Hi guys, can someone explain to me the color hyper black for a wheel? Whenever I search for wheels, and see hyper black, it looks mostly silver to me. What gives?

 

It's similar to what used to be called Black Chrome; polished like chrome, but darker, instead of bright silver.

 

Thanks for the quick response, CIONIDE.

So, if I was looking for a wheel for my silver xB that gives a little contrast and isn't bright silver, then hyper black would fit the bill?

 

Yes, hyper black will offer a little contrast. Gunmetal is even darker, and black is, well... black.

 

yes, hyperblack or gunmetal always offsets silver nicely.

 

gunmetal wheels on a silver car always do it for me. i like hyperblack on black cars and white cars.

 

Just my .02 but I think that machine face, where the face is polished silver with black/dark gray on the edges of the face prides a very nice contrast with silver. Also, some bright silvers look really nice because they are a bit lighter in color.

 

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Hyper black and hyper silver finishes are done a little differently from manufacture to manufacture. in other words one manufactures Hyper Black can look different than another manufactures Hyper Black. They are all a little different. To produce a Hyper black the manufacture sprays the wheel with a black base paint then a highly metalic silver over the top. The silver is a little more opal looking and catches highlight and contrast better than a normal standard silver. Hyper silver is done very much the same with a lighter base color. It is sometimes hard to see the difference between the two but Hyper black is usually, yes you guessed it, a little darker. Becareful when selecting these wheels if you are only looking at finish codes, ex. SLP= silver with lip polish. Some manifactures use HB as Hyper Bright (which is Hyper silver) Double check with the manufacture before you buy just, so you are sure you get what you want.

 

I have hyperblack rims.

 

chadfo, those are beauts. What are the specifics on them? Are you lowered?


Oh, and thanks for the thorough info Travis!

 

They are ADR Propulsions 18 x 8 +38 offset. I bought them on Ebay for a little of $400 including shipping. I'm lowered with TRD springs.