What is the name of this wheel?
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From: Granite Bay, CA
To my eye black wheels always look like they are covered in brake dust. And on a black car, it is the "stealth" fad carried too far. But every owner has the absolute right to fit whatever he/she finds most appealing. Give me a silver-tone wheel ( painted or polished), every time, on any colour car. The contrast between wheel and body colours is very pleasing to the eye, while black wheels give the car (every car) a very heavy, ponderous appearance.
On my own black car with the black pack, I have the gyrodyne wheels and I'm now debating powder coating them gloss black. If I didn't have hte black pack, I think the wheels would look perfect, but with the black pack, it's just a little off.
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From: Durham, UK
Jaguar body Paint and Trim codes are easily obtained but I've never seen paint codes listed for wheels. Without the actual code, colour matching will be difficult. The best solution is to have a wheel refurbishment specialist or bodyshop with a spectrophotometer measure and mix the exact colour.
Eurotunnel access can be awkward and the metal rails along the carriage floors can easily damage rims on low profile rims. I used to have to take great care with my Bentley Continental R which was a very tight squeeze through the entrance and exit doors!
With Jaguars, I NEVER go on the upper deck as they bottom out on the ramps.
I assumed from the mention of Eurotunnel that you were in the UK but your IP Address suggests you are posting from Malta?
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Graham