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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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I wanted to get Anthracite TTM but they will be out of stock until May. I could wait for those.

Otherwise, it's between chrome TTM and TTIIs.

Heres a pic of my car as it sits.



Thanks for the feedback guys. And if anyone has any other ideas for wheels about 1000-1200 with tires let me know.

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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 02:35 PM
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I'd go with the TTIIs. You definitely need to get rid of the rims on your car, it's taking a lot of appearance away from your car. But hey, I'm a flashy kind of guy, I like stuff that shines
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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Yea I do need to get rid of them...because the wheels you can see in the pic are bent pretty bad.
I definitely want the flashy look now just a toss up for me
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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Found a pic of Anthracite on pewter. (Sills1 car)

If anyone has Chrome TTM on pewter pics please post them up!

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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 04:10 PM
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Man, I am fighting with the same thing right now. TTM's or TTII and I just think the chrome TTM looks cheap.. IMO. Now the Torq 2's...those look awesome, just something about a polished wheel and the better IMO profile of the TT2's.

I have finally decided to get the polished for my silver car and I think the will look better on pewter also. I also have a pewter 2000 camaro and have had chrome on it and did not like it.

If you can't wait for anthracite (even if you could) I would still get the TT2's

I will look great!
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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you should buy something chrome on pewter. It would really make your car look awesome.. my vote is for the tt2s
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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Got to say TT2's.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Still undecided at the moment. I figured it would be an all TT2 response here.

But it got me to thinking what should I paint the calipers? They are black but need to be redone anyways.
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i actually like the black ten spokes on there
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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I like your current wheels and I also like the chrome ttms cause of the rear lip
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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I like the current too they look better in person than pics but they do gotta go.

I am starting to lean towards the chrome TTM but Ive gotten comments saying they "look cheap" ??
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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The black TTM's look awesome on pewter.
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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Oh yea forgot to add no black wheels. Im tired of the look
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RUFF-...2em118Q2el1247
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 05:20 PM
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Go chrome to go with the headlights and corners.
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 01:58 AM
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if standing out from the crowd has any appeal to you at all, you could always go with some of Centerline's custom wheels.

they're not a sponsor, so i'm not going to link to their specific pricing info, but here's a few pics of ones that i think would look good on an f-body, and should be in the neighborhood of your price range (maybe a wee bit more) in a 17"x9.5" on all 4 corners. if you do choose any of these in a 9.5" width (which can safely fit up to a 285-width tire), you'll want to stick with a 7" backspace, which (from what Centerline told me) equates to a +41mm offset.

i'm getting the ones on the far left (they're the Sundance Daggers), so you can't get those....i've got to stay completely unique (just kidding btw, but i've not yet seen ANYONE else with the Daggers on a 4th-gen f-body):

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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 05:30 AM
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I agree the chrome TTMs' look cheap. I'd go with the TTII's.

Out of those Centerline wheels, I kind of like the 2nd one from the left.
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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Well I guess i chose the cheap look

Ordering Chrome TTM as we speak! woo
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Old May 28, 2008 | 12:45 AM
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Wait for the anthracites!!! They look sick on that car up there in that picture!! If the wait isn;t too long, just sit it out and you will be glad you did once you have the anthracites on your Camaro. I don't think Chrome would look good on them, but im not a big fan of chrome. The anthracites kick ***.
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