Bit of a dilemma, not a big one, more of an opinion needed.

I got these 442 rims along with the 65 f85 I purchased. They are currently gold, but I plan to repaint them, it is just the color choice that I am unsure about.

My car is dark blue (as seen in my profile picture and the picture I attached.) In addition to the 442 badges and scoops, I plan to paint or vinyl on the white 442 stripe that a very limited number of 442s had back in that year.

I am stuck on what color will look best to paint the wheels. Do I go with black or dark blue? or perhaps another color? I have seen both black and dark blue painted 442 wheels on the type of color I have.

I am excited for the 442 stripe being white, because while it wasn't actually white from the company unless the car was black, I believe it will compliment the white interior better than a black stripe.
Not sure on the wheels tho...

Any suggestions?

 

IMO, I would match them to the vehicle color.... Also, since those wheels appear to be 15 x7's, depending on tire size, you could possibly have some front fender clearance issues.....

 

I was thinking car color as well, and I will have to check up on the clearance issues, thank you

 

Wheel & tire fit on the front of a 65 F-85 Cutlass 442 Vista can be tricky. You will want a skinny tire up there.


Out back 255 60 15s on those 15 x 7 rims will work fine. If you want a wider tire you will need more BS than those OEM rims provide.


If you paint the rims Silver like on the 83-84 HO cars you will find that the rim looks better on a wider range of cars & car colors than with the gold.