Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes
02-03-2003, 01:13 PM
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Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes I've narrowed down my wheels search to two: Fikse FM/5 High Polished, or the HRE 547 Anodized black with the the polished lip. I've also been thinking about some blackbird stripes and/or some 35th CE door stripes. I've amaturishly photoshoped these on 3 different pictures on my webshots. They are the last three pics under the WS6 folder:
http://community.webshots.com/user/erickzig
Let me know which combo you think is best on my SOM. Thanks a ton!
http://community.webshots.com/user/erickzig
Let me know which combo you think is best on my SOM. Thanks a ton!
02-03-2003, 01:23 PM
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Re: Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes Polished wheels! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
No stripes! <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" />
No stripes! <img border="0" alt="[barf]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_barf.gif" />
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Re: Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes Fikses no doubt!
Keep the stripes off. I dont like those black wheels either. Maybe if they were all polished then it would be a toss up. But those Fikses look great.
Keep the stripes off. I dont like those black wheels either. Maybe if they were all polished then it would be a toss up. But those Fikses look great.
02-03-2003, 02:37 PM
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Re: Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Narcosynthesis:
<strong> Fikses no doubt!
Keep the stripes off. I dont like those black wheels either. Maybe if they were all polished then it would be a toss up. But those Fikses look great. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Not even the blackbird stripes?
<strong> Fikses no doubt!
Keep the stripes off. I dont like those black wheels either. Maybe if they were all polished then it would be a toss up. But those Fikses look great. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Not even the blackbird stripes?
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Re: Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes I'd say go with the HRE's but get polished instead of black. Just doesn't look right on SOM in my opinion. I have black rims on my car so I normaly like them. Blackbird stripes look great on any WS6, can't hurt. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> Get in touch with Shawn at www.fourthcircledesigns.com and he can hook you up with a set for a good price. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
02-03-2003, 04:35 PM
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Re: Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MONGOOS:
<strong> I'd say go with the HRE's but get polished instead of black. Just doesn't look right on SOM in my opinion. I have black rims on my car so I normaly like them. Blackbird stripes look great on any WS6, can't hurt. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> Get in touch with Shawn at www.fourthcircledesigns.com and he can hook you up with a set for a good price. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I guess I should have mentioned this earlier- I am thinking about the HRE in black because I can get them for about half of what they normally cost... I emailed Shawn about the blackbirds and he said that he is still working on them. I think I'll probably go with the Fikse wheels.
<strong> I'd say go with the HRE's but get polished instead of black. Just doesn't look right on SOM in my opinion. I have black rims on my car so I normaly like them. Blackbird stripes look great on any WS6, can't hurt. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> Get in touch with Shawn at www.fourthcircledesigns.com and he can hook you up with a set for a good price. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I guess I should have mentioned this earlier- I am thinking about the HRE in black because I can get them for about half of what they normally cost... I emailed Shawn about the blackbirds and he said that he is still working on them. I think I'll probably go with the Fikse wheels.
02-03-2003, 04:39 PM
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Re: Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes I actually thought the Simmons' wheels looked nice. Also, I like the blackbird stripes on the SOM! It's hard to get anything to go with that color, I bet it would look sharp.
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02-03-2003, 06:42 PM
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Re: Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 99FireTA:
<strong> I actually thought the Simmons' wheels looked nice. Also, I like the blackbird stripes on the SOM! It's hard to get anything to go with that color, I bet it would look sharp. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Simmons wheels, huh. Those are pretty nice looking. I also really like the H-strips that zbaron sells.
<strong> I actually thought the Simmons' wheels looked nice. Also, I like the blackbird stripes on the SOM! It's hard to get anything to go with that color, I bet it would look sharp. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Simmons wheels, huh. Those are pretty nice looking. I also really like the H-strips that zbaron sells.
02-03-2003, 08:14 PM
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Re: Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes Fikse or HRE are great.. but get polished <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
You might want to look at these also.. I heard they are doing a great GP on them..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=468063
You might want to look at these also.. I heard they are doing a great GP on them..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=468063
02-03-2003, 08:26 PM
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Re: Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes Polished wheels, no stripes.
Black 547s would be cool, but for the price of HREs, polished or chrome is a must to display them IMO. If you can get in on that iForged GP that Steve posted a link to, get some 18" Aeros in full polish, that would look very <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~pacary/Aero_Polished.jpg" alt=" - " />
Black 547s would be cool, but for the price of HREs, polished or chrome is a must to display them IMO. If you can get in on that iForged GP that Steve posted a link to, get some 18" Aeros in full polish, that would look very <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
<img src="http://home.attbi.com/~pacary/Aero_Polished.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Re: Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Steve2000SS:
<strong> Fikse or HRE are great.. but get polished <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
You might want to look at these also.. I heard they are doing a great GP on them..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=468063 </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks Steve2000SS - I actually emailed Nate at XtremeMotorsports about the iforged wheels but they don't come in 17". He's going to give me a pretty good deal on the Fikse, though.
<strong> Fikse or HRE are great.. but get polished <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
You might want to look at these also.. I heard they are doing a great GP on them..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=468063 </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks Steve2000SS - I actually emailed Nate at XtremeMotorsports about the iforged wheels but they don't come in 17". He's going to give me a pretty good deal on the Fikse, though.
02-06-2003, 01:42 AM
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Re: Need YOUR advice on wheels/stripes Just ordered a set of full polished FM/5s. Should get them in 3 weeks or so. Can't wait! Decided against the decals. I may paint some blackbird type stripes on the hood in the future but for now, I'll just be happy with my new wheels. Thanks for all the input!
