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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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I want to pull the trigger on some new wheels. Been talking to oewheels and they offer a good deal on 4 17x9.5 polished ZR1's mounted with Avon M500 tires. I'm pretty sure I want the ZR1's and the Avon tires seem to rate pretty well with folks here and elsewhere.

My dilema is the finish, do I go with polished or the silver with the machined lip. I'm not going with 11's in the back so i won't have that deep dish rear wheel but still like the look of the machined lip. I've always liked polished but not so sure I want to deal with the maintenance. I don't want chrome, I like it on some cars but I think it would look too "blingy"on mine. Any suggestions?
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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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Go with the silver, unless you like the upkeep of polished wheels.
IMO, a set with black centers would look best!
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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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Thanks and I keep leaning in that direction because of the polished upkeep. I considered Black at one time but because of my tan leather interior I think polished or silver would look better.

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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 10:21 AM
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The sale we are running on the Avons is pretty unbelieveable. Make sure you call because we keep running out of the ZR1's, and the Avons are only for a limited time.

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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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So I pulled the trigger on 4 - 17x9.5 polished ZR1's with the Avon tires. My car is garaged and only driven weekends spring/summer so wheel maintenance shouldn't be that bad. I also ordered master formula metal gloss and sealer gloss which should help keep things shiny and clean.

Thanks to Dan at oewheels for his help!
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