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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 09:04 PM
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everybody who has bad rims and wants to show them off....post here!

i need some good inspiration for what wheels to get for my RS. i've found a couple online i'm interested in, but nothin beats actually seein a bad set of rims on a 3rd gen!! post a pic if you got it, plus what kinda rims they are, and any other info worth sharin!
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 09:44 PM
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I wish I could tell you the brand and the year. I do know they are older then 6 years. I have had the car that long. The rims don't have any markings. Stupid you ask me!
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 09:53 PM
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Polished Originals heres a close up, but still unpainted and missing the hub caps.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:03 PM
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i love those polished rims...you know how much they cost?
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:08 PM
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i love those polished rims...you know how much they cost?
I charge 250.00 a set to polish rims. Check out my site.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:11 PM
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d***, you did those yourself?! very nice, i'll have to check out your site and look into it
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:13 PM
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Yep i'm hoping to make a business out of polishing. That is when ever the weather permits me to finish building my freakin shop. I hate this new snow storm, set me back another week :angry: my link is in my first post in the sig.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:16 PM
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yeah i'll be checkin that out....yall are havin a snow storm down in arkansas? i'm up here in north TN and all we've been getting is a monsoon of rain
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:21 PM
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Yeah tuesday 8 inches of snow dumped down on me. I've been stuck at home since then, the stupid road crews havent gotten around to grading/or at least comming thru the ole dirt roads. The highways and towns have been cleared but they just forgot about us non city folk again. I'd be much happier if it was just raning and not snow and some ice.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:23 PM
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humm my fav!
black wheels!!
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:24 PM
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yeah i love livin down south, (i actually live in GA, i'm just in TN for a couple months). the thing that sucks about living down here though is we're not prepared for snow, so when it finally does it, it takes forever to round up crews to clean the roads....and yeah if you're off the main roads you better start a fire and get a good book cause you're not leaving for a while
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:27 PM
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Originally posted by NEEDforSPEED
humm my fav!
black wheels!!
hey, i know you said your camera wasn't working, but when you can, could you post a pic from the side of your car? i'm lookin at some black rims:

6th from top, ZOOM 7 HYPER BLACK - Hyper Black Finish

http://www.victoriatire.com/package_...ge%20Specials&


but it's hard to tell what they'd actually look like on a camaro
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 10:53 PM
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i hate these things. there the stock wheel i've only seen on one other bird on the entire net. they are small and i dont like the looks i dont know what theyre called but its kinda nice cause they seem to be a rare wheel im hoping to get a set of the chrome irocs by teh end of this week or sometime next
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 01:08 AM
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i personally hate these myself..........always blinding someone.
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 01:10 AM
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 03:33 PM
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Originally posted by CamaroRS385hp
hey, i know you said your camera wasn't working, but when you can, could you post a pic from the side of your car? i'm lookin at some black rims:

6th from top, ZOOM 7 HYPER BLACK - Hyper Black Finish

http://www.victoriatire.com/package_...ge%20Specials&


but it's hard to tell what they'd actually look like on a camaro
here ya go!!
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 03:49 PM
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speaking of rims, does anyone know of a site/place where I can get a good deal on rims? I like the looks of the vortec z's and the Torque thrust II's. Does anybody know where they aftermarket them or sell them cheaper? thanx
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 04:16 PM
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2000 chrome vettes on my baby!
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 04:28 PM
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bwwwwah
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 04:33 PM
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my pics are two big to podt but here is the link

http://community.webshots.com/album/47844782dELDPG
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 04:38 PM
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Originally posted by paul russell
my pics are two big to podt but here is the link

http://community.webshots.com/album/47844782dELDPG

nice ride dude
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 04:43 PM
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Thanks yours also...what part of balto. you in? i'm in the parkville/fullerton area

the interior is already out changed to grey with grey leather forth gen console only thing i have so far are the carpet pics

http://community.webshots.com/album/64014068pmuWNR
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 04:45 PM
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Irocbirdbuilder, I had the same rims on my 84. I still have them but now I have the 83 turbo finned. I kinda like them. Pontiac rallies for a new age! Your bird is in great shape. it's beautiful!
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 04:47 PM
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you want to see some ugly, dirty rims......... I NEED new rims.
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 05:14 PM
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Here are some OZ Monte Carlos,
Don't know anyone else that has them on a thirdgen,


