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Appearance & Detailing Interior & Exterior Appearance Modifications
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YES (Change crome to black and switch wheels)
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No (Leave as is and change something else) Plz Leave a comment on what.
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Old May 14, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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It already has the CETA and I want to change all the chrome decals over to black and do some blackbird stripes.
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ill go with yes
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Poll is up.
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Leave It As Is..are U Nutz.????? That is 1 of the nicest I have ever seen....[and I like blue]...
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It was a thought because I am sick of these damn wheels and I am wondering if its worth it.
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It was a thought because I am sick of these damn wheels and I am wondering if its worth it.
Those wheels look much better than plain black ones...uggh.
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Do you know how much of a bitch they are to keep clean?
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Those wheels look much better than plain black ones...uggh.
Yeah, I agree the car looks GREAT as is.
And they can't be that difficult to keep clean!!!
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keep the same wheels, but piant them black and leave a polished lip and center cap....
that will look amazing
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Yeah, I agree the car looks GREAT as is.
And they can't be that difficult to keep clean!!!
There are 2 of us now....
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leave the car alone, looked better with the chrome
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I think the black looks clean! That stance is friggin perfect btw!
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i voted to keep it but if you do change let me know about your wheels
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I think it looks great the way it is. My chrome wheels aren't hard to keep clean...but I actually wash my car pretty frequent.
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yeah , keep the wheels
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i like it with the black wheels!!
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If it ain't broke don't fix it.
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I actually like both looks. If it were me, I would keep the chrome.
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