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Old 07-06-2012, 07:18 PM
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The wife unit managed to destroy an original front wheel for our '06 GXP and now has done the same for it's replacement. I CAN NOT find another good one for a reasonable amount of cash. Why do they cost so much? Because they're ALCOA?
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Originally Posted by driver56
Why do they cost so much?
Because they're the best looking of all the LS4 wheels.
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Not to mention they are forged alumnium , look up some forged alumnium aftermarket rims , you wont find that they differ in price too much....
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go to www.car-part.com and do a search. Hopefully you find one close to you!
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Originally Posted by Brian396
Because they're the best looking of all the LS4 wheels.
agreed
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$476. GM wheel.
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looks damn good on the monte btw^^^
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Factory wheels are always expensive. I think considering they are forged aluminum and a brand name like Alcoa the price isn't that bad
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Originally Posted by vroom_vroom
looks damn good on the monte btw^^^
thank you sir. they shouldve come on there from the factory.
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yup the best looking 18 i have found on a factory car. thought it was impressive when my friend bought a gxp that had two spokes broken at the hub though that made me doubt how strong they actually are though
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you sure they are the best 18's? I have had about a dozen people tell me they either thought it was another car and not a GP or that the rims really change the look of the car and stance. But just playing I am partial to bonnie rims.





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the bonne wheels are pretty nice. i just wanted a wheel that was really polished.
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Bonne wheels look better on the Bonnevilles IMO. This is my old Bonne GXP. Damn I miss that car.



The Alcoa's from the 05-07's are waaaay better than the wheels GM used when they lost the Alcoa contract. I hated the wheels that were on my '08 GP GXP.
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the bonneville is really nice. i never see them around though, and yeah the wanna be alcoas suck. i never noticed a difference at first, but now i can point them out a mile away.



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