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10-09-2013, 08:48 AM
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What size wheels are they? And what condition are the tires in? I'd be interested (if you were offering to sell them of course). Anything better than these current chrome flaking wheels.. And yeah I don't like the fact I have too either. Around here there are worse cars, so don't feel too bad for me. But thank you. I'm getting the car buffed and striped next week. I'll be sure to keep everyone updated on the project. I'm looking forward to actually getting compliments from people rather than insults. Lol but I also have all of you to thank for opening my eyes, time to set it straight.
10-09-2013, 09:13 AM
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10-12-2013, 05:40 PM
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For sure, I saw quite a few I liked, only problem is money as of right now lol. Spent nearly every dollar I had so far. Car has a stock black wing on it from my dads camaro now, just needs repainted. The new stripe design is going on Monday-Tuesday. I'll be sure to keep everyone posted. Then it's the tail lights, which I haven't found many aftermarket tail lights that I found suitable for the car, seemed kinda ricey like the ones I have. Might just go with OEM tail lights.
10-12-2013, 07:50 PM
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For sure, I saw quite a few I liked, only problem is money as of right now lol. Spent nearly every dollar I had so far. Car has a stock black wing on it from my dads camaro now, just needs repainted. The new stripe design is going on Monday-Tuesday. I'll be sure to keep everyone posted. Then it's the tail lights, which I haven't found many aftermarket tail lights that I found suitable for the car, seemed kinda ricey like the ones I have. Might just go with OEM tail lights.
10-12-2013, 08:34 PM
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10-12-2013, 08:36 PM
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I agree. The older ones were a lot better. I'll still look around for aftermarket tail lights. I'll avoid the chrome ones like the one's I have, I hate them. Lol
10-12-2013, 08:58 PM
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10-13-2013, 09:31 AM
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Yea i thought you were redoing this thing back to cool haha man the best thing for this car i think is for you to just get all OE parts again. I understand that money is an issue but im sure you can find some gangstas to sell those wheels to.
10-13-2013, 03:48 PM
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I thought about blacking my car out. But around here blacked out cars are a dime a dozen. Plus a lot of my friends recommended sticking with chrome wheels. I think this blue with white stripes and a little chrome will flow great. The headlights need replaced anyway, but I'm planning on getting new halo's. The only OE part I'm considering is LT1 tail lights as said above. Trust me, the car will still look cool haha well for me anyhow haha.
10-13-2013, 03:51 PM
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10-13-2013, 04:19 PM
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But thanks for the idea. I had no idea what you were talking about till I researched it here on the forums. Good idea none the less.
10-13-2013, 04:57 PM
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I thought about blacking my car out. But around here blacked out cars are a dime a dozen. Plus a lot of my friends recommended sticking with chrome wheels. I think this blue with white stripes and a little chrome will flow great. The headlights need replaced anyway, but I'm planning on getting new halo's. The only OE part I'm considering is LT1 tail lights as said above. Trust me, the car will still look cool haha well for me anyhow haha.
Cars flow much better when there are only 2 "primary colors" if you have the blue with white and then a chrome wheels you have 3 and it will throw the look off.
10-13-2013, 05:40 PM
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WAIT, white stripes? I gotta stop you right there, you should do a silver not white, it will go with the blue way better and then you could do a set of silver wheels (see picture for color, not wheel design) that the stripe would match to, would be a much better flow then.
Cars flow much better when there are only 2 "primary colors" if you have the blue with white and then a chrome wheels you have 3 and it will throw the look off.
Cars flow much better when there are only 2 "primary colors" if you have the blue with white and then a chrome wheels you have 3 and it will throw the look off.
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Could go with matte white wheels and white stripes. But Idk.
10-13-2013, 07:25 PM
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you wanna move away from the chrome look, it's just out of place these days and honestly white wheels would be worse then chrome. can you get pictures of the silvers they have? My first car was a 96 Tahoe that was Midnight Blue which is if not exactly pretty damn close to the color of your car, so I have a good idea of what works well with that color.
if I've still got photoshop on my desktop I'll give an attempt to mod the "after" pic of your car to be more in the what I was thinking line later tonight.
if I've still got photoshop on my desktop I'll give an attempt to mod the "after" pic of your car to be more in the what I was thinking line later tonight.
10-13-2013, 07:30 PM
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For the tails, I would look into the "Import" style is what I call them. They basically look like candy corn to me where the outer edge is Yellow/Amber, red then white I think. There not cheap but there different than the stock tail lights. If I can find a pic of them, I'll post up.