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Which 22" Lorenzo wheel styles do I go with??

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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 02:00 PM
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Everyone, thank you for you comments and opinions. The wheels are being installed as we speak and I ended up going with the Lorenzo WL199 (the fatter split 5 spoke design). I just noticed that I inputted WL198 in my original post but it is actually the WL199. I have a professional photo shoot with the car this Wednesday. Once I receive the photos from the photographer, I will definitely post some on here.

Caliper paint: I ended up using the silver G2 Caliper paint kit. I am very happy with the end result but it took about 4-5 hours of multiple coats on each caliper to make them turn out that way.

Caliper decals: I ordered two different sets of decals from two different companies. The first set was the one that was recommeded on this forum but they were too small in my opinion for such larger calipers. Believe it or not, the ones I ended up going with were a set that I bought on eBay for super cheap! I just tried to find the link on my ebay account but its not in there anymore due to how long ago I bought them.
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 10:36 PM
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im with cjitty, keep your current lexani wheels. but if you are set on switching then go with the ones in the 2nd pic. i just got the same exact lexani cvx-44 and i think they look really good on our LS, and mine will look even better when i get those lowering springs from cjitty. hint hint hint....lol seriously though keep the cvx-44's
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 10:52 PM
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current set is very nice... i would go with the 197 if you switch.
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 05:27 AM
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Man please stick with what you have. They look so much better than those other two its not even close.
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 09:52 AM
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Go with #2.
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by linus73
mine will look even better when i get those lowering springs from cjitty. hint hint hint....lol
"Um..yeah..well..ya see....what had happened was"
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 10:40 PM
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Your current wheels look awesome. The second set of wheels looks good.
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 05:24 AM
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Here are a few pics taken of the new wheels right after I had them installed. I decided to go with the new Lorenzo WL199. 22x9 +35mm and 22x10.5 +40mm.
The professional photos are being taken later today in which I will post some of them once I receive the proofs.
Attached Thumbnails Which 22" Lorenzo wheel styles do I go with??-wl199-side-shot.jpg   Which 22" Lorenzo wheel styles do I go with??-wl199-rr-angle-shot-2.jpg   Which 22" Lorenzo wheel styles do I go with??-wl199-front-wheel-close-up.jpg   Which 22" Lorenzo wheel styles do I go with??-wl199-rear-wheel-close-up.jpg  
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 05:26 AM
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picture of right rear angle
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 06:32 AM
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Cleannnnnn good choice.
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 11:44 AM
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Looks pretty good. I also liked the previous wheels better, but these are really nice wheels too. Lowering it a bit more would set it off real nice!
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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 02:31 PM
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I like the 5 star one.
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 05:29 PM
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Meh........ i liked the lexani's better and would have painted or powder coated the faces before i spent that kind of money for the "NEW" look you have now but if your happy thats all that matters
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 05:24 AM
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Here are a few of the smaller resolution samples I just received back from the photographer. I should have the final proofs back from her today which should have a lot of other good shots. The Acura TL in the photo has a set of the new one piece forged Lorenzo wheels on it.
Attached Thumbnails Which 22" Lorenzo wheel styles do I go with??-photo-shoot-ls460-rear-angle.jpg   Which 22" Lorenzo wheel styles do I go with??-photo-shoot-ls-front-wheel-shot.jpg   Which 22" Lorenzo wheel styles do I go with??-photo-shoot-both-cars-at-angle.jpg   Which 22" Lorenzo wheel styles do I go with??-photo-shoot-ls460-at-rear-angle.jpg   Which 22" Lorenzo wheel styles do I go with??-photo-shoot-ls460-front-wheel-shot.jpg  

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Old May 1, 2014 | 04:34 PM
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Hey bro very sick looking wheels! Did you by chance weight one of them before the install? You must have been sponsored by them? Thanks
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