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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 08:39 PM
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Just picked up a set of 4 c5 front 5 spokes...100 bucks for the wheels and tires. They aren't in perfect shape but I can't complain for the price. Let me know what you think. Yes, I know my car is dirty. Hard to keep it clean when I drive down a half mile gravel driveway everyday.




I wasn't sure if I would like chrome on my car but I think it looks pretty good. Though I am still thinking I may want to paint the wheels. Give me some ideas maybe photoshop if you want so I can see other wheels colors on my car. Thanks in advance.
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 09:06 PM
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v6? slam it to the absolute floor and gloss black the rims.
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 10:38 PM
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First, I would clean them up to see what chrome looks like, unless that is the lighting making them look that way. Those look more smoked gray. Great deal on them nonetheless.
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Old Aug 12, 2013 | 12:02 AM
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Black with the "machined face" look or a gunmetal/anthracite.
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Old Aug 12, 2013 | 12:57 AM
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paint em black and get a dark tint. it will look good
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Old Aug 12, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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look pretty good but are they chrome or polished?
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Old Aug 12, 2013 | 08:27 PM
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The wheels are chrome... it may be the light making them look smoked or polished. Yes the car is v6 for now. I have a 5.3 I'm building for it right now. It will stay naturally aspirated for awhile till that feels week and may get a turbo on it eventually. I don't think I can slam it due to the shitty roads where I live... I already bottom out everywhere I go. The chrome looks pretty good on the face of the wheels but behind the face on the inside of the rim is peeling. Just means I will do something to them at some point. Thanks for the input lets see what others think.
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Old Aug 12, 2013 | 11:32 PM
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Looks like the first thing you should do is buy new tires for those wheels.

These wheels have been done a thousand times plus a few more...so I'd do something with the color of the wheel to set off the purple color of the car.
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if u do any black to them, keep the lip chrome, black spokes, that wud look sharp. if not, polish them up and wax em and chrome will look good.
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Old Aug 17, 2013 | 07:07 AM
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If u do any black to them, keep the lip chrome, black spokes, that wud look sharp. if not, polish them up and wax em and chrome will look good.
I agree.....I don't understand the current trend of "all black" rims.
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 01:06 PM
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All black looks great on many cars, it's just the concept of "contrast" lol. Chrome doesn't look best on all colors. Like a bright red Z28 is begging to have all black rims, no?
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 09:40 PM
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Yes I agree... all black goes good on some colors but with my dark car and the black top on it I don't want the rims to just disapper in the darkness of the car. So I would keep the chrome/polished lip on the wheels if I go black spokes. I am still debating on what to do to stand out from all the other people that have these wheels and to stand off from the paint on my car.
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 09:58 PM
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Go to O'Reillys and get GM Gunmetal Metallic. I think it would look great on your car. It looks great on my car.
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