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After a couple weekends of trying to power wash, scrub, peel, and chew off the plastidip that the previous owner put on my senta wheels I'm throwing in the towel. I starting looking this afternoon and pretty much decided on Vertini, they are reasonably priced, strong, rotory forged, and light (approx 23lbs for a 20x10.5) .. .I'm over the black wheel thing & was set on just plain silver and then I saw that they offer a red option. I know a popular (& expensive) option on Porsche models is to get the upgraded wheels in matching colors. This past summer I saw a guards red 911 turbo with red oem wheels that was drop dead gorgeous, so I'm thinking it might be an option for the xkr. It will definitely be sporty / loud but could look great , if the shade of red is off might look terrible. Which wheel would you guys go for ? For ease of use I identified the wheels numerically. 1 2 3 4 Salsa red / charcoal
Sure would be unique if the colors match, but kind of doubt it. As said above, just get your Senta’s refinished, $600-$700 and they could do it in a matching color, or original. When I had mine redone, I could have any color, but chose to stay original.
Sure would be unique if the colors match, but kind of doubt it. As said above, just get your Senta’s refinished, $600-$700 and they could do it in a matching color, or original. When I had mine redone, I could have any color, but chose to stay original.
did you have them powder coated or painted?. . I'm not wild about dropping the car off and leaving it for a week.. I guess I could leave it in the garage on jack stands
did you have them powder coated or painted?. . I'm not wild about dropping the car off and leaving it for a week.. I guess I could leave it in the garage on jack stands
Powder coated. In my case, I had just bought the wheels on eBay, so I just dropped them off, didn’t have tires on yet (but they would have unmounted and remounted as part of the job).
Think it took 3 or 4 days for the set (I was having 3 sets of wheels done, so I’d drop off a set, come back in a few days and pick up a set while dropping off another set, as I could only fit one set at a time in the car I was using to haul them).
Personally I am not a fan of coloured wheels, preferring a good silver or maybe a grey. But if I was to consider wheels in body colour, they would have to be in body colour. Even a slight difference would look terrible IMO, as though one had tried, and failed, to get a proper match. But it's just a personal thing really. For example, I cannot even begin to understand the craze for black wheels, which 'disappear' into the wheel arch often making the car appear to have large black holes where the wheels should be. Given how important the wheels are to the overall look of a car, I would think deliberately making them visually recessive is something people would strive to avoid. But, each to his or her own . . .
My Senta wheels are in very good, but not perfect, condition and they are on the 'to-do' list. When I eventually have them refurbished, they will remain in their factory colour. Personally, I would never fit 'aftermarket' wheels, no matter what they looked like.
Personally I am not a fan of coloured wheels, preferring a good silver or maybe a grey. But if I was to consider wheels in body colour, they would have to be in body colour. Even a slight difference would look terrible IMO, as though one had tried, and failed, to get a proper match. But it's just a personal thing really. For example, I cannot even begin to understand the craze for black wheels, which 'disappear' into the wheel arch often making the car appear to have large black holes where the wheels should be. Given how important the wheels are to the overall look of a car, I would think deliberately making them visually recessive is something people would strive to avoid. But, each to his or her own . . .
My Senta wheels are in very good, but not perfect, condition and they are on the 'to-do' list. When I eventually have them refurbished, they will remain in their factory colour. Personally, I would never fit 'aftermarket' wheels, no matter what they looked like.
10yrs ago i liked the blacked out look (black car, black wheels, black trim, tinted) , now i agree 100% that they just "disappear". The previous owner also had the side vents wrapped in black which i removed. . .Also i have the aluminum luxury interior package which is a light silver
yeah... sorry.matching colours of car and wheels never looks good to me.
And like others, the Sentas are beautiful and most aftermarket look cheesy or cheap.
Aftermarket wheels kill design of the XK IMO. Could your current wheels handle a two tone pattern with red?
Vortex wheels with red two tone would look hot, or just as is. Best XK wheel pattern
Vortex is my favorite design, too, but the problem is that the rears won't fit the OP's 4.2L XKR. Vortex wheels were introduced in the North American market on the 5.0L model, and because of the E-diff the rear offset doesn't fit on the 4.2L.
Rim damage is inevitable with the low profile tires and 19" or 20" wheels on our cars. That's why I recommend against chrome wheels.
The problem with both (1) old-school real electroplated chrome and (2) the eco-friendly look-alike less costly PVD chrome is curb rash. Painted wheels can be DIY repaired and the paint touched up and blended in a small section. Chrome wheels have to be stripped and completely refurbished, a much more expensive process that can't be done DIY - both "real" and PVD chrome.
My Selena wheels came from the factory in a color called Shadow that was unique to the 4.2L 2009 XKR Portfolio models. When I had all 4 wheels completely refurbished a couple of years ago, I told the shop foreman what I wanted. He explained that using a black base coat with a hypersilver top coat followed by clear coat would do what I wanted. He left the barrel black, which made the face of wheel really pop. I waited a week to let the paint dry and then ceramic coated the wheels to make them easier to clean. Here's how they turned out. Note that the thin indented center spokes are chrome overlays.
Despite my previous feelings on black wheels I actually dropped my Senta’s off to get powder coated gloss black. I love the style of the senta wheels and after seeing the Poltrona Frau Limited Edition I am going to try and replicate the color combo. I'll probably wind up pulling off my side vents and rear trunk trim to get them color matched salsa red. Will post some pics after wheels are back on the car
Rim damage is inevitable with the low profile tires and 19" or 20" wheels on our cars. That's why I recommend against chrome wheels.
The problem with both (1) old-school real electroplated chrome and (2) the eco-friendly look-alike less costly PVD chrome is curb rash. Painted wheels can be DIY repaired and the paint touched up and blended in a small section. Chrome wheels have to be stripped and completely refurbished, a much more expensive process that can't be done DIY - both "real" and PVD chrome.
My Selena wheels came from the factory in a color called Shadow that was unique to the 4.2L 2009 XKR Portfolio models. When I had all 4 wheels completely refurbished a couple of years ago, I told the shop foreman what I wanted. He explained that using a black base coat with a hypersilver top coat followed by clear coat would do what I wanted. He left the barrel black, which made the face of wheel really pop. I waited a week to let the paint dry and then ceramic coated the wheels to make them easier to clean. Here's how they turned out. Note that the thin indented center spokes are chrome overlays.
Front:
Rear:
I ordered the same retro style center caps. Very cool & unique
Mine too, my Winter black Vulcans came off yesterday and the Vortex I bought the car with went on, pic below from Oct 2018 when purchase, it now looks better as has black bonnet vents and wortec discs, as has been said shame won't fit a 4.2, so sell yours and buy a 5l
Mine too, my Winter black Vulcans came off yesterday and the Vortex I bought the car with went on, pic below from Oct 2018 when purchase, it now looks better as has black bonnet vents and wortec discs, as has been said shame won't fit a 4.2, so sell yours and buy a 5l
Beautiful car. . . i would love to have a 5.0 but just couldnt pass on mine. Salsa red with the luxury aluminum interior package seem few and far apart. Especially in the condition that mine is in
Red wheels on salsa red vert ?
