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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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Would you go with a all-chrome Giovanna Sabina 20" 8.5 front 10 back?



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Hyper-Black/Polished Piaa Super Rozza 19" 8.5 front 9.5 back?

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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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I'd go with the chromed dubs...
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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those giovannas are disgusting. the piaa's are bad ***. i would go with those.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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but check them out ON a car

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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:51 AM
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they look even worse. someone should shoot the guy that owns that MB.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 10:55 AM
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I'd choose PIAA. Japanese wheels for Japanese car.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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THey are both ok, but I rather get PIAA.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 11:21 AM
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piaa!

the giovannas look like the belong on an suv...
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ULTiMaX99
piaa!

the giovannas look like the belong on an suv...
x2. Those PIAA's look great especially in the hyper black. They would have been on my short list if they were just a touch lighter.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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I'm pretty sure you have seen the guys here with the PIAA wheels on their ISs, well here's a couple of pics from a guy that installed the Giovannas in his IS. The wheels are wrapped in Toyo TR-1s 245/30/20 front and 285/25/20 rear. By the way, I personally like the look of the PIAAs better, but ultimately it's your money and your taste what counts.

Hope these pics help you to make your decision.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 07:48 PM
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if there was a barf smilie, i'd be using it right now.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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If those were the only choices, I would go with the PIAA's, probably in black chrome.
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Old Sep 5, 2006 | 09:20 PM
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I will go for the PIAA's too... the black chrome is my favor!!
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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if those are your only choices then id go with the first ones. the piaa's would look weird because the spokes are way too thin, making the car look like it's missing something
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by j|michael
but check them out ON a car
they still look like crap
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