrader: (21)

Black....

ChrisRZ28

Have you thought about gunmetal grey? I've got a red '01 w/gunmetal grey ZR1s. Don't have pics. There's another guy here that has a red TA with gunmetal grey ZR1s, goes by the name Heat Seeker WS6. I was going to go with black myself, but his combo convinced me to go with GMG. Black is a good choice but it seems everybody and their brother (not only Camaros) has black wheels, ZR1s or not.