Need Opinions on OE Wheel Painting

[CitySnake]

On a black Viper, I'm planning on painting the OE 5 spoke rims black. I do not, however, like the look of all blacked out wheels as, IMO, they visually disappear.

So the question that I face is where to stop the painting, i.e., what parts of the wheel remain polished.

Here's a blacked out OE 5 spoke:



And since I couldn't find painted variations with an OE wheel, here's non-OE wheels in with "various stages" of paint to illustrate my question:

From (I wish I knew the technical names of the wheels sections) the least amount of polish area:



To more left polished:





I'm not interested in an aftermarket wheel. What do you all think?

[dave6666]

All black is my pick.

Wheel parts are the center, lip, and edge or bead.

[JPL]

I like the polished outer lip myself:

[DodgeViper01]

Problem with the stock wheels is they do not have much of a lip so it might look a little "weird" for lack of a better word.

[CitySnake]

Originally Posted by dave6666

All black is my pick.

Wheel parts are the center, lip, and edge or bead.

There's some other "parts". I just forgot what Chuck told me.

[dave6666]

Originally Posted by CitySnake

There's some other "parts". I just forgot what Chuck told me.

Right. But the list I gave is the list of what is usually considered available for coating etc, because you see them.

[VIPER BAZ UK]

I Vote GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

D's Rims look good in the dark grey... Do you have the stock oe5 spokes or the ACR rims?????

[InjectTheVenom]

3rd is too much for me, 2nd as well and I absolutely love the first pic. Just a small delicate portion of the rim polished is enough to make it look classy, and the aftermarket rim in that particular picture is not too shabby looking either.

[CitySnake]

Originally Posted by InjectTheVenom

3rd is too much for me, 2nd as well and I absolutely love the first pic. Just a small delicate portion of the rim polished is enough to make it look classy, and the aftermarket rim in that particular picture is not too shabby looking either.

That's the one I also like the most. The rims are beautiful, but I want to stay with OE (and don't want to spend the extra 6-7G's ).

[CitySnake]

Originally Posted by VIPER BAZ UK

I Vote GREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

D's Rims look good in the dark grey... Do you have the stock oe5 spokes or the ACR rims?????

5 spoke. I guess I could also consider dark gray (we use "a" here...and "i" with tire LOL). Would pick up the metalic stripes. Thanks for introducing yet another alternative, BAZ!

[VIPER BAZ UK]

Your welcome Mr City.................

The main reason i went with OE was to keep it all mopar and the 5 spokes look good OE and powder coated...

The ACR rims may look good with the polished lip but not the standard 5 spokes as the spokes blend into the outer edge....

PS still vote green ........

[Nader]

As noted there is no lip on the OEM five star so I would think it would be tough to design a paint/polished scheme unless you go with the ACR/Copperhead wheel. I personally think the 5 star with the factory finish is great, especially on black.

I would spend the money on other mods... headers and exhaust= 40 plus HP on the 08!

[JPL]

Better pic...

[PJJP]

I vote for only the centers black.