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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:04 PM
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Default Chrome wheels DO make a difference!
Hey guys,

You were so supportive of my last upgrade (butt makeover) that I thought I'd share this one. Lots of people share their upgrades but not often with before/after pictures. I wanted to show the contrast between the two.

Check it out:



OK, I really need to stop now...

Except there's the sill covers, window tinting, Lloyd mats, damn it never ends...

Jerry
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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Nice, can't go wrong with black and chrome
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:32 PM
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looks really
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:37 PM
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Dazzles 'em up Did you really need to put before and after on the pics? j/k
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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Dazzles 'em up Did you really need to put before and after on the pics? j/k
That's pretty funny... and now that I think about it.. um, no. :p

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Welcome fellow chromed-wagon-wheel Vette driver!
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 08:44 PM
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Oh Baby!! Once you have had black there is no other. Throw in some chrome and you've only begun. You gotta going on.
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Looks great but in the "before" pic, I think you should have taken the ladder out of the back of it....lol.

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Originally Posted by MyBlueC5
Looks great but in the "before" pic, I think you should have taken the ladder out of the back of it....lol.

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Tough crowd...



That's not a ladder; that's crime scene tape!

(OK, it's really from collegiate sealers who just finished sealing my driveway to make it match the 'vette.)
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Wagon wheels look sweet chromed!!! Nice job.
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Looks great!
That's what I need to do to my '99
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looks great,love the before and after
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Originally Posted by MyBlueC5
Looks great but in the "before" pic, I think you should have taken the ladder out of the back of it....lol.

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Great upgrade!
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