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Eagle 212s or Chrome IROC wheels?

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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 02:18 PM
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Eagle 212s or Chrome IROC wheels?

17" Chrome IROC wheels







18" American Eagle Alloy 212 wheels



Not my car BTW... sorry for whoever's pics these are.

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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 02:39 PM
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ughhhh! those american eagle wheels are nazty. IROCS all the way.
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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 02:41 PM
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18" chrome IROC rims....
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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 02:55 PM
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Iroc fo shizzle!!
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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 03:18 PM
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keep it original, iroc wheels all the way
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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 03:31 PM
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What about 18" IROCS like Mr. Iroc Z?

I really like the look.... I don't know how hard it is to get them in there though.



Sorry modem guys.
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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 03:44 PM
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I don't think the American Eagle 18"ers are TOO bad, but I do like the looks of 18" IROC wheels.

BUT, they HAVE TO BE chromed, personally. They just don't look right to me when they're bare aluminum with the black stripe.
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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 03:47 PM
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BTW I'm sure I don't have to tell you guys.. but the eagles are chopped onto the car... and pretty badly I might ad. That is not what they would actually look like. They IROCS actually are the original pic.
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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 05:13 PM
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where can i get 17" non-crome IROC wheels? how much do they cost? i think eventually when i get new wheels thats what im gona get.
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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 06:24 PM
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I like the polished look of the 17's with the black/grey accents. If the whole rim is nothing but chrome....to me anyways...it looks cheaper....like all the chrome runs into eachother.....it would be nice if you could get a chrome set...with the back/grey accents.....it looks like Mr. IrocZ did.....

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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 06:26 PM
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where can i get 17" non-crome IROC wheels? how much do they cost? i think eventually when i get new wheels thats what im gona get.
www.performancewheeloutlet.com or www.AAArims.com are the 2 places i know of to get them
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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 07:08 PM
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IROCs for sure! But I think they look better polished and painted than chrome
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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 07:57 PM
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since its on a camaro go for 18" Irocs. for my bird i went with the 18" series 216 wheels from eagle.
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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 09:14 PM
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hmmmm..... does anybody make a 17" IROC wheel that is wider than the stock 16" 8"?
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 01:28 AM
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i like the originality of the 212's....

i was against 18's for along time until i got my own. they really do fill the well nicely and give you plenty of room for upgrades as well as set the car apart from anything on the street.

either choice is nice though!
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 09:36 AM
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18's are very nice imo
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 10:55 AM
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go for the 212s, i like the irocs but every1 has them and there is prob close to 1 gillion 3rd gens out there, not all of them need to stay looking close to stock....be different
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 12:08 PM
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you will probably never see another third gen with those 212s, which really set the car apart in a good way, in my opinion.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 01:09 PM
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They both look good, but I absolutely love MrIROCZ's wheels. The 18" IROC(not chrome) are the best.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 01:27 PM
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arent the irocs in that first pic 16"? i remember seeing that car somewhere online with it saying 16" wheels, i think the 17" irocs look pretty dam good if you dont want to step up to 18" hehe, i have 3 pics of them from these boards, but they are in a paint file and its too big to attach, lol
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 02:08 PM
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Originally posted by Kandied91z
i like the originality of the 212's....

i was against 18's for along time until i got my own. they really do fill the well nicely and give you plenty of room for upgrades as well as set the car apart from anything on the street.

either choice is nice though!

Got any pics of your ride on the new rollers?
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 02:49 PM
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i am thinking i would go for the 212s now...the more i look at them the more i like them.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 02:51 PM
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I definately like the IROC ones better.
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 03:00 PM
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The IROC rims all the way!!!!!!!!!
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Old Feb 10, 2003 | 03:04 PM
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not yet, soon.........9 days. i had to alter the adapter size in the front so i'm waiting for them to get back to me next monday.
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