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Old 04-05-2009, 09:21 PM
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Default Black or Chrome wheels???

Originally planned on going with chrome, but a friend keeps telling me i should go with black wheels. So i wanna know, what you guys think.

Black w/ polished lip or Chrome wheels for my car? Feel free to suggest a set of wheels while your at it.

Here's a pic to see how the car looks. GS stripes will be removed once new wheels are on. I put them on for friends to tell the difference between my car and the other 3 LE's driving around locally.

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Those wheels? Or any wheels? I've always liked black with a chrome lip, and also just chrome. For those wheels, I'd say get rid of the black between the spokes and make it all one color -- chrome.
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Any wheels. The pic is so you guys can see how the car looks, and see which would look better in your opinion. A set of black w/ polished lip or chrome wheels.
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On a red camaro..I would do all black w/ no chrome. At the end of the day it's your car. I asked the guys on a few threads below yours and that gives me good input on my choices ,but get the wheels that you like best and not someone elses. Good Luck man


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Well at the moment, im open to any wheels out there. im just a little torn between the color, i like how they look in both chrome & black. just trying to see what you guys think.
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lower the car and take the stickers off.


The 35th ann wheels are sick
Old 04-05-2009, 10:28 PM
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all black wheels with some black accents. like corner lights, and tails, and maybe some black housing head lights. then drop the car, and it would look sweet
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id say black with chrome lip and some black accents. 11's out back is a must. id do black zr1's on that 35th.
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some pics for ya

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3238185
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2446638
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2522756
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^^ thanks for the links, originally was thinking of chrome zr1's but im liking the black ones in the 1st link.
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I personally like the 35th wheels. I agree with lowering it and keeping the wheels. But as far as wheels I am not feeling the black ZR1's on the car. To me they don't flow with the silver stripes. I would go with something silver with a polished lip. The new deep dish ZR1's would look good and flow with the silver 35th stripes much better. Here is the link to the deep dish ZR1's.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-ti...dish-zr1s.html

Another option is a set of C6 Z06 machined face with black in between the spokes in 18's all around. That way you can keep the theme of the 35th but with a lareger wheel.

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Originally Posted by The Guz
Another option is a set of C6 Z06 machined face with black in between the spokes in 18's all around. That way you can keep the theme of the 35th but with a lareger wheel.
I say do that/\ Would look killer on your car... and x2 on lowering and getting rid of the fender stripes. I have NEVER seen a car that those "grand sport" stripes actually looked good on, sorry just my opinion.
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as biased i am to black wheels, i think your car would look best with chrome wheels. it goes with your current silver/red theme and corner lenses. lowering it would be nice, whistler mod would look good too!
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Thanks for the input guys, this is a main reason im thinking of black wheels..

Ill have the berger panel mod done here soon, ordered the SLP SS grille. This adds some black to the car. I think ill leave the grille black. To me i think black wheels would then go well with this look. I can also smoke the corner's or buy a new set of halo's w/ black housing and smoked corner's together from ebay. what do you think of this???

I will be lowering the car as soon as i get the money for the shocks/springs. Strano's/Koni's is what ill be going with. Just wanna get my mind set on what color wheels right now.

Oh and ill be removing the gs stripes once i get wheels. I just wanted my car to be more unique and different from the other 3 LE's driving around locally.

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ebay lenses almost always leak so watch out. i would personally nightshade them and clear coat.
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Thanks for the reminder, ive heard that about the ebay corner lenses. I think i will be going with a set of black ZR1's. Maybe ill see if someone on here has a set of stock ones or maybe locally in a junkyard that i can get. If not, just nightshade the clears i have.
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pretty sweet, i think black on red looks real good
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I've got chrome rims on my black Z, but I think camaro's other than black look badass with black wheels
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Thanks for all the comments guys, think ive decided to go with a set of black deep dish zr1's from ebay, along with nightshading the corner's and gettin a set of halo's with the black housing and selling my chrome housing halo's to a friend.
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Originally Posted by Badguy7
Thanks for all the comments guys, think ive decided to go with a set of black deep dish zr1's from ebay, along with nightshading the corner's and gettin a set of halo's with the black housing and selling my chrome housing halo's to a friend.
I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures!



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