Ugliest factory wheels?

In reply to wvumtnbkr :

It's the same company that made a 3.6l V8 based off of the 16v Golf/Scirocco engine.... and then stretched the bore spacing to 92mm so they could enlarge the engine to 4.2l, while keeping the heads at 88mm bore spacing, including the head bolt pattern.

wvumtnbkr said:

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

Found it!!

 

 

Thanks, gumby

Wut da fuq?  How...  wait...  naw.

This should be a meme for "you had one job..."

Except for pete, and the black and silver wheel on page one, ive liked all the pictures!

But i love mopar and billet wheels, so my taste is probably questionable. 

pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) said:

Triangular wheels are never good. 

I think the problem is that they put it on a car that wasn't weird enough. Throw those on a Subaru XT, and they'd be about perfect.

In reply to MadScientistMatt :

I have a set of those holding down a tarp on a pile of dirt.

They suit that application well

pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) said:

No. My OCD hates these, 4 lugs = 4 spokes. Only the 2CV could get away with a 3-spoke wheel, and it used solid wheels. 

Don't forget the Renault 5, and Peugot 106!

dannyp84 said:

I hope this thread spurs a "best factory wheels" conversation, because this is something I think about a lot.

Any wheel that has directional spokes, where the spokes point towards the front of the car on one side, but towards the rear of the car on the other side. This is also surprisingly common.

Mr. Peabody said:

pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) said:

No. My OCD hates these, 4 lugs = 4 spokes. Only the 2CV could get away with a 3-spoke wheel, and it used solid wheels. 

Don't forget the Renault 5, and Peugot 106!

3 spokes =SAAB and only SAAB

The wheels on the Palisade Calligraphy seem especially heinous

dannyp84 said:

The 1st gen FRS/BRZ wheels really do the rest of the car a disservice, and honestly MK4 Supra wheels were pretty bad too. I hope this thread spurs a "best factory wheels" conversation, because this is something I think about a lot..

I actually like the MK4 supra wheels on the MK3 Supra lol.

For ugliest factory wheel, I'd say most modern Honda wheels are really ugly. 

Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:

The Pontiac "let's put this E36 M3 on every car" wheels.

We owned an '86 Pontiac Grand Am SE.  Worst car ever.   This pictures brings back bad memories.  

How about steering wheels? 

Aspen said:

Mr. Peabody said:

pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) said:

No. My OCD hates these, 4 lugs = 4 spokes. Only the 2CV could get away with a 3-spoke wheel, and it used solid wheels. 

Don't forget the Renault 5, and Peugot 106!

3 spokes =SAAB and only SAAB

3 lugs = 2CV, 106 and R5 

I won't say that these are especially ugly, but back in high school, my friends and I used to refer to these as simply "Those Wheels". 
 

Some variation of this wheel was on the base version (or better) of almost every GM car.  Chevys, Oldsmobiles, Pontiacs all had them, although I don't remember if any Buicks had them. All the Cadillacs had wire wheel covers or  full hubcaps. But they were on both front and rear wheel drive cars from the other divisions. 
 

pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) said:

Only the 2CV could get away with a 3-spoke wheel, and it used solid wheels. 

I think Mazda also had a valid case for 3 spoke wheels on rotary cars. But even with that said, 3 spoke wheels are an abomination and there's no way around it.

The blown apex seals on those wheels is a nice Easter egg though..

Woody (Forum Supportum) said:

 

Ugh...

I know exactly what the turn signal switch in each of those cars feels like and it makes me cringe.

Who in GM corporate felt the tactile awfulness of that switch and said "that's it! Put it in every car!"

How has this not been posted yet?

Squares on round shapes

In reply to Trent :

Don't forget the inside door handles. 

Not sure if factory but WTF...

In reply to Trent :

Wait - is that the "it feels like it's bending and I'm going to break it every time I use it engagement / cringe-worthy cheap plastic chrome tactile sense" multifunctional stalk?