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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 06:54 PM
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 07:18 PM
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Your new wheels are Looks like a totally different car
Hey,my brother lives in Roswell,Martin's Landing.
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 07:22 PM
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Big improvment
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 07:23 PM
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I hate the wagon wheels....

Z06 chromies are a huge imporvement....good choice!!!!!!
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 07:29 PM
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Your new wheels are Looks like a totally different car
Hey,my brother lives in Roswell,Martin's Landing.
Really? He's less than 5 minutes from me! He's just on the other side of Ga. 400.
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by nextphasemarko
I hate the wagon wheels....

Z06 chromies are a huge imporvement....good choice!!!!!!
Thanks.

I hated the wagon wheels too. Just about anything would've been an improvement.
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 07:33 PM
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I too had the wagon wheels on my 98'.

I changed them as soon as I could in 2001.

Very nice. Freshens the car up big time.

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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 07:46 PM
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I like those
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 07:53 PM
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I like em'!!
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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Good choice in wheels
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 08:40 PM
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 08:41 PM
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Great improvement. Looks like a different car altogether. Looks terrific.
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A definate improvement
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Looks great! Much better
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Originally Posted by JACKAL0PE
Really? He's less than 5 minutes from me! He's just on the other side of Ga. 400.
I work in Roswell - near Northpoint Mall.

I agree, looks like a new car!
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 09:58 PM
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Got to love the Z chromies, I had the chrome wagons...they were changed asap also!
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