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Apr 6, 2012 | 08:18 PM

ds2011

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Are these factory wheels?

Listing says they are "factory chrome polished 5 star rims". Polished aluminum was factory no??

My factory wheels sure as hell don't shine like this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...item19cf793aeb

Apr 6, 2012 | 11:30 PM

Tommyv8

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I believe that the factory ones are polished.

Apr 7, 2012 | 07:33 AM

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He could have repolished them, strip the clear,alot of wetsanding and polishing they will come out great,i did a set of ws6 wheels awhile back and they came out great

Apr 7, 2012 | 10:27 AM

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Those are the speedline ws6 wheels from mid 01-02. They are either really nice or have been stripped and polished. The only chrome wheels were the 16 inch firebird wheels.

Apr 7, 2012 | 10:36 AM

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Yes those are factory 01-02 WS6 wheels. I run them on my TA. Mine are polished aluminum, but I've never hand polished them. If I did my set would look like those.

Apr 7, 2012 | 10:36 AM

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If they're polished aluminum w/ no clear over them, then sure, with a good metal polish and some work they will shine almost like chrome. The guy could of also, like other's said, stripped the clear off (if that's how they come from the factory) and had them highly polished, then just maintained them. Or, another thing, he could of had them stripped and chromed...