need your help guys
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: long beach California
need your help guys
ok so i found an awesome set of clean factory wheels for $300
my wife loves the wheels that are on the car now
and says i have to show her proof in pictures that the factory wheels are better
i need pictures of your cars looking great with factory wheels the kelsey hayes style
my wife loves the wheels that are on the car now
and says i have to show her proof in pictures that the factory wheels are better i need pictures of your cars looking great with factory wheels the kelsey hayes style
Last edited by jesse10886; May 3, 2012 at 08:12 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: San Jose CA
ok so i found an awesome set of clean factory wheels for $300
my wife loves the wheels that are on the car now and says i have to show her proof in pictures that the factory wheels are better
i need pictures of your cars looking great with factory wheels the kelsey hayes style
my wife loves the wheels that are on the car now
and says i have to show her proof in pictures that the factory wheels are better i need pictures of your cars looking great with factory wheels the kelsey hayes style
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 6,644
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From: OK
ok so i found an awesome set of clean factory wheels for $300
my wife loves the wheels that are on the car now and says i have to show her proof in pictures that the factory wheels are better
i need pictures of your cars looking great with factory wheels the kelsey hayes style
my wife loves the wheels that are on the car now
and says i have to show her proof in pictures that the factory wheels are better i need pictures of your cars looking great with factory wheels the kelsey hayes style
HOW does she even know you found wheels for $300
Ok.....lets have it....come on....give it up......we need that MAN card....
What good are NEW wheel going to do when you have to ask her if you can take the car for a spin anyway....?
Last edited by 73Corvette; May 4, 2012 at 06:03 PM.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: long beach California
mike key and boeing those look amazing thanks guys
normaly i follow the man rule ignore her opinion and asking for forgiveness is easier then asking permission. it wouldn't be an issue if i hadn't just dropped around $6k on it
front an rear suspension overhaul, diff rebuild, new tires, flying my dad out here to help me do thses projects and painting it. the man card has been thrown down again and again. but people who want to stay married have to give a little take a little and with me being the only one working right now she is just scared that all of my money is going into the car and i am spending around $1,300 next month on new interior just trying to proove a point that oems look better than these
normaly i follow the man rule ignore her opinion and asking for forgiveness is easier then asking permission. it wouldn't be an issue if i hadn't just dropped around $6k on it
front an rear suspension overhaul, diff rebuild, new tires, flying my dad out here to help me do thses projects and painting it. the man card has been thrown down again and again. but people who want to stay married have to give a little take a little and with me being the only one working right now she is just scared that all of my money is going into the car and i am spending around $1,300 next month on new interior just trying to proove a point that oems look better than these
Racer
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From: santa clara ca
Here's the deal need to compare the wheels to something she can vision in her mind......lets say shoes. If this doesn't work then there's nothing more comfortable then a old broken in pair of sneakers.
Pro
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From: Hebron IN
Those saw tooth things are popular in trailer-parks...I think this is the first time I've seen them on something other than a Camaro.
Definitely go with the OEM for only $300. If they're the dull finish, I'd polish as it usually look much nicer on darker colored cars like yours.
And don't forget, you'll most likely find some Camaro/TransAm owner to buy your current wheels and offset the $300 price.
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I am a fan of aftermarket wheels on most 'vettes. It sets them apart a bit, makes them unique, makes them interesting.
Having said that.... THOSE wheels gotta' go!
Do you have any parts you can sell to offset that expense and justify it? I am not sure how much you could get for those wheels (probably not much) but you don't need much for the factory set. If you can get a hundred bucks out of 'em you have already covered a third of the cost of nice wheels and it might make it seem better.
That is a nice looking car otherwise.
brent
Having said that.... THOSE wheels gotta' go!
Do you have any parts you can sell to offset that expense and justify it? I am not sure how much you could get for those wheels (probably not much) but you don't need much for the factory set. If you can get a hundred bucks out of 'em you have already covered a third of the cost of nice wheels and it might make it seem better.
That is a nice looking car otherwise.
brent