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Old 08-18-08, 07:26 PM
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I just put on a pair of OEM rims that are finished in black chrome. They look 100 times better on the car than the stock rims. Now I just need to drop the car and I'll be happy.
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Old 08-18-08, 07:29 PM
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Nice!!!! how much did u pay???
Old 08-18-08, 07:32 PM
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That looks really nice!
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very nice/conservative look!
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very nice...color matches perfect
Old 08-18-08, 07:38 PM
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Wow, I didnt think you could really paint in SBC....looks good.
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Wow, that looks great!
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looks very clean!
Old 08-18-08, 08:18 PM
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get some spacers to make it flush..
Old 08-18-08, 08:21 PM
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Thanks guys. I hated the old rims, they just stood out too much. I had a very conservative budget, so I needed to keep the stock tires.

I found a place local to here that will do black chrome and then take your stockies as a core. All 4 rims cost me about $160 per wheel...original price was 25% higher, but I ended up getting them on sale.

Labor was $140 so I got the whole package with tax for about $840. I'd say its the best money I've spent on the car so far, they look so much better in person, the black chrome is so nice looking.
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That looks really good. Did you trade-in? Looks like you got black pearl emblems too and what did you do to your grill bezel?

My dealership has these and they also have G-spiders in that finish and I always wondered what they would look like on SGM. Now that I've seen them, I really like them.

I would recommend some spacers to complement your future drop.
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Thanks, I will definitely get some spacers on there when I drop it. I did the grill and emblems myself with duplicor metalcast. They came out good at first, but I didn't prep them well enough and they need a repaint.
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It looks almost like the IS-F's rim finish.



Can i get some more photos on the spoiler?
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Wow, I'm very surprised at how good they look!
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i love them!!! good stuff man =)


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