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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 02:02 PM
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what do ya think of these?

an option has arrisen to POSSIBLY get new wheels this summer. a friend of mine might be buying the ZR1's off me and if that happens i'm looking at some unique wheels that nobody else has...meaning NO Z06/ZR1/SS wheels

what do you think of these? they are BMW wheels, and i would get new center caps of coarse. just looking for honest feedback


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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 02:05 PM
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I like your Zr1's better :-\
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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What about the 06 Z06 rims? Can you even put those on a thirdgen? Trying to picture it in my head I think it'd be sweet.
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 02:16 PM
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to be honest i like the zr1's better than those beamers on your car
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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well if you guys dont like the BMW wheels you got any other unique ideas for me?
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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I'm liking the BMW wheels! i say go for it!
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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your car is so clean cut, that it's one of the thirdgens that the zr1's look exceptionaly good on....if you were to swap it up I'd say go for it...but maybe stick to a traditional 5-spoke design...dont go too fancy

those bmw wheels are nice, but not for your car
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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ZR1's look way better for sure.
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 01:30 AM
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My vote. Someone should photoshop these onto a Camaro.
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 02:35 PM
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Your car is so nice that unless you're planning to pull out all the stops, you should keep the ZR1s. They look great on your car!

I definitely don't like the Beamer wheels.

How about something outlandishly cool, like a chrome 17" Boyd or Foose wheel?
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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Get some RS Wheels and paint the centers royal blue with the stainless edges. That would be sick!
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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hre or fikse
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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No fikse, they are nice but WAAAAY overpriced. I like some BMW rims on thirdgens, but those kind just arent doing it. I think they would look good with out the rivets or bolts or w/e they are. IMHO you cant go wrong with good ole' TT II's or Cragars 5-spoke mags, or hell, get the chrome version of mine for about 700$ and they have the twin flag corvette center caps. They would give way more dish than those ZR1's and you could get rid of those spacers your using now. Your buddys gonna want those Z's and the spacers so you gotta go with something new. Here's the website if your curious....

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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 05:02 PM
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I like how they look minus the rivets. Keep looking, Z06 would be awesome!
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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true pricey but look great.. i say u stick to the chrome finish that a for sure
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 01:32 AM
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only thing i dont like about Z06 wheels (C5 and C6) is that EVERYONE has them, or in the case of the C6, everyone is eventually going to have them

i want something unique which is why i sought out the BMW wheels. Boyd's would be nice if i had the money for them. and if i had $3,000 to drop on wheels i'd have a nice set of Fikse FM5's, but unfortunatly i'm only 19 and i dont have one of those cool money trees growing in my back yard
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 01:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Codename 47
My vote. Someone should photoshop these onto a Camaro.

the beamer wheels look good, they'd look better without the rivets. the wheels Codename 47 posted would look pretty damn good I think!
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