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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 09:59 AM
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Default I Have Seen the LITE!!! UPDATED!!! New Centercaps....

Finally got my Street Lites in!! 17x7 and 17x11s. I love em.... wanted to set mine apart (since they are pretty popular). thought about painting or powderin the center of the spokes, but just couldn't make myself paint on something BRAND NEW!!! So I just used some Vinyl inserts i made up, just in case i didnt like it. I think they turned out pretty damn nice!!! I'll leave the vinyl, that way if i want a change i can just peel it off. While the car was down, i painted the fender wells, installed new front turn signals, VHTed my side markers, and painted my rotors. Here are some pics!! Enjoy!! btw i recommend others to get different wheels, these are the ugliest things I've seen!!!

Modded the center caps!! Im still on the fence about em! LMK what yall think.... Really!!

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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:11 AM
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Holy cow your car sits high! 4x4 in the house~!
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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Those are really nice, how much $ and how much do they weigh? IMO leave them alone or make the spokes darker so they look more black.

Also since you going with the black accents, why not do your mirrors black?
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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Trying to decide what springs to go with right now! Car is way too high!!
Z28, what you mean "darker spokes". Black is the darkest color I know of! Lol. Rims weigh 17 lbs and 20.5 lbs. Haven't weighed with tires. Thanks guys!!!
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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Gotta say i like your setup. Car looks good man
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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Damn good looking car! Wheels are a plus!!!
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 06:17 PM
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Those things are awesome man, and the vinyl insert idea is brilliant.
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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Wow the vinyl insert idea was really good. Makes them look 10X better. Good job. Car looks GREAT!
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Thanks guys!! Feels good to know others dig what you have.
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 12:47 AM
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i'm diggin the nose/hood paint.
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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After seeing these wheels powder coated black I was psyched. The whole wheel blacked out would look great.
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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damn the rims look even better and i didn't think it could get better. so how did you get the vinyl's to match up perfect inside the wheel? i am going to do this when i get this rims one day
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by YURVIEW
Nice ***!
Damn I love the wheel/tire setup...

Do you sometimes scare off your prey with the blue/black sticker on your plate???
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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Firefighter-there's a thread on here with some completely back lites on it. I don't like. But to each his own
airforce-i have a local stripe shop that does all my vinyl work. I took him the wheel and he sized it up and cut it for me.
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Lol. No. But the sticker has helped me out when busted street racing!!! One of the perks of the job.
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 06:28 AM
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I'm on the fence about the vinyl between the spokes. Looks good, but reminds me of a 17" version of the new Centerline wheels.

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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 07:44 AM
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I think new sets need powdercoated clear to keep them clean looking. Wait until you get them wet!
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaro396
I'm on the fence about the vinyl between the spokes. Looks good, but reminds me of a 17" version of the new Centerline wheels.

Hadn't thought about it.... but I had considered those centerlines, just not comfortable with grinding calipers. So I guess i ended up with the best of both worlds
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Intercooler2
I think new sets need powdercoated clear to keep them clean looking. Wait until you get them wet!
Had heard that powdercoating clear gives the wheels a slight "haze look". I am trying the Metal Gloss Sealer on these to see how well it works.... idk. Still trying to find a good way to keep em shinin.
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Old Jul 12, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by YURVIEW
Hadn't thought about it.... but I had considered those centerlines, just not comfortable with grinding calipers. So I guess i ended up with the best of both worlds
I hear ya, that's why I bought direct fit no-grinding drag wheels! But they still look pretty killer! The insert was a great idea!
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