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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:52 AM
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**** those wheels are nasty
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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dude those tires are expensive as hell!!!

thats a sick wheel/tire setup. gunna look awesome!
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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This should be sick...
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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those are super sexy
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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post pics when you get them on!
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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Damn, you didn't waste any time! Flat black stripes would be killer, but I'd probably just put a silver pinstripe on the lip of those and tie them in that way instead. Vipers need blaring stripes, otherwise they look too much like a C6 Vette.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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Damn, one day? Who powdercoated them??
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I would love to see a machined or polished lip to set them off. Otherwise, it can be easy to visually lose just how awesome (and huge!) these are. I still think it will look killer. Maybe Tony's idea of the pinstripe would be good, and removable if you don't like it. Can't wait to see them mounted!
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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I would love to see a machined or polished lip to set them off. Otherwise, it can be easy to visually lose just how awesome (and huge!) these are. I still think it will look killer. Maybe Tony's idea of the pinstripe would be good, and removable if you don't like it. Can't wait to see them mounted!
It will look a lot like my Z06 with the silver pinstripe. You can do them with vinyl pinstriping tape to get the same effect. Just mount the tires first, then put the stripe on. You might even put the stripe on the inside edge where the face of the wheel meets the lip.

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I just seen some pics of his wheels mounted and it looks killer!I think he could use the silver pinstripe to set them off a bit!
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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Car was filthy and didnt expect to take pictures last night. Tires and rims still had the goo left on them from the installation.

Car is going to get dropped lower then it sits now. I was afraid with the 19/20 setup it was going to be to close to the fenders. Didnt realize the profile of the tire was acually shorter then the stock size by almost an inch even though it is a 20in rim!

Anyway here are the pics.







Ill get better ones when its cleaned up and dropped
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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I also removed the viper tags. Felt it cut into the curves of the car.
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car looks great man. props.
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Straight pimpin...
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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looks real good in the b/w photos
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Omg. That cars looks awesome. Good choice on the wheels.
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