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Old May 14, 2004 | 09:48 AM
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New wheels and tint opinion please!

Hi, I just got my windows tinted (35% front, 20% rear), and a set of black gta's mounted. I think it looks 100x better, but several other people have told me they liked it before. What do you guys think?

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Old May 14, 2004 | 09:49 AM
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Old May 14, 2004 | 09:50 AM
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Old May 14, 2004 | 09:50 AM
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Here's one firm vote for the after.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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Much better, I am a huge fan of the GTA Wheels, and the tint is juuuust the right shade for your white car.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 10:34 AM
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another vote for after. the car looks much better with those rims. I dont know about the chrome lug nuts. But none the less it looks better. I really dont liek those formula rims. Looks good, u made the right choice.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 11:49 AM
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I really like the look!
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Old May 14, 2004 | 01:19 PM
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I like it much better after. I don't like the Formula rims very much and tint is almost always an improvement in my opinion.
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Old May 14, 2004 | 03:59 PM
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Tint looks better, no doubt. I'm 50/50 on the wheels. I like BOTH!
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Old May 14, 2004 | 04:31 PM
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AFTER for sure looks NICE
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Old May 15, 2004 | 12:22 AM
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Woo hoo! At least I'm not crazy! Thanks guys. Oh, and on the chrome lug nuts, I think they break up the black hole look with the black lug nuts. I got that idea from both zephyr, and need for speed.
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Old May 15, 2004 | 01:25 AM
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I like the new look, it is definately better.
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Old May 15, 2004 | 12:26 PM
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formula rims are better
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Old May 15, 2004 | 03:20 PM
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formula rims are better
I second that, put the formy rims back on
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Old May 15, 2004 | 08:49 PM
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I second that, put the formy rims back on
I agree. I really like the tint, but like the formy rims better then the GTA's.
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Old May 15, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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I must agree and say it looks better with the black wheels. I would however lose the chrome lug nuts to give it more of a stock look. But, it still looks good.

My Formula came with those wheels
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Old May 16, 2004 | 12:55 AM
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i like it, looks great... i love GTA wheels....
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Old May 16, 2004 | 07:56 AM
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now that i see the difference between black lugs and chrome i dont know now, i like either.
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Old May 23, 2004 | 03:41 AM
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Thanks for all the opinions guys! (even the ones that like the formy's better ).
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Old May 23, 2004 | 01:36 PM
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Looks good, I love those GTA wells. You should put on some ground effects.
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Old May 23, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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Re: New wheels and tint opinion please!

Originally posted by neubauej
several other people have told me they liked it before. What do you guys think?
Thats just like the girls who dont like my car because it sits too low and is too loud dont worry about them man car is looking real good
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Old May 23, 2004 | 03:14 PM
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Originally posted by PontiacRacing
You should put on some ground effects.
Nah, I don't really like em, and that would defeat the point of having a formy. Thanks for the suggestion though
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Old May 23, 2004 | 03:35 PM
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Originally posted by neubauej
Nah, I don't really like em, and that would defeat the point of having a formy. Thanks for the suggestion though
good man
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Old May 23, 2004 | 04:38 PM
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Has it been painted between the before/after pictures? I like the new look better.
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Old May 23, 2004 | 05:37 PM
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Originally posted by Mark305TBI
Has it been painted between the before/after pictures? I like the new look better.
Nope its the original paint (spoiler too), but I did claybar, and use Meguires 3-step system between pics, did it really turn out that good?
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Old May 23, 2004 | 07:01 PM
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I like the new better. The contrast of the windows/wheels looks better with the white paint. Looks cool!!
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Old May 24, 2004 | 01:42 PM
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i just... dont like black wheels the tint is nice though
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