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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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About to buy new wheels tomorrow! I'll make it simple 18' Black with polished lip or all chrome! it for a Red WS6! Need help!
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 08:00 PM
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What wheels. I think chrome always looks better on red TA's anyway.
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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For some reason im guessing rebels. If thats the case i would get black with the polished lip. But chrome always looks good on red.
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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Never been a big fan of blk wheels so chrome.
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Old Jan 28, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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I think chrome looks best for red.
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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Chrome on red, but I'm a bit biased...
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 08:33 PM
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yeah i went with all chrome with a 3" lip. Shipping out Tomorrow! Now I need tires
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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Chrome, IMO I think it is very hard to make black wheels look good on red cars.
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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in black/polished lip you could check out the ZR1s, HP Evos and AR rebels.. they all would look pretty good.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Pookey
yeah i went with all chrome with a 3" lip. Shipping out Tomorrow! Now I need tires
You're not giving us very much information here. What kind of wheels, size, etc? Chrome with a 3" lip doesn't tell me much!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:44 AM
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I actually think black wheels look best on red or yellow cars, especially if you have other black features of the car....you can black out the roof & the little section above the exhaust to give the car a little contrast. I hate polishing wheels, but I'm not much for chrome on anything, looks too blingy to me. Just personal preference. Get what YOU want, not what everyone else wants. Go thru the pics & make your own call.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:13 PM
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Here are the wheels i picked up! Nothing too fancy or expensive! http://www.directwheelsandtires.com/...ng-280-83.html
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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I never liked my red on black wish i woulda got chrome.... see sig
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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^^ Yeah i agree with the black wheels! Cant wait till monday! I wonder if shinny new wheels will improve my sex life?
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