Hyper Black... what does it REALLY look like?

[Stephen Hopkins]

I've been looking for wheels for awhile, wanting chrome but not really being able to afford a style i like. Now i'm reading about a new color/finish called Hyper Black, sometimes reffered to as Anthrosite. I've been told in bright light it reflects much like chrome but still with a slight smoked tint, and in low light it looks much darker. Can anyone confirm this, comment on this, or show some good pictures that show how this finish really reflects light? I've seen one hyper black wheel in person but it was indoor under florescent light from very high ceilings. I could see they definitely had some reflectivity to them and how they could possibly reflect light somewhat like chrome under the right lighting. They were definitely more to my liking than painted silver or painted black (i hate painted black) and along with polished/chrome lip looked pretty good (and were the same price as painted silver).

Any input? Thanks

[slacker]

my rims on my car are hyperblack, click my cardomain link in my sig to see more pics of them.

i think the color looks good if you dont want a really dark color, but a suttle change in hues. it gives the effect of dark, but yet it aint all that dark, almost a gray.

thats my .02

[slacker]

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[1stGOAT]

I've been looking for wheels for awhile, wanting chrome but not really being able to afford a style i like. Now i'm reading about a new color/finish called Hyper Black, sometimes reffered to as Anthrosite. I've been told in bright light it reflects much like chrome but still with a slight smoked tint, and in low light it looks much darker. Can anyone confirm this, comment on this, or show some good pictures that show how this finish really reflects light? I've seen one hyper black wheel in person but it was indoor under florescent light from very high ceilings. I could see they definitely had some reflectivity to them and how they could possibly reflect light somewhat like chrome under the right lighting. They were definitely more to my liking than painted silver or painted black (i hate painted black) and along with polished/chrome lip looked pretty good (and were the same price as painted silver).

Any input? Thanks

Don't think the term is an industry standard just a term that get used differently by different folks. My wheels are Hyperblack according to iForged the wheel manufacturer. Hyperblack to them is a black powdercoated satin finish. Not what you have described above.