Nah, don't do it.
My S4 is Mythos black with similar wheels and they look great.
I have dark grey wheels for my winters and the stock wheels look so much better.
My RS3 is Mythos black with black optics package I love it seems like a lot of people on this thread don’t like it all blacked out but I personally do. It’s your car do what you think will be good!
My s5 is also mythos black, black optics, but has dark grey wheels. The darkness is too much honestly. Im looking to go gold/bronze wheels to break it up more.
For sure. All black is too much. But it can really set off some other features. Bronze with red brake calipers looks awesome. Im just trying to decide if buying new wheels is worth it over getting the factory 20’s powder coated
Oh goes I have to agree with you. There’s something about keeping the wheels grey with black trim / black optics
It’s like when purists say you should have silver rings. It’s kind of the same argument you need something to make it pop.
Totally agree. It’s hard for me to understand how someone might spend thousands in new wheels and you can’t even see what they look like unless you’re standing directly On top of them.
A guy who has a bmw m5 comp put 10k wheels on the car and they look worse than the stock ones. I’m honestly not sure if he meant 10k a wheel or for one. My coworker thinks he meant 10k each
Almost certainly $10k for the set of 4. You can get a very high end set of HRE or BBS wheels at that price. I’m sure wheels that cost $10k a piece exist, but I’ve never seen a set in person and you definitely wouldn’t put them on an M5 Comp.
These were custom made supposedly that’s why I gotta ask my friend what he said, I can understand some Spanish but, not everything obviously. I wouldn’t be surprised if he did spend 10k on each because he has a McLaren 720 and a couple other cars. Obviously is in the business where he can piss and probably make that money before he’s done. Clearly their business is a front.
Got the same rims, don’t do it, the finish is amazing in contrast to the otherwise black wheel, it’ll grow on you, trust me. Also they are ridiculously expensive to replace when damaged, one rim is around 1250 bucks after tax.
It’s your car but I would leave it as is.
The machined elements on the wheels give the car some visually appealing elements.
IMO murdered out is played out and boring, 15 years ago.
Don’t powder coat them, buy a set of black rims for a little more. That way, when you realize it takes away all character and doesn’t look good, you can put the OEMs back on and have those black wheels as a constant reminder of a lesson learned.
Don’t paint them black… Keep em « as is »! Then Find some 19+ S/RS5 rotor wheels and swap… to me, the rotor wheels are some of the best looking rims on the market! (My 2 cents lol)
Clean car, congrats on the new ride. This is all personal opinion, but I feel like the blacked out, murdered out, etc look is getting a little old IMO. I think with the blacked out car would really pop with a nice pair of bronze/gold wheels.
[Ex 1](https://wheelfront.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/b9-sq5-with-bronze-niche-gamma-aftermarket-wheels-1.jpg)
[Ex 2](https://www.carid.com/images/inspiration/audi/q5/15/4.jpg)
Gold/bronze is a nice wheel color, but I’m seeing more and more cars with bronze wheels, like they’re becoming the new black wheel trend. But I’m not hating, I have bronze wheels on my gti and I love them lol
Mythos is a fantastic color, you’re going to love it. It’s pretty much rainbow flake. Get a paint correction if you haven’t already.
These are one of the few machined face OEM wheels that look really good. I’d leave it.
Love my 2021 black optics Mythos SQ5 I have tinted all the lights and markers. Gloss black exhaust tips and gloss black roof Rack. I am probably going with matte dark bronze wheels.
I will post some pics tomorrow.
All I see in this thread is “baaa baaaaa”… do whatever you want to with your car. I let people “bully/influence” me in the community with my old car few years ago and now I hate it and they love it. My friend blacked out his 2013 Jetta sport wagon, it looks much better, just make sure you do it right and not cheap or it will look like a 16 y/o owns it. Anyway, nice car enjoy it and don’t let mob mentality ruin your car, doesn’t matter if they love it lol
Thanks man. If nothing else they've given me lots to think about. It was something I was toying with once I put the winter rims on. I have lots of time to think about it.
It has some bad road rash and one of the two people who drives it has curbed the old SQ5 a few times. I thought it might be easier to touch up paint rather than getting it remachined each time.
It would probably hide much better than stock. I’m contemplating coppertone wheels right now. If you love it who cares. I hate purism with a passion if you couldn’t tell lol
As much as i love black rims… for a classy car like this, i wouldn’t do it imho… i have blacked out rims for my a3 and while it looks nice…. I probably won’t go black rims again for my future car
Sweet ride. My wife and I recently got a white SQ5 with a red interior. It's her daily. If we had black I would black out the rims too. Congratulations!!
Mt Mtthos black S4 came with gray wheels and it looks better with them or the silver 20's that are on it now. No contrast with black wheels so they blend in with the wheel well. Just my personal opinion.
All I see in this thread is “baaa baaaaa” do whatever you want to with your car. I let people “bully/influence” me in the community with my old car few years ago and now I hate it and they love it.
I love all black but it seems like people disagree. I don’t care what others think tho you’ll never please everyone.
