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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 08:08 AM
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Just finished installing a new set of wheels/tires on my wife's c4 I bought the 1st of the year....she went for a ride Sunday ...top down....was 73 here.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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Very nice!! BTW, which one had the top down??
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 08:51 AM
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Looks good!!!
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 09:04 AM
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Both looks nice.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 09:06 AM
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Looks great! - jealous of you, we're getting a blizzard today in the Milwaukee area!
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 11:18 AM
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I will notify the local LEOS. Looks like she will be having too much fun!
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 11:37 AM
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the wheels look cool
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 01:10 PM
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Very sharp!
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Nice weather!
We are expecting two storms back to back.
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good for her
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Nice looking Vert. You guys have very similar color Vettes?
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Those wheels look really good on that red with the black molding. good job!!

We're in the worst snow storm we've had since 67
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Originally Posted by Mag_Red
Just finished installing a new set of wheels/tires on my wife's c4 I bought the 1st of the year....she went for a ride Sunday ...top down....was 73 here.
What make of rims are those and did you get them online? I'm still debating on what type of black rim to get for mine and I'd prefer one with the machined lip and those look sharp

astepup said that
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Nice Ride, more details on wheels, brand and size tires.
I am also looking at black rims.
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Very nice! love the wheels.
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nice. Was in 70's here on Sunday too but it's 28 right now!!
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That looks really great.
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 06:37 AM
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What make of rims are those and did you get them online? I'm still debating on what type of black rim to get for mine and I'd prefer one with the machined lip and those look sharp

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The rims are Motorsports 17 x 9.5" C5 Z06 Black from Custom Wheels Market on e-bay $549 plus shipping - have same rims in chrome on my 2001 C5. The tires are falken FK-432 245/40zr17 from discount tires . I put Jake Decal in place of c5 decals that come with rims. Thanks for all the comments......My wife preferred the black because as stated black trim on car and top is also black.
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Great, thanks for reply sounds like a good deal, and I've had the Falken Tires installed on the Caddy (CTS) and they do perform well. Right now I have Good year Eagle GS and not really impressed but they came with the car when I first bought last year.
The Falken i got has an overlay that sordoff protects from curb rash better than other tires I've had.
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