Aftermarket wheels on Ferraris

i do

my 328 goes on 16" split rim compomotives
my 308 qv runs on 16" split rim gotti's
my 308 turbo trackcar goes on 17" split rim compomotives

i love aftermarket (as much as i do split rim) but than again, i'm probably not like most owners anyway

 

I have aftermarket wheels on my 355 and love them.
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I suspect it's the same crowd that doesn't like fake tits or tattoos on a beautiful woman.

All it takes is one cheap / tasteless feature to ruin what is otherwise a work of art.

 

It is a mentality. IF you have the car to make it as fast as you can etc, then there is nothing wrong with it.

If on the other hand you are a guy who looks at the car (usually but not always classic Ferrari's) as a piece of history or artwork then you leave it as it left the doors from the factory (with the exception of pipes it appears).

I am working very hard to get my car back to OEM, but I think Brendan's 355 looks wicked with the aftermarket wheels he has.

I would NEVER put aftermarket wheels on my 308QV. In fact I paid a great deal of money for another OEM set of rims which I will have refinished for my 308 to make it even more OEM and better looking than it is right now.

The other problem is so many people who purchase a Ferrari put stupid looking things on it (see the link: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eIAUDTthac[/ame]

That thing is a disaster. There is one for sale like this too but I can't find it on ebay anymore. There were exactly 0 bids; stunner.

MB

 

Ok, I've never been fond of the stock wheels on my 89 328 - at all. I would do aftermarket for sure. I do like 5 spoke theme tho.

 

Some fans are purists and that element will always exist no matter how good the choice of aftermarket wheels. I think if the wheels are tastefully considered then aftermarket can look excellent.

 

I like "some" aftermarket wheels, but I've also seen in Hollywood some gawd awful wheels on Ferrari's.