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Silver ZR-1
10
7.30%
Black ZR-1
51
37.23%
Chrome ZR-1
44
32.12%
GunMetal ZR-1
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 01:46 AM
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well its time to decide on what wheels to get and i have to make up my mind b4 i waste my money on somehtin i dont need...

i have searched everywhere to find good pics of what im lookin into and i have found a few but its hard for me to decide since my car is a RED 35th Anniversary ed.(im not a real big fan of the stripes but they are ok)

anyhow.... i know i will be gettin some type of ZR-1 wheel with a 17x9.5 front and 17x11 rear.

now i must choose:

-Chrome= (looks good on red but doesnt seem to have a deep dish and doesnt give the car that "Fast" look)

-Black= (looks pretty good from what i have seen, somethin just doesnt feel right when i picture my car with these wheels)

-Silver= (somethin tells me these would look good cuz they would match my stripes and not make my car jump out at you, but i dont know...)

-GunMetal= (i'm a big fan of GunMetal finishes on red cars but i still havent seen a red SS with these wheels, so again, i dont know...)


just lookin for that clean, aggresssive look that is appealing to the eye but if you see it comin down the road you wouldnt just see it and think "well the car looks great but the wheels mess up the whole picture)

sorry guys.... im just tryin to get exactly what i want and it would be much easier if i had a TA or a diff color SS
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 03:00 AM
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i like the look of the red on black.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 08:13 AM
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yea black...thats what im gonna be doin on my TA
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 08:38 AM
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Or get ZR1s powdercoated to red and silver center caps.... I dont believe Ive ever seen that done before, and Im pretty sure it would look nice.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 12:43 PM
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Why must you choose from those four????
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 12:45 PM
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Black
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 12:59 PM
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chrome looks good on everything--but im biased........
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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ZR1's are garbage, especially black
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Chrome ZR-1's.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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Black rims on a red car looks so badass.
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 10:45 PM
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Well it's settled.

BLACK ZR1'S > ANY OTHER ZR1'S
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 11:05 PM
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i voted for black too.. but i say if u really dont know what u want yet then wait until u know what u want.. dont rush spending that much just to get new rims
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Old Jun 29, 2005 | 11:18 PM
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ZR1's are cheap.
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 03:58 PM
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where are you located.. i have some black zr1s that you can try on the car, and if you like them you can buy em.. let me know.
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 06:01 PM
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Here are a few pics of my Polished ZR1's. GS offset with 315 BFG DR's.
Attached Thumbnails ZR-1 Wheels-side-view4.jpg   ZR-1 Wheels-side-view3.jpg  
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 06:07 PM
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Guess my vote:



Best: 11.14 @ 122 (1.51) on the 17's

Doesn't need to "look" fast if it is
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Old Jun 30, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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im in GA so its a pretty far drive, lol. I'll post pix of the black ZR1s on my car when i get home.
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Old Jul 1, 2005 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by ritz
Well it's settled.

BLACK ZR1'S > ANY OTHER ZR1'S
I'm gonna have to agree
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Old Jul 1, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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Anything but black IMHO. I would do polished on a red car.
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