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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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these are my bros car, what yall think?
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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Its hard to tell from the pic but they look pretty good.
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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heres some more...
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 01:38 AM
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they look sweet
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 01:43 AM
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ehh, not my taste, but they don't look bad
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 02:10 AM
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Should use the breaks rolling down the driveway to make them look non-rusty... i assumed it was just washed? Looks pretty good.
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 08:34 AM
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What are they? More info, sizes, offsets please?
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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They look like Ruff Racing 278's but I could be wrong.
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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Those are the R278s. I don't think that's what's on the original poster's car.
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 10:25 AM
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Yeah I didnt figure they were but the look smiliar
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 10:32 AM
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Meh, looks alright. I think I just dont like the rivets.
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 10:39 AM
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each to their own..but i likey the shiney!! lmao
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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not feeling them, they just look kinda cheap to me and the rivets dont help much
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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they look sweet minus the rivets. if you can find some without it then go for it.
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 12:01 PM
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i like rivets more than non rivet rims, lookin good to me !
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 12:36 PM
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Nice looking rims
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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They look pretty good, they just look too small. What size are they?
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To bling bling for me.
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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Those look good in black
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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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there called niche Venice
18x10's all around

dont know the offsets
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