Close. They are not silicone, just regular rubber. Super Bands flipper and playfield rings are all polyurethane. I don't like the rigidity of this material vs. silicone and evidently very few people prefer them over the Titans.

Have you considered trying Titan silicone rings?

Neither did I. Where did you see them?

I always replace black with white. The only reason for black was because operators were too lazy to keep them clean, so white rings were switched to black on many games due to popular demand.