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Old Nov 27, 2015 | 03:50 PM
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Old Nov 27, 2015 | 04:00 PM
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Nice. Huge improvement!
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Old Nov 27, 2015 | 04:04 PM
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I like it....
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Old Nov 27, 2015 | 04:04 PM
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Looks great!
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Old Nov 27, 2015 | 04:10 PM
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Looks great, plus they prolly hide brake dust better.
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Old Nov 27, 2015 | 04:12 PM
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Perfect!!

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Old Nov 27, 2015 | 04:22 PM
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Excellent choice. Had them on the '15 and got so many compliments on their looks. There is a reason they are on the '16 ............
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Old Nov 27, 2015 | 04:25 PM
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Much much better than the original silver ones!
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Looks great!!
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Very nice!
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That was a very nice improvement.
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Old Nov 27, 2015 | 04:39 PM
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Very cool !!
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Very nice. I love my machine face wheels.

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Old Nov 27, 2015 | 04:42 PM
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Nice, stays clean looking, too.....

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Yes, looks great
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looks great
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Old Nov 27, 2015 | 05:26 PM
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pretty, pretty, pretty....
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Nicely done!!

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It looks 3 times better

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Excellent choice!
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