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Old 12-07-2021, 4:34pm   #21
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Nope. My daily OEM rims are black. They look like crap in 2-3 days of street driving. Gotta remember, the ferrous nature of the brake pad material is iron. It turns reddish. Black rims look just as crappy as light-colored rims.
I think black actually looks *worse* than light colored wheels when dirty. Much worse.
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I think black actually looks *worse* than light colored wheels when dirty. Much worse.
I have the same opinion.
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I think black actually looks *worse* than light colored wheels when dirty. Much worse.
I had a white Trans Am with white wheels so I beg to differ on that one, I'd given a nut for ceramic pads back then.
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I had Hawk pads on my 03Z...1 10 mile trip to the store i had black wheels
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