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Old 08-12-2013, 05:17 PM
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I'm going to get a new hood and rims for my car soon! What hood and rims would look best on my car? I like the cowl hoods. But have no idea on what rims would look good. Here is a pic of the car as it sits now. Feel free to post pics!! I am going to lower the car also.
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VFN fiberglass cowl, no line with a black stripe. I would do springs/shocks before wheels. A black billet grille or painting the one you have would really set your car off for the black theme.

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i would do an SLP style grille with the z/28 emblem, then instead of swapping the hood spend the money on shocks and springs, otherwise no matter what hood/rims you get it'll still look like a truck. go with black rims, something nice and wide.
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Originally Posted by newchevyman
I would do springs/shocks before wheels.
^^^THIS! lower it before, or at the same time as wheels.

as for the hood and wheels... get what you like, plenty of options to choose from
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I plan on lowering it very soon. Can't take the 4x4 look anymore. haha.
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I just bought a SS hood and I like the look of the hood itself because it's a great looking hood. But I really want a Sunoco hood and with chrome wheels. I like C5 chrome wheels and the C6 spyder wheels as far as stock wheels. However, with the aftermarket world of wheels. I like more of the mesh styled wheels on these cars a lot.

What do you like more of stock look or not stock. That's what you have to figure out.
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Sunoco hood>SS hood>SLP Ultra-Z hood>stock hood.
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Originally Posted by 1gt2nv
I'm going to get a new hood and rims for my car soon! What hood and rims would look best on my car? I like the cowl hoods. But have no idea on what rims would look good. Here is a pic of the car as it sits now. Feel free to post pics!! I am going to lower the car also.
Search this link as there is a lot of very nice wheels to choose from. Just keep flipping thru the pages.

http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/catal...sult/?q=wheels
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Sunoco , TTM's, lower. Done
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Heres the plan! Sunoco, strano/kyg agx, c5 dd rims in black. Anyone have pics of this set up?
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Ultra Z hood with black ram air stripes and 18x9.5/19x10 gloss black spyders
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Originally Posted by stevesfbody
Sunoco , TTM's, lower. Done
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Originally Posted by newchevyman
VFN fiberglass cowl, no line with a black stripe. I would do springs/shocks before wheels. A black billet grille or painting the one you have would really set your car off for the black theme.
Plasti dipped the grille today to see how it would look in black. I must say, it sure does look much better! Thanks for the idea.
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Originally Posted by 1gt2nv
Heres the plan! Sunoco, strano/kyg agx, c5 dd rims in black. Anyone have pics of this set up?
Yes do that! Will stand out good.
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Originally Posted by 1gt2nv
Heres the plan! Sunoco, strano/kyg agx, c5 dd rims in black. Anyone have pics of this set up?
Ehh close enough to give you an idea. Not cowl, but strano, kyb agx, and deep dish staggered c5's.



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I'd go Sunoco hood and some TTMs in the anthracite color.
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Originally Posted by 1gt2nv
Plasti dipped the grille today to see how it would look in black. I must say, it sure does look much better! Thanks for the idea.
It does look much better. I'll probably be going with the same one for my silver car. Look forward to seeing it after lower/wheels!



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