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Old 04-13-2007, 10:19 PM
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New Rims! Finally ditched the stockers!

Well, I finally got new rims!

Here's a before shot:


Here's the after shots:



Old 04-13-2007, 10:24 PM
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wow they look great! big improvement bro.
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I am not a fan of the wheels, but to each his own.
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looks sweet man! i love the old school style wheels
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The stockers looked better. Those new wheels remind me too much of something I'd see on an off road truck.
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well since I hate those stock rims then it is a big improvement.
Old 04-14-2007, 01:22 AM
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Re: New Rims! Finally ditched the stockers!

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looks sweet man! i love the old school style wheels
Amen! I like it!

I have thought about wheels like that for my bird, now I know what it'll look like.
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Re: New Rims! Finally ditched the stockers!

Lol, looks like the wheels on my dad's old F150.

That said, they look much better than stock. Thoes stock wheels are by far the worst 15 inch wheels ever... but... now that I think of it... most of the firebird wheels were horrible anyway.
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They look better then what was on there before.
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Re: New Rims! Finally ditched the stockers!

That looks really good! Outlaw IIs go really well with some raised white letter tires on a third gen. My uncle had those on his 89.
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Re: New Rims! Finally ditched the stockers!

I would have left the stock wheels on, but those are still a good looking set of wheels.
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Re: New Rims! Finally ditched the stockers!

I wonder what the stock wheels would have looked like if they were polished up?
It is nice that you personalized your ride though. Looks good.
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Jeez, the posts go: Like; Don't Like; Like; Don't Like; Like; Don't Like. (Not entirely true, but I got that impression)

Lol, anyways, I really like them!
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Re: New Rims! Finally ditched the stockers!

definitely better than the stockers. imo that style only looks good with fatties and skinnies, but everyone has their own taste.
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they only look better because more shine.
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Re: New Rims! Finally ditched the stockers!

Sweet look. Believe it or not I had a set of those on an early 80's olds omega fwd..lol..
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Re: New Rims! Finally ditched the stockers!

Looks good. I like them.
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Re: New Rims! Finally ditched the stockers!

i think the new ones look much better
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