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Old May 15, 2006 | 02:40 AM
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Ok, so i have a 2002 metallic org z28. a buddy of mine recently bought the same exact car. his has a billet grille, mine doesnt. both cars have full suspension and full exhaust. im not sure whether or not i should go with black powdercoated wheels and bowtie grille or chrome wheels and billet grille. i like the chrome. but i wanna know which would look better. let me know wut you think.
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Old May 15, 2006 | 03:08 AM
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why not buy mine, or trade me

i think black wheels would look sick! do something original to set urself apart from the crowd and ur buddy
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Old May 16, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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wut kind of wheels do u have. money is not problem. its just a decision i need to make. black does look sick though.
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Old May 16, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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I think the gunmetal wheels look HOT on SOM. I will be trying it soon I think. Black might be too dark. Just MHO.
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Old May 16, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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thanks for the heads up. i think i will check ebay, so appearance mods do u have done to ur car.
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Old May 16, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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i think polished rims look very nice on SOM, then maybe a black powedrcoated billet grille and whistler headlights and smoked corners...

Fiske FM5's are always a safe bet
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Old May 17, 2006 | 01:00 PM
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cool ill have to check into that, thanks
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Old May 17, 2006 | 01:06 PM
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IMO, an orange car with black rims doesn't cut it. There's one that I see around town and it looks like hell. Go with some polished wheels, but I'd paint the black grill SOM, or make it look like "abadss's" grill, but SOM
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Old May 17, 2006 | 09:26 PM
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u got ne ideas and wut color z do u got. torq thrust d's u think, if i was to go with chrome.
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Old May 17, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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Black w/ SOM = Especially if you've got a black top and some tinted windows. That'd be the combo I'd run in a heartbeat.

This isnt quite black, but you get the idea. (Speed Inc' SS back when it was blown)


I like polished too, but black just seems to offset better to my eye for the Camaro.
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Old May 17, 2006 | 11:53 PM
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very sharp lookin car. i like it. i have 15% tint and is lowered 1 1/2in. front and rear. and i do got the black top.
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Old May 18, 2006 | 01:21 AM
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don't get black. get gunmetal. trust me, the black is too black.
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Old May 18, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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wut kind of rims if i go gunmetal. and like i said a friend of my also has the same exact car and he is goin with chrome. he already has a billet grille and an ss spoiler on his z28. so i wanna set myself apart from him.
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Old May 18, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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With what you've got, I'd say get a black (or gunmetal) grill- that would be sweet. And if you go w/ the dark wheels, leave a chrome/silver lip for accent.

I really wish there'd been some orange cars on the market when I went shopping for my LS1 last year.
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Old May 18, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Depends on your budget as to what wheels to recommend.
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