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Old 12-28-2004, 11:12 PM
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Default Black wheels on silver Formy????? *(PICS)*

I temporarily put some black wheels on my car to see what it'd look like. I normally run the chrome zr-1's in sig. Which do you like better and why?

Edit: Sorry for the bad pics, used a disposable camera and scanned them onto my computer.
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I like the zr1 because they make the silver look a lot better in my opinion, black just takes away from the car. also I have a silver formy with zr1 and like it but just recently got me some TT2, I think they both look good on a formy but not to fond of black wheels man.
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Old 12-28-2004, 11:30 PM
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I'm not really diggin' the black wheels as much as the chrome...they just don't seem to show up well in this situation...they kinda "get lost" in the overall appearance...if that makes any sense?

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Those look like '98 Cobra wheels to me, are they?

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Cobra R replica's. Was wondering how long it would take you guys to figure it out. Really doesn't look that bad, though. I bought the car with them already on, btw.
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Just reinforces my dislike of black wheels.
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Originally Posted by absolut_speed
Just reinforces my dislike of black wheels.
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Old 12-29-2004, 04:26 AM
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Since no one likes them you should just ship them on over here to me!
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I like the chrome wheels too.
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They'd look 200% better with a polished lip on them. The all-black wheel is too much.

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if it had the silver lip on the wheels it would look bad ***

my buddy had a silver firebird tinted and had black zr1s on it...it was hot looking

just my .02
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Agreed. Polished lips are the key. Black/shiny/black. Then add some chrome caps.
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I think the black wheels look better on darker cars. For lighter cars especially silver I think chrome or polished look the best because the car is so bright that even with silver painted wheels it makes them look dirty or dull.


Also I like my clear corners because the you don't have that orange and red reflectors on the side of the car. It is all clean and silver. I also run white bulbs in my DRL's to get rid of the orange day time lights.




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Wow, thanks for the responses. I thought at least one person would like them. I thought they looked pretty stealth and tough. I actually got more compliments with the black wheels on than with the chrome's.

Keep the opinions coming guys.
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Stick with the chrome wheels, ...
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I'm a little biased on the chrome ZR1s but I've seen a few formulas with those cobra R looking wheels on them and they look nice, but they need to be glossier. Also the black takes away from your silver like a few others said.
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I like em, but then i like the road race look, wanna get rid of them? PM me
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Are they a shiny black or a flat black? i'm not sure if the pics make them look like that or not but i think they would look good with the polished lip also but otherwise not too bad.
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Like it was said above if it was a chrome or polished lip with a glosss black center they would look good. I dont like them at all especially the flat black look.
But you do have a sweet looking car with the zr1's on.
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I think you should paint the lips silver. That would be suuuweeetT!



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