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Old 06-01-2018, 02:52 PM
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Received these a few weeks ago and finally got some pictures of them. These are Forgestar CF5 18x9.5" in Black Graphite with Continental Extreme Contact Sport 275/35/18. I wanted something not black, but also not grey. This color almost looks grey in the sun, but in the shade almost looks black, its a really unique color. I did end up waiting 16 weeks for them, but I think the wait was worth it. The last pic is in the shade, but its hard to get a good shot of the color change.

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I like that color a lot on black. I personally like the F14 more on birds but its nice to see an example of CF5's on something other than a Camaro. A BBK would look sweet behind those as well..
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Really like the wheels. I got the same ones in Bronze Burst but mine are 18x10. I tried fitting mine but the hubs made contact with the brake caliper mounting brackets on the front so i haven't been able run them yet. Really like the understated look of yours without being just a regular black wheel.
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Those look great, nice choice.
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looks great!
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That looks killer!
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Originally Posted by 1bdbrd
Really like the wheels. I got the same ones in Bronze Burst but mine are 18x10. I tried fitting mine but the hubs made contact with the brake caliper mounting brackets on the front so i haven't been able run them yet. Really like the understated look of yours without being just a regular black wheel.
Im interested in what these look like. Do you have any pics?
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Nice looking Hawk!
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Originally Posted by bigbomber5
Im interested in what these look like. Do you have any pics?
Here's a quick pic of just the wheels. Its been too hot to drive the car and it needs some good lighting to catch the color right so I don't have full shots of the car that show the color. All mine look black like the pics above lol

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That's a nice color, thanks! Black cars with bronze wheels are starting to grow on my. Just don't see too many LS1's with that setup
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Originally Posted by bigbomber5
That's a nice color, thanks! Black cars with bronze wheels are starting to grow on my. Just don't see too many LS1's with that setup
Thanks! I agree that not too many around here step outside of the chrome/black/silver/grey schemes (not that there's anything wrong with them!). I wanted something different this time and this was a step towards that. That picture isn't even a good representation of it either because of the lighting but its the best I have on the car. I will try to get another pic in better light for you.

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Originally Posted by 1bdbrd
Thanks! I agree that not too many around here step outside of the chrome/black/silver/grey schemes (not that there's anything wrong with them!). I wanted something different this time and this was a step towards that. That picture isn't even a good representation of it either because of the lighting but its the best I have on the car. I will try to get another pic in better light for you.
Definitely post some more pics of those when you get a chance. I saw that color and was wondering how it would look.
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Still not the best lighting cuz its hot as hell right now lol so these STILL don't capture the color right but I feel you can get a pretty good idea here. Please don't judge me for the filthy car either lol.

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Yeah, I definitely like that look.
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Thanks! I like that its really subtle until you really look or the light hits it just right and then it really catches your attention.
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Originally Posted by 1bdbrd
Thanks! I like that its really subtle until you really look or the light hits it just right and then it really catches your attention.
Whenever you get time you should start a new thread that shows off these wheels a bit better. I'm sure there are quite a few people who would be interested in this.
Sorry Spudnick, I didn't mean to go off on a tangent from your thread. I really dig your wheels too. That setup is high on my list whenever I finally decide to get some nice wheels.
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Just noticed the ATS brembos up front, hawk looks awesome!
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Originally Posted by bigbomber5
Whenever you get time you should start a new thread that shows off these wheels a bit better. I'm sure there are quite a few people who would be interested in this.
Sorry Spudnick, I didn't mean to go off on a tangent from your thread. I really dig your wheels too. That setup is high on my list whenever I finally decide to get some nice wheels.
You bet. I have to wait until we get some cooler weather so I can get direct sunlight pics. Driving a black car with black leather and no a/c in 95+ temps gets real old real quick lol. And I agree, sorry for the derail Spudnick!

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Just noticed the ATS brembos up front, hawk looks awesome!
Thanks man. The Brembos actually were required to fit these wheels since they for some reason wouldn't clear the stock smaller ls1 brake caliper brackets. Tony (Nineball on here) had never seen it before and Forgestar offered to take the fronts back and machine them to fit but that would mean they would have to be refinished and I had already put a ceramic coating on the wheels so I didn't want to deal with that. I knew I wanted the brembos anyway so it just bumped up my purchasing timeline quite a bit lol.
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Your car looks clean




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