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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 11:49 AM
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silver or chrome wheels?

I need to find another pair of ZR1's and am not sure if I should go silver or chrome,




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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 12:41 PM
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Chorme. Most definitely.
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 12:58 PM
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chrome's the way to go
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 01:42 PM
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chrome's the way to go
fo sho
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 02:36 PM
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silver!
for some reason the chrome doesnt stick out to me like the silver ones..
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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Definitely chrome.
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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The silver just pops and looks very good.
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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I hate chrome.

Is that a dent I see on your passanger side?
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Old Dec 23, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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the silver definitely give it a more "hi-tech" look to it...chrome wheels are kind of out dated to me now.
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 02:30 AM
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I hate chrome.



Is that a dent I see on your passanger side?
just to let you know, I already have 4 silver ZR1's in the garage with my race rubber, these ZR1's are only for my street tires.

it's a dent, but hardly noticable except in pictures where there is a lot of reflectivity,

you can barely notice it here.

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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 02:58 AM
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I've seen a bunch of the 'race mode' with the Zr1's and figured these were for a 'street mode' setup. I still don't like chrome though.

Did you get rid of the fat spoke c5's?
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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chrome....
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 10:41 AM
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Why put chrome wheels on a car that does NOT have one piece of stock chrome trim on it.
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 10:43 AM
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chrome if i had them in stock i would tell you to give me a call but all i got is polished and powdercoated 18x9.5 zr1s and zo6s right now if you can wait a few weeks i can get you some for $440 shipped
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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Originally posted by DJP87Z28
Why put chrome wheels on a car that does NOT have one piece of stock chrome trim on it.
You know, I don't have one piece of silver trim either.
Maybe I should do body color with a shiny lip or something?

dtcustoms: is that $440 for a pair of chrome 17x9.5's or a set? I am very cheap when it comes to wheels and tires, I paid $200 for the chrome wheels with nearly new tires and I paid $160 for the pair of nearly new 555's and $50 for the pair of silver ZR1's.

I am probably going to go with silver, so if anyone wants to trade a mint pair of chrome 17x9.5 ZR1's (I think they are 9.5) for a decent pair of silver 17x9 or 9.5 ZR1's, let me know.

Oh, and I sold the fat spoke C5's to a friend of mine that needed tires for his Y2K wheels.
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 06:04 PM
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Black all the way!
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Old Dec 24, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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No, the price is for all 4 brand new 18x9.5 zr1s your choice of color $440- that price is shipped and insured
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Old Dec 25, 2005 | 12:30 AM
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No, the price is for all 4 brand new 18x9.5 zr1s your choice of color $440- that price is shipped and insured
damn, that is a helluva price for chrome 18's.
can you get the 17x9.5 chrome in pairs? I can't afford new tires and the tires I just bought are nearly new.
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