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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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I have looked for years for just a simple, round, domed center cap that would fit my C5 'wagon wheels'. these were installed with a spacer in the back, and nuts with the extended neck; making the factory center caps (which are ugly as sin) impossible to fit on.

-3 1/4" diameter, snapped right it, came with the ring in the back, they seem to hold solid... E-bay

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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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o, and yes they're 17 / 18 " staggered, and i know the new/used thin rear tires make the fronts look bigger, as theyre actually are a 1/2" taller now...
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 05:44 PM
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Definetly looks better now.
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 09:10 PM
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Paint them black to match, then they will be perfect.
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 10:48 PM
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Looks better than the befores.
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 09:40 AM
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Why wagon wheels tho?
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 11:54 AM
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They actually look pretty good. Paint the caps to match and get black lug nuts. Digging the bird on the hood too.
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 07:59 PM
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Funny how those wheels look better on F-bodies than they did on the Vettes.
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looks good!
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 08:07 AM
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That looks a lot better..I'd leave them silver/chrome though.
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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thanks all! i got the wheels with tires for bout 250, so couldnt pass it up... and they look better black and are lighter than the 16" chromies... im going for small chrome accent pieces, so i think they will stay shiny. might do a small black "bird" on the center caps though...?
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they actually spin up pretty cool too...
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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looked badass without them am not feeling chrome with your black on black theme.
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DYING BREED
They actually look pretty good. Paint the caps to match and get black lug nuts. Digging the bird on the hood too.
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 08:36 AM
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did you use spacers to get those wheels more flush with your fenders?
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 12:19 AM
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Heres another idea for you wagon wheel guys. this wheel really looks great as an open lug wheel.





just a few minutes with a cut off wheel and d/a sander.
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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 08:02 AM
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man those are some ugly wheels in general but they dont look to bad on the black bird painted black. id still try to find a set of c5/c6z wheels for like 600 bucks but just my opinion good looking car
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Interesting resurrecting an 11-year-old thread. Cool. Did you make that center cap or find it somewhere? I've made my own custom center caps on my Mustang. The ones on my Firebird are plain flat ones though.
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