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Old 12-04-2003, 07:49 PM
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Thumbs up Gold Bogart R/T's

First set of Gold Bogart R/T's for an F-boby




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Drag Bling

Thanks to Steve at SJM!
Old 12-04-2003, 08:06 PM
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I think those would look sick on a black car, reminds me on NHRA pro stock wheels.
Old 12-04-2003, 08:44 PM
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i just bought some Bolted R/T's from him also.
i wonder how these gold ones would look on my gold car lol.
Old 12-04-2003, 09:10 PM
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damn I want thosed wheels
Old 12-19-2003, 03:40 PM
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Been snowing and poor weather since I got the wheels.

Finally got a change to snap a few shots of them on the car.

(don't adjust your monitor.. the fuzziness is new snow falling)







Plan to get more photo's of the car in Sunny weather.. if we get some
Old 12-19-2003, 04:57 PM
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no...
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I think they would look awesome on a "neutral colored car" (black, white,possibly red), but they look out of place on a pewter car, IMO. But, its your car, if you like it, thats all that matters.

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Old 12-19-2003, 05:12 PM
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I agree they would look killer on a black car.

I wanted something a little different. I certainly got it
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Are they gold, or mustard colored like they look in the pics? They look too "mustardy" in the pics, maybe look more gold in real life? Either way, its different, and they are sweet wheels....

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The pictures at the top are more representative of what they look like in person. It's actually a light gold.

The lighting today sucked... plus the car is dirty.

Should look much better (in a picture) when we get some sun.

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WILWAXU- can you list size and backspacing hat are on your car? thanks!
Old 12-19-2003, 10:15 PM
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Size is 15x10
For backspacing.. I really don't know. Give call Steve at SJM a call!
Old 12-20-2003, 07:56 AM
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can you get the inner part to be black instead of gold?
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Originally Posted by Got Me SOM
can you get the inner part to be black instead of gold?
Yes, black is an option.
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What about all silver? Sorry for all the newbie questions! I think those wheels are nicey nice.
Old 12-20-2003, 09:23 AM
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Not silver, but they do have polished... check out the website
Old 12-20-2003, 09:30 AM
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love the polished! I heard those fit w/o any problem, is that true? meaning you don't have to grind the calipers.
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Yup. They fit without grinding.
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last questions, I promise!!

Are these rims strong enough to be driven on the street, with bumps, potholes, etc?

How much does 15 x 10 rear and 15 x 4 set run? I know they aren't cheap but would like to know what they run, so I can budget for them.
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i almost bought a set with two gold ones up front and regular polished out back, but decided to just go with all polished.



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