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Old 02-15-2013, 05:41 PM
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Default New shoes for the Bird 18x10.5" DD C5's
Put some 18x10.5" on the rear today. Sitting on BF KDW 2's. Thanks to Scott and the guys over at OEW once again for a great product & price!
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looks awesome i want chrome c5 dd instead of the c6's on my car now
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Yeah no doubt that looks killer. Is that the original paint? I can't get over how clean that car is.
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Thanks guys. I wanted the Chrome as well Garretson. Ended up with the polished somehow...lol

99.9% of the car has fresh paint.
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Awesome choice. One of the best option for fbodys IMO. I want em too in chrome. I missed my chrome stock zr1 with the white paint..
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Thanks guys. I wanted the Chrome as well Garretson. Ended up with the polished somehow...lol

99.9% of the car has fresh paint.
Ill trade lol
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Awesome choice. One of the best option for fbodys IMO. I want em too in chrome. I missed my chrome stock zr1 with the white paint..
I agree!

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Ill trade lol
Haha. I went with Polished because they were on sale and the car is garaged 24/7 and only gets driven 4 months out of the year. So the finish should hold up pretty good.
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Polished are cleared anyway right? Pretty sure they are so you should be fine,shouldnt be hard to maintain, just wax,wheels look good,best looking budget wheel imo
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Also are you running a spacer on the rear? From what i have seen the wheels look really good on the rear with a spacer to push them out just a hair
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No spacers on the rear.
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They look killer man! What size tires do you have on the rears, and what size tires on the front? Could you go any wider than you did without rubbing issues?
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They look killer man! What size tires do you have on the rears, and what size tires on the front? Could you go any wider than you did without rubbing issues?
Thanks dude. Rears are 295/35/18 and the fronts are 275/40/17. I've got plenty of room in the rear. I actually test fitted a Nitto 305/45/18 on and it fit perfectly.
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Thanks dude. Rears are 295/35/18 and the fronts are 275/40/17. I've got plenty of room in the rear. I actually test fitted a Nitto 305/45/18 on and it fit perfectly.
Thanks for the information man. I bet that 305/45/18 had to be one tall *** tire! I'll definitely be getting the C5 DD, but just been trying to find the best tire to fit them. You helped me with my decision for sure.
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Your car looks gorgeous bro.
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Love the C5DD, might end up getting a set eventually for my car. Agree on using a small spacer in the rear.
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Thanks guys!
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You chose a good wheel. I've had these same wheels on my car since Aug 2010. They are still holding up perfectly.
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Originally Posted by HoLLo
You chose a good wheel. I've had these same wheels on my car since Aug 2010. They are still holding up perfectly.
I've had the 17x9.5's on for a couple years now and they have held up great. Keeping it garaged 24/7 and not driving in poor weather conditions has probably helped out
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Originally Posted by *02WS6TURK*
I've had the 17x9.5's on for a couple years now and they have held up great. Keeping it garaged 24/7 and not driving in poor weather conditions has probably helped out
The 18s make a big difference in looks with these wheels!
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They sure do buddy
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