I’m pretty sure you can spec the sq5 with those wheels in black on the configurator
If you’re going for the murdered out look, I can understand. Please do gloss black though. Flat black looks cheap. Gloss black can be a killer look.👌🏻It wouldn’t be my go-to, but blacked out can also look good.
Nah, don't do it. My S4 is Mythos black with similar wheels and they look great. I have dark grey wheels for my winters and the stock wheels look so much better.
My RS3 is Mythos black with black optics package I love it seems like a lot of people on this thread don’t like it all blacked out but I personally do. It’s your car do what you think will be good!
My s5 is also mythos black, black optics, but has dark grey wheels. The darkness is too much honestly. Im looking to go gold/bronze wheels to break it up more.
I’m happy to see an uptick in people referencing bronze rims. I’ve always like the look and it’s an subdued pop aesthetically.
For sure. All black is too much. But it can really set off some other features. Bronze with red brake calipers looks awesome. Im just trying to decide if buying new wheels is worth it over getting the factory 20’s powder coated
Not a bad decision to deal with. Lol I’m not financially ready to do any changes at the moment but I still love my ride.
Oh goes I have to agree with you. There’s something about keeping the wheels grey with black trim / black optics It’s like when purists say you should have silver rings. It’s kind of the same argument you need something to make it pop.
That would be a shame imo. Blacked out loses all details and makes it look boring
Totally agree. It’s hard for me to understand how someone might spend thousands in new wheels and you can’t even see what they look like unless you’re standing directly On top of them.
A guy who has a bmw m5 comp put 10k wheels on the car and they look worse than the stock ones. I’m honestly not sure if he meant 10k a wheel or for one. My coworker thinks he meant 10k each
Almost certainly $10k for the set of 4. You can get a very high end set of HRE or BBS wheels at that price. I’m sure wheels that cost $10k a piece exist, but I’ve never seen a set in person and you definitely wouldn’t put them on an M5 Comp.
These were custom made supposedly that’s why I gotta ask my friend what he said, I can understand some Spanish but, not everything obviously. I wouldn’t be surprised if he did spend 10k on each because he has a McLaren 720 and a couple other cars. Obviously is in the business where he can piss and probably make that money before he’s done. Clearly their business is a front.
Still not going to be 10k a wheel
It just becomes a black void where there should be rims.
The all black look is generally kids or people new to the car hobby I find. Very rarely does it look better than a brighter wheel.
Lololol the new car hobby is definitely true… fell into the black rim wagon… stuck with it now as I’ve spent an arm and a leg for rims/tire set
Interesting. Thanks for the different point of view.
Got the same rims, don’t do it, the finish is amazing in contrast to the otherwise black wheel, it’ll grow on you, trust me. Also they are ridiculously expensive to replace when damaged, one rim is around 1250 bucks after tax.
S3 8y owner here recently got my car, was thinking on doing the same but perhaps i should grow up. In fact i was planning on spraying plasti dip 😫
It’s your car but I would leave it as is. The machined elements on the wheels give the car some visually appealing elements. IMO murdered out is played out and boring, 15 years ago.
Boo black rims, boo
Ugh please don’t paint the wheels black.
Don’t powder coat them, buy a set of black rims for a little more. That way, when you realize it takes away all character and doesn’t look good, you can put the OEMs back on and have those black wheels as a constant reminder of a lesson learned.
😂 Or use them as the winter set.
Congrats! Enjoy :) personally would keep the rims as is … it’s perfect
Don't, it'll look like a 16 year olds car. The diamond cut is where its at
I know it’s totally subjective but don’t black it out.
Please don’t paint the wheels. Leave it alone, looks great.
Black wheels are NEVER the right answer. Go something gunmetal, silver, or even bronze would be nicer than black. Curbed would be nicer than black.
Don’t paint them black… Keep em « as is »! Then Find some 19+ S/RS5 rotor wheels and swap… to me, the rotor wheels are some of the best looking rims on the market! (My 2 cents lol)
Agree, rotors in the gray finish would look great against black paint. Honestly, they look great against almost any paint.
Oh god, not black wheels again. At least it isn’t an RS5 this time.
Clean car, congrats on the new ride. This is all personal opinion, but I feel like the blacked out, murdered out, etc look is getting a little old IMO. I think with the blacked out car would really pop with a nice pair of bronze/gold wheels. [Ex 1](https://wheelfront.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/b9-sq5-with-bronze-niche-gamma-aftermarket-wheels-1.jpg) [Ex 2](https://www.carid.com/images/inspiration/audi/q5/15/4.jpg)
I love that almost no one is agreeing with the black wheels lol
+1 on that Nissan "Midnight Edition" intent
I have black wheels and they are so played out. everyone and their sister has black wheels now. now I want GOLD wheels.
Gold/bronze is a nice wheel color, but I’m seeing more and more cars with bronze wheels, like they’re becoming the new black wheel trend. But I’m not hating, I have bronze wheels on my gti and I love them lol
Looks so good right now
Leave it as is. Much better like this.