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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 05:18 PM
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1991 Z-28....how much did those corvette wheels set you back?
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 06:00 PM
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Car: 1989 Camaro
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Transmission: Pro-built 700R4
17 inch ROH Snypers
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 06:03 PM
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Car: 1985 Camaro Z28/1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
Engine: 305 tpi/350tpi
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Kandied91z when are we going to get to see the new pictures of your car? I can't wait!:hail:
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 06:14 PM
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Car: 86 IROC-Z
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42s/posi/disc
every body on here hates mine so heer yah go

here are my ugly rims. they came on the car so dont think im the one who picked them out
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 06:41 PM
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Here is a pic I of the wheels that are currently on my car. I just bought some new weld draglites. I would have them on but they didn't have any lug nuts in. I should have them on in a few days and I'll try to get some pics.
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 07:16 PM
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I'm partial to the 1991-1992 Style Z28 rims...



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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 09:51 PM
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 10:05 PM
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Originally posted by paul russell
Thanks yours also...what part of balto. you in? i'm in the parkville/fullerton area

the interior is already out changed to grey with grey leather forth gen console only thing i have so far are the carpet pics

http://community.webshots.com/album/64014068pmuWNR
hey i got to UMBC, i live right near there, my aim screen name is : GotACamaro.... hit me up sometime
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 10:37 PM
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I like them. Polished and painted by yours truly.
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 10:38 PM
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Tires suck.
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 09:06 AM
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The 2000 chrome vette rims steal the show. Damn, they just look fine! Need a brake kit to fill up the front though..
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 11:31 AM
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awesome looking rims and car in here!! great job people...
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:46 PM
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WWasem i only got one thing to say about your rims: :hail:
:rockon:
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 03:49 PM
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Hey, I was wondering what those polished Vortec 280's would look like on a 3rd gen. I think that is what they are called, I'm at work now so I can't look, but you can get them at Performance Wheel Outlet, you see their full page add in Chevy High Performance and such.

You guys know which one I'm talking about?

I would think those would look alright!??
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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Originally posted by StngKlr
I like them. Polished and painted by yours truly.
how did you polish them? did you follow an article or buy a kit? Id like to do that to my new ones.
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 07:19 PM
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here are my terrible rims, the color doesnt even match my car.
im going to polish them to a mirror finish this summer hopefully, IF I FIND SOME DAMN CENTERCAPS!!! JESUS!
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 07:20 PM
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2001 SS rims
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 07:21 PM
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here is the color of the car compared to the rim..
(yes i know the tire is flat)
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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My Eagle 077s 18" with 255/40/ZR 18 rubber. Total invested, including the Skulte spacers and mounting/balancing around $1350. I know they're not on the car yet, I just got it running tonight. It's like a bad photoshop.
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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 10:22 AM
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Originally posted by dyeinbreed
how did you polish them? did you follow an article or buy a kit? Id like to do that to my new ones.
Its really not that hard to do, just time consuming. Do a search on polishing and you will get thousands of results. There are many different ways to do this, by hand, with polishing wheels, power tools, etc... Just find a way that suits you the best. It only cost me about $50 to do all (4) wheels, thats all the sand paper, primer, paint and some aluminum polish. Oh, and it took about 4-5 hours to do each wheel. Alot of that is sanding out the machine lines, and prep work for paint. You will be happy with your work when you are done.

And this was my first time polishing anything, so if I can do you can. Now I've went crazy polishing things.
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