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Old May 30, 2005 | 04:24 PM
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Anyone know anything about these rims? Supposedly they came off an 87 vette. 17x10 inch.

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Old May 30, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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Don't know other than that they are BBS, but then again, that's no mystery.

They'd look pretty darned good with the centers polished or powder coated black.
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i call bs! errr bbs
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They are BBS Honey Combs or that's what we use to call them in the '80. They came in Gold, Black and Silver and were very popular back then.
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Well,....I've tried and tried to find info on this rim. I found a few pics of vettes with it and they claime it to be a 16x10" rim. I was measuring from edge to edge for the diameter..

Are these considered a two or three piece style?

Any idea how much these things would cost?
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Old May 30, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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Hard to tell since they are in the box, but two piece would be my guess.

I haven't followed BBS for a while, but they were pretty expensive if I remember right, and light as hell.
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IN the 80s they were the most sought after rims out there. Most commonly found on BMWs and copied by Pontiac for the Firebird, and I believe the Fiero.

I've seen them on Vetts, not too bad.
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I have them and luv em , yes they are 16x10 , but my center caps have
"ARE" on them not "BBS" but the're BBS rims. When I painted them they
look like 2 piece.( see my vett photos)
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