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new wheels
my chrome stars are giving me problems with the chrome cancer so it time for new wheels. i have almost new tires so i gotta keep those. what do u guys think of these (hope it works) http://www.belletire.com/WheelResults.aspx. if not their a mkw m71 hyper black. i can get them for 450 mounted and everything. im just how sure how a grayish wheel will look on a dark navy blue car.


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Re: new wheels
just me, but Im not a fan of thin spoke rims on our cars,
I do like them though, do you think you will after having chrome rims for so long?
I do like them though, do you think you will after having chrome rims for so long?
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Re: new wheels
if i had my way id just have mine fixed and rechomed. but thats 160 a wheel so its cheaper to buy new wheels. im gonna miss the chome but not miss the cleaning.

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Re: new wheels
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Re: new wheels
i think im gonna order them tonight. im not gonna miss having to put air in them every other day. but i am gonna miss their shine they give off when their clean. now i just gotta sell my old rims some how. any ideas? scrap yard?

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Re: new wheels
Scrap yard very heavily depends on what they are made of...they are chrome plated but chrome plated what? My ghetto golds got me $60 for all 4 total. Prices for the day also factor in...
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Re: new wheels
Im not sure how those will look as a smaller rim. They look like they are made to be 18 or largers.
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Re: new wheels
i got the ones i posted but in chrome. the ones originally posted didn't go with the cars color. so i spent the extra 70 bucks for the chrome. ill get pics later. they look umm different but nice.

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Re: new wheels
i think 17's woudl look better!!!
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Re: new wheels
my tires are almost new. well 1 of them is 5 month old due to a flat. but to good of tires to waste. but i agree bigger would have been better.

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Re: new wheels
its gonna take some time for them to grow on me, if they were bigger i think they would look alot better. but i got a good deal.

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Re: new wheels
Sorry, not a fan of small spokes. Don't like 'em, but then I'm not drivin' the car.
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Re: new wheels
Hmm..yeah I like the style of the rims, but like you say if they were bigger they'd look better. Probably should be 17s or 18s? What are you doing with the chrome T-Stars?

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Re: new wheels
I need to see them outside with clean tires before I can make any judgements. A picture with a flash in a dark garage with something super shiny is never going to give a good interpretation.
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Re: new wheels
yeah get some clean sunny pics with tire shine, i think those will look really sharp in a better lighting






