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TT2's......worth the time and effort??

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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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I have TT2 9.5's in the front and 11's out back. I love these wheels, the car gets tons of compliments and to me polishing my wheels is something fun to do in the garage on a cold winter day. Doesn't bother me one bit.
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 12:15 PM
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hey fella, you tell me if they are worth it....


(17's, painted black, polished lip)
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
out of all the polishes I've used I like Mother's Billet the best. I've used heavy Metal polishes and I think the finish looks a little foggy once finished.
Never tried Mothers Billet before, is that the one?

https://store.mothers.com/product_in...?products_id=2
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 02:32 PM
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yea thats it, so far its the best polish I have used.
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 95greenZ
yea thats it, so far its the best polish I have used.
Cool, pretty cheap, let me try that one out then.
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Intimidator SS
Cool, pretty cheap, let me try that one out then.
It's worth every penny. I did some polishing on my wheels saturday and I couldn't find my billet polish so I had to use Never Dull and the small area I polished looked dull or foggy. I'll have to take a few pics of each polish I have against the Mother's billet. Mothers billet wins hands down

Originally Posted by 317indy
I said not worth the time. But, I would get TTII's and powdercoat the wheels grey/anthracite or black... lmfao much like the above poster's car.
I got them coated because I wanted something a little different. If you saw the lips of my wheels in person you would realize how much I still polish the wheels.
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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I love mine! Well worth it. Wish I would have gotten 11's on back though.
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by WS6 SRT-8
I love mine! Well worth it. Wish I would have gotten 11's on back though.
want to buy my 2 rear 11's? they are in great shape. I need money, let me know.
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Donohue96M6Z28
want to buy my 2 rear 11's? they are in great shape. I need money, let me know.
Get'em WS6 SRT-8!!!
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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 04:03 AM
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Thanks for all of your help guys! I didn't expect this many replies. I am still debating whether or not to get them. Now a couple more questions for ya.....

1. Since I live on a limestone "back road" I get a lot of dust and dirt on the wheels, but it is a little stickier than normal. Will this be hard to polish out, or clean off? If not, what method do you use when you are not polishing, to just clean the wheels??

2. I also need new brakes (I know this is the wrong forum), because right now my existing rotors are warped. I was wondering what brakes you guys would buy, or have, that would significantly reduce brake dust on the rims??? I do a lot of stop and go driving so I need a good brak pad/rotor combo.

Thanks again for any info!!!

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Old Dec 5, 2006 | 05:04 AM
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They are a pain in the *** to keep cleaned. But when nice and cleaned and polished the look like jewelry. They look better than chome when polished right. You just have to be willing to put in the time. If I had to do it all over again I would order them in Chrome from Nostalga Wheels. I am sick of polishing them.

They do look great on Camaros. I did 17x11 on all four.




Lots of pics
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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by erikthegoalie
hey fella, you tell me if they are worth it....


(17's, painted black, polished lip)
Those are some sexy *** wheels, I'd def go with them. Give the car that sexy, muscle car "i'm gonna kick your ***" stance, lol. I have the same problem with my Redline, I have ceramic brakes and polished aluminium wheels and it doesnt matter what I use to clean them, the day after I clean them they get a small layer of residue and then start to get dirty really quick but when you clean 'em they look better than anything else you can buy, imo.
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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Back to my questions....

1. Since I live on a limestone "back road" I get a lot of dust and dirt on the wheels, but it is a little stickier than normal. Will this be hard to polish out, or clean off? If not, what method do you use when you are not polishing, to just clean the wheels??

2. I also need new brakes (I know this is the wrong forum), because right now my existing rotors are warped. I was wondering what brakes you guys would buy, or have, that would significantly reduce brake dust on the rims??? I do a lot of stop and go driving so I need a good brak pad/rotor combo.


Any suggestions??

-James
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 01:25 AM
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I used to have them, they looked great, they were a little bit of a pain to keep looking 100%. I bought some Zoop seal and it was like having clear coated wheels.
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 06:57 AM
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vote = TTM
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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Id say paint the center black if you get sick of polishing the entire wheel.
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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I would get the chrome.
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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the chrome TTm's are on national backorder with no ETA.. unless you can wait a while, look for something else.
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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you can alwayz get some chrome ones
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Old Dec 12, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by SRfastZ
you can alwayz get some chrome ones
I am not too keen on getting the TTM's. I think the styling on those aren't quite as appealing to me. I am pretty stuck on TTII's, damn American Racing......can't make one of the hottest rims ever made chrome!!! BAH
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