Chrome wheels
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From: Eastern Tennessee
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From: Eastern Tennessee
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I'm thinking the Mods might have something to say about your "open forum" take on this issue.
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Nothing racist about it... It's a term started with Japanese bikes and has continued to include the tuner cars... even those built in the USA. When you start making every comment about race, you become the racist. Political correctness run amuck.
BTW... My Chinese business associates that ride, refer to their bikes as rice rockets... Can we get back to Chrome Wheels.... Lol
BTW... My Chinese business associates that ride, refer to their bikes as rice rockets... Can we get back to Chrome Wheels.... Lol
Racer
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Chrome wheels look so much better on a C7, and the black wheels look like a taxi, police car or like you have brake dust build up. IMO, the black wheels take away from the C7. You can have your taxi car wheels in black!
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You must be kinda new around here to think the mods care about expressed racism on this forum.
For a glimps of some really unbelievable stuff, go hang out in Off Topic, or worse, Politics, Religion and Controversy forums. If you think 'ricer' is bad, get ready for a revelation.
Don't get me wrong. I'm as opposed to it as you apparently are; it's just that you need tough skin to hang around here sometimes and overlook the jerks, racists and bigots that sometimes post. There is enough good humor, good information and good people that make it worth the time to keep coming back.
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If you're thin-skinned enough, and look hard enough, offense can be taken at almost anything, but ya' gotta' be lookin'.
In my experience the term 'ricer' denotes a style choice, not a race of people. Usually it's a cheap, flashy, non-functional automotive styling choice of modders and tuners younger than 25.
Interpret it as you may, take offense as you will, it's your choice.
In my experience the term 'ricer' denotes a style choice, not a race of people. Usually it's a cheap, flashy, non-functional automotive styling choice of modders and tuners younger than 25.
Interpret it as you may, take offense as you will, it's your choice.
Last edited by TOMZE; May 8, 2017 at 04:56 PM.
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You must be kinda new around here to think the mods care about expressed racism on this forum.
For a glimps of some really unbelievable stuff, go hang out in Off Topic, or worse, Politics, Religion and Controversy forums. If you think 'ricer' is bad, get ready for a revelation.
Don't get me wrong. I'm as opposed to it as you apparently are; it's just that you need tough skin to hang around here sometimes and overlook the jerks, racists and bigots that sometimes post. There is enough good humor, good information and good people that make it worth the time to keep coming back.
What really bothers me is the PC Police are even on our forum. 
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If you are that same guy, here's the comment I was going to make but that thread got closed:
Your Ferrari owning buddies aren't going to consider your Corvette an equal even if Chevy does stop selling chrome wheels.
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chrome wheels?
Black wheels look like a can of spray paint came with the car
All you need is the chrome "dog dish" center to look like
an entry level road runner
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Chrome wheels have been around forever because of how they make a car look. Let's see how long your fugly, pathetic, hideous black wheels stay in style. They do nothing positive for the looks of any car.
Last edited by justplainjim; May 8, 2017 at 06:39 PM.
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