So, I am about to order new alloys for my Evo X. My car is Apex Silver. I have narrowed down the color to two and both are the FQ400 wheels from Italy. Black.. or Anthracite Gray. They also do a polished silver, but with car already silver, not sure that would be a good idea. Here are two pics red Evo X's from the UK with black and the Gray Excalibur's. What which would be the better fit to an Apex Silver X?


Anthracite Gray Excalibur


Black Excalibur


Here's an Apex Silver with black rims. These are not the FQ400 wheels.

 

I'd say black, the dark gray tends to look washed out / dirty against a gray car, imo.

 

I went with black Enkei PF01 for my apex silver and love the contrast it gives. Still have my stock silver gsr wheels that I run during the winter which look nice but only after a wash. Having black wheels allows you to get away with more brake dust build up between washes, which is also a win haha. Read your other post about the wheels you want to order from Europe which look nice, but there's alot of other options for less than $2,000 you can get locally in the US. Ordered my wheels from Oakos for alot less than that and easier to get a replacement if anything ever happened.

 

I am leaning toward the Black. But I do love these arcasting. I will look at your site and see what looks interesting, but will let you all know where I end up.

 

Hyper black looks great on silver cars. Honestly, I love silver wheels on a silver car too. It looks so clean.

 

I would have gone with the Platinum Arcasting but they don't make them any more. They do a polished silver but from the site.. looks too close to the color I already have on the car. I think it would look odd. Here is an image of an FQ360 in the Isle of Man in Apex Silver with the Platinum Arcasting wheels and the FQ400 Hood. It is.. just a damn fine bad looking machine. Love the hood, and the arcasting wheels in that color are sublime. They are almost a match for my BBS alloys that came with the car ( I will keep those for the winter tires).


Arcasting Platinum and FQ400 Hood


FQ360 with FQ400 Splitter, Hood and Wheels. I so want this hood!

 

 

No too late at all! I have not made the decision yet. To be blunt, the new Recarro's will be going in first, then the aerokit, then Ralliart Cat Back exhaust and air filter.. and then finally the arcasting's. By the time all is said and done, this will be a $67,000 car. As for the black wheels, it would appear every one is doing them now. It seems every where I look I see them.. Mercedes, Range Rover, Chevy.. the list goes on. Hell even WA state patrol are kitting their cars out with tinted windows, side door air deflectors, black rims... etc. The list goes on. I pulled up to two patrol cars in Medina last week and had a good hard look. Not impressed! Whey do they need that gear on their cars?
I digress. I wish I knew some one who is good with photo shop so they can color over apex silver onto the FQ400 shots above with the black and dark gray wheels so I could see what it looks like.