#136023 - 03/15/10 12:28 PM
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soo, i sold my old rims saturday and i just purchased my new and final set of rims! Im super stoked for these to come in thursday or friday!! These will definitely set my car apart from everyone else! I have never seen another wbody with these rims before so thats why i ordered them.
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#136024 - 03/15/10 01:04 PM
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Those look sick Tim. I am jealous, much sexier than my rims.
What are they called?
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#136026 - 03/15/10 02:19 PM
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Lol $1600 shipped. but well worth it!!
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#136027 - 03/15/10 02:40 PM
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#136028 - 03/15/10 03:03 PM
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Those wheels will look great. This is the only other grand prix that I have seen with these wheels. I don't even know if the guy has the car anymore. Here are a couple pics to give you an idea on how they look.
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#136029 - 03/15/10 03:25 PM
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1600 bucks?!? I hope that came with tires!
It's gonna look sick, man.
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#136030 - 03/15/10 03:29 PM
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I hope they look better on a red car because they look sick in pictures but not so great on the bronzemist GP.
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#136031 - 03/15/10 05:03 PM
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Ya I wouldn't want these wheels if I had a darker color car. The spokes sit too far back but I think on aighter color car they will look sick!!
Lol, yes Corey they come with good year eagle f1's for $1600.
I'm having issues with my credit union and Im getting pretty upset, so we will have to wait to see what happens tomorrow.
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#136032 - 03/15/10 06:38 PM
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I'm so jealous those are the rims I want!!!!! can't wait to see them
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#136033 - 03/15/10 07:19 PM
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Nice dude! Look clean
Side note - Your rims cost more then it did to turbo my car lol!
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#136034 - 03/15/10 07:22 PM
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lol well dam, you got a good deal on your kit! Ive always wanted these rims but never had the funds, until now when my tax returns came in!
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#136035 - 03/15/10 07:24 PM
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Originally posted by '01 GT: lol well dam, you got a good deal on your kit! Ive always wanted these rims but never had the funds, until now when my tax returns came in! Hella ya guy lol Those are gunna look beast though!
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#136036 - 03/15/10 08:06 PM
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thanks i hope so!
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#136037 - 03/16/10 12:11 AM
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Much better choice of a wheel for your car.
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#136038 - 03/16/10 09:29 AM
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Thanks. Can't wait to put them on.
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#136039 - 03/16/10 09:40 AM
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Funny how we both had those near exact rims, like 30 spoke rims and sold them to go for 5 spoke.
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#136040 - 03/16/10 02:38 PM
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Haha ya I just remembered that. I mean I've ways wanted them but I didn't want to spend $1600 on them haha. Well everything was approved so the rims should be here by Friday!
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#136041 - 03/17/10 08:24 PM
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#136042 - 03/17/10 08:28 PM
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so sick, i love those rims
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#136043 - 03/17/10 08:33 PM
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ya, these pictures dont do any justice, either.... but in person they look SOOO puurrtyyy!!!
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#136044 - 03/17/10 08:33 PM
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Looks nasty dude.
Any plan on lowering springs sometime?
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#136045 - 03/17/10 08:44 PM
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im thinking about it but I am not sure right now.
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#136046 - 03/17/10 09:18 PM
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They look good but you need to lower it. Badly.
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#136047 - 03/17/10 09:19 PM
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im thinking about it, but idk because ive already messed up the bottom of my newly painted airdam and i know if i lower it, its only going to get worse.
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#136048 - 03/17/10 09:27 PM
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So what, just be more careful when you drive. I am lowered with an airdam and I hardly scrape. I am going lower with coilovers soon too, just have to go in to certain parking lots or driveways at an angle.
With all the work and appearance mods you have it will just look funny until you lower it.
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#136049 - 03/17/10 11:25 PM
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Originally posted by r.s.hutchinson: With all the work and appearance mods you have it will just look funny until you lower it. Right on...nice rims tho
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#136050 - 03/18/10 12:09 AM
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well, like i said, im thinking about it. Nothing is guaranteed but i am thinking about it.
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#136051 - 03/18/10 01:33 AM
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Looks good. Needs drop :p not like everyone hasn't said that already haha
Tire and rim specs?
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#136052 - 03/18/10 10:45 AM
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18x8.5 30mm offset 245/45/18 goodyear eagle f1 gs-2's
lol ya idk what's going to happen with lowering it. How would that affect anything with the cradle spacers I'm putting in, in order to run my fullsize ic with my sd hood?
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#136053 - 03/18/10 12:05 PM
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Cradle spacers will help with lowering vibes anyways so you're good to go.
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#136054 - 03/18/10 02:51 PM
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How you gonna win a race with Earnhardt jr. on the ride?
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#136055 - 03/18/10 04:55 PM
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lol i dont plan on racing with the 18's on! Thats what the tstars are for! 14lbs>25.5lbs lol
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