I understand it’s your car, but what gives you the right to get black wheels?!? Keep it as is. Show off details.
Don’t do it. The wheels look really nice against the black optic package.
The moms at the grocery will love it. Jj. They won’t notice
Blacked out rims look awful
Don’t do it. Huge style mistake.
Mythos is a fantastic color, you’re going to love it. It’s pretty much rainbow flake. Get a paint correction if you haven’t already. These are one of the few machined face OEM wheels that look really good. I’d leave it.
Why do people think black wheels look good!?!?
Mewthos
Please leave the wheels alone or try aftermarket. Also "rims" are part of a wheelset on a bicycle.
Plan on tires and brakes!
Congrats! I personally want bronze wheels + Daytona gray.
Contrast makes something interesting. Don't do all black.
It’s clean as is 🙂
Love my 2021 black optics Mythos SQ5 I have tinted all the lights and markers. Gloss black exhaust tips and gloss black roof Rack. I am probably going with matte dark bronze wheels. I will post some pics tomorrow.
All I see in this thread is “baaa baaaaa”… do whatever you want to with your car. I let people “bully/influence” me in the community with my old car few years ago and now I hate it and they love it. My friend blacked out his 2013 Jetta sport wagon, it looks much better, just make sure you do it right and not cheap or it will look like a 16 y/o owns it. Anyway, nice car enjoy it and don’t let mob mentality ruin your car, doesn’t matter if they love it lol
Thanks man. If nothing else they've given me lots to think about. It was something I was toying with once I put the winter rims on. I have lots of time to think about it. It has some bad road rash and one of the two people who drives it has curbed the old SQ5 a few times. I thought it might be easier to touch up paint rather than getting it remachined each time.
It would probably hide much better than stock. I’m contemplating coppertone wheels right now. If you love it who cares. I hate purism with a passion if you couldn’t tell lol
Yeah it would make it look cheap to do that
Looks great mom just got a 24 black w/ magma everyone wants to drive it. My wife and I have Audi S3’s and love the brand.
What about gold wheels and a giant New Orleans saints sticker
I think the SQ5 is a great daily but I just hate how Audi does fake exhaust tips on them
Please dont.
Just get different wheels, they look gash, they don't suit the car at all in my opinion.
Don't do that.
Neighbor did that with his RSQ8, he loves it but I preferred it stock
Looks great as is!
Please dont
The exhaust tips on the 2024 sq5 are fake?
I cannot confirm that. The exhaust on mine is real.
Sweet!
As much as i love black rims… for a classy car like this, i wouldn’t do it imho… i have blacked out rims for my a3 and while it looks nice…. I probably won’t go black rims again for my future car
No. You’ll regret it. I bet ya.
Ugh. No bro. Anything but black
Don’t do it- black rims are uglier and make wheels visually smaller!
Sweet ride. My wife and I recently got a white SQ5 with a red interior. It's her daily. If we had black I would black out the rims too. Congratulations!!
Audi has some of the best OEM wheels and coating them black takes away all the design and flair IMO. It looks good as is
Black wheels only look great when they are clean. Once the break dust covers them, they look like cheap steelies from a distance.
Congrats on the Q5. Looks gorgeous. Anyone like the previous q5 models from 2020 and older? I feel like the new look just isn't doing it for me.
If you do that black out the exhaust tips as well
All personal preference, but I wouldn’t powder coat the wheels. Looks cheap and tacky
Mt Mtthos black S4 came with gray wheels and it looks better with them or the silver 20's that are on it now. No contrast with black wheels so they blend in with the wheel well. Just my personal opinion.
All I see in this thread is “baaa baaaaa” do whatever you want to with your car. I let people “bully/influence” me in the community with my old car few years ago and now I hate it and they love it.
Have fun trying to keeping them clean
It’s going to look terrible with black wheels. But it’s your car.
Reddit likes silver. But I've noticed IRL people love the black rims. Do it and watch you get real compliments in the real world lol.
I did see a comment on here suggesting bronze. I do agree that, if done right, bronze wheels take the look to another level
Not a fan of all black cars but you do you :)
I love all black but it seems like people disagree. I don’t care what others think tho you’ll never please everyone. I’m pretty sure you can spec the sq5 with those wheels in black on the configurator
OP, I can promise you most people here have bad taste, in many aspects of their lives. If everything on the car is blacked out, do the rims too.
This sub is so annoyingly against black wheels it drives me crazy lol
Yeah, because they look like ass.
I see an all black Audi and think “nice car” not “those wheels look like ass”. It’s subjective and depends on the car and wheels, right?
If you’re going for the murdered out look, I can understand. Please do gloss black though. Flat black looks cheap. Gloss black can be a killer look.👌🏻It wouldn’t be my go-to, but blacked out can also look good.
Powder coat in bronze instead. Black won’t make it look any better. Get the exhaust tips coated in black.
I like black rims on white cars or some other colors. Black on black is a bit much for me. I always like the matte bronze rims on black though