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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 03:10 AM
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looks good man........i like diff stuff
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Aren't those the R281's
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those arent 278s??? im confused
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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Looks good but you're confused man those aren't 278's, these are 278's

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Its a nice wheel but like everybody says those are not 278's. They look like the 281's.
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girl > wheels

not diggin' the wheels for some reason. Too small or too busy looking maybe?
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I like them..but they are 281's as already stated
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Are those 18s?
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Wheels look good, i wish those rims and the 278's also came in a 17x11
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hahahaha you guys are right my bad, they are the 281s it was very late for me last night when i was typing this, nineball im with you i like them but something is not right.but the more i look at them the better they look.oh well im stuck with them for now.
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Originally Posted by whatsgrip?
Aren't those the R281's
Originally Posted by Summer
those arent 278s??? im confused
Originally Posted by The Guz
Its a nice wheel but like everybody says those are not 278's. They look like the 281's.
Originally Posted by 3pnt4maro
I like them..but they are 281's as already stated
Originally Posted by CranMaro99
Are those 18s?
yes they are 18x9 on the back and 18x8 1/2 front
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Wheels look good, i wish those rims and the 278's also came in a 17x11
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Why is your front bumper beat?
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they look really nice!!!
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Why is your front bumper beat?
Body kit
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Why is your front bumper beat?
when i was in iraq i friend of mine used my car, he was drive down the road and the front chin spoiler broke off!!!! it sucked im waiting on him to give me the money and im going to have it replaced and have the car painted.
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Body kit
i would not call the ground effects kit a body kit??
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looks good man just needs to be dropped lol
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Looks good bro , I would have went with 19's They are simular to mine. I wanted those for the longest time. Heres what mine look like.

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trust me your car is one of the cars i was using when i made my choice i was wanting 19-20 but i felt like the ride would suffer to much,and when you running a 500 RWHP car you tend to buy tire a lot but thanks
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