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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 07:43 AM
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Well I recently got my new ride and well has gay stock firebird wheels. Yesterday found out that I need new wheels cause these just get roosted in place lol and car shakes after like 100mph . These r some wheels I'm thinking of getting... let me know what yah think or if yah know some other ones that might be good.car is red with black bowtie and black back pannel with smoke lights.











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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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what color is you car? camaro or transam? i konw your last car was red and i thought you were selling it.

I peronally hate all c6 wheels on the fbody. but i like the c5z06's and those new dd c5s are really nice as well. the black zr1s look good as well as the car has some other black accents like that red car does in your pics.
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 11:17 AM
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i like the chrome ones in the second picture
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 11:24 AM
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Yeah bought me another camaro but lower miles and its red also with a black bowie?grill, and the back black pannel with chrome camaro inserts ill post pics in a little
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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um, if i were you i would keep the fiskes that are on the car that you are trying to sell. Especially since they went out of business and those are becoming more rare everyday !
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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I don't have that car no more lol its on my last post lol...... I had sold the wheels before I sold the car and then the car . So I bought this... its a stock v6 lol

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I don't have that car no more lol its on my last post lol...... I had sold the wheels before I sold the car and then the car . So I bought this... its a stock v6 lol

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interesting. why a v6?

I either the black zr1s or the dd c5s
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I don't have that car no more lol its on my last post lol...... I had sold the wheels before I sold the car and then the car . So I bought this... its a stock v6 lol

Which ever wheel you choose give Scott a call in our sales dept. and i can quote you a wheel and tire package or what ever you need.
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Lmfao its not really a v6 , its a debadge z28 , all badges were taken off .... looks like a v6 tough lol. And everyone here local I ask like the first ones the mat black or what ever .. how much for just the rims on those shipped????
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yea first one or the DD they look really nice...
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dont get the first ones in matte though, they look more grayish then black from all the pics i have seen of them... they may look different in person but i have not seen them in person...
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chrome c5 dd's!!!

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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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By any chance do u have these pics u have seen? Cause by me looking at them just in these pics they look like a true forge wheel and clean as hell... if. U have the pics post them plz.

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dont get the first ones in matte though, they look more grayish then black from all the pics i have seen of them... they may look different in person but i have not seen them in person...
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Lmfao its not really a v6 , its a debadge z28 , all badges were taken off .... looks like a v6 tough lol. And everyone here local I ask like the first ones the mat black or what ever .. how much for just the rims on those shipped????
Which wheel and what sizes?
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 10:32 AM
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The mat black ... do they really look like they more grey then black? Cause by the picks on the site they look clean as hell . And for 17x9.5 and 18x10.5 .. no tires , might actually wait till the front 18s come out u never know ... but for now price on those sizes
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 01:42 PM
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I'm torn between the black or chrome c5 dd myself. If the black c5 dd are offered without the rivets in 18-9.5/10.5 matte combo, that might be the deal breaker for me, matte black with chrome/polished lip+red ride= <3

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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 01:47 PM
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Already got my 18" tires sitting in garage waiting Lance. Just need to decide chrome or black on my red ws6. Hmmmm
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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I'm going with the mat , I like the chrome lip and the rivvets those wheels look like they r a true forged wheel ... will be ordering that and cowl hood ...
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