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Old 04-20-2009, 08:29 PM
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My new rims and tires :-)

Was browsing craigslist on sunday morning and came across some 16in crosslace formula? gta? style rims. There the ones which are that dark grey in the inside...thats why i dont think they are gta(i thought they were gold only)...anyway i found a full set of them with tires on them for $600...went out and looked at them to see if they compared to the pics. All i have to say is WOW. These things looked brand spankin new. The pic on craigslist didnt even do justice. Well i bought them...its raining this whole week so i wont put them on till that rain is over but they are going to look so good. They have 50 series tires on them...front tires are brand new backs are worn a little but ill get this season out of them easy. Either way figured id post my find. I think i got a good deal on them due to the quality and that they came with tires on them! Ill post pics on the car as soon as i put them on there :-) i cant wait.



Thats the pic from craigslist....honesly they look so much nicer in person. I went to look at them expecting OK rims and saw AMAZING rims...i wasnt even going to buy them until i saw them

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i always like the look of oem rims. they look nice. enjoy them.
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Nice score!
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Those look really nice.
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As it's not a T/A, still love the rims...

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nice grab!
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nice find craigslist is the best place ever I just scored a near perfect set of 91-92 z28 rims w tires for a hundred bucks bout a week ago funny thing is the guy only lived like a minute away from me
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As it's not a T/A, still love the rims...

That looks killer! Never even considered putting crosslace rims on a Camaro, but seeing those I'm second guessing Torque Thrusts.
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I'm a little biased but I would take the GTA's over TT's
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I can see why, beautiful car man.
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Re: My new rims and tires :-)

Ok guys wanted to show u a couple pics of them...Ive been busy trying to figure out my error code 14 problem for a while now. If you happen to be in the general motor tech spot check out my thread. Ive had alot of ppl respond. but here is a few pics i just went out and snapped with my cell. I didnt get into much detail...just quick and simple. I LOVE the new look of the car. Check my profile to check out the older pics and newer ones. They came with 4 extra center cap things but they all say rally sport on them as the guy before had them on a camaro but just bought 20's for his car. also came with a handfull of extra lug nut caps. Obviously came with 4 rims and also had tires on them. All 245-50-r16 tires. Front tires are directional tread and backs are not. Hope everyone likes them as much as i do.

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Well thats all i got for pics when i went out there. I just got back from a drive so shes a lil dirty...notice the wheel whells. I HIT A LIL MUD....i was like wtf i just washed this yesterday....but ya....next step is i want to paint the calipers red in the front and paint the brake drum black in the back. It will pop out and complement the car color. Recently ive been dumpin a lot of money in her. Now things are giving me problems like the code 14 problem. So now ive put all of these look nice things on the car but now i am low on money and cant even fix the motor problems

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Re: My new rims and tires :-)

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I can see why, beautiful car man.
Thanks

Car looks good dude! Diggin' the new rims
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Thanx guys...and ya i like the gta style over the TT's also. I like my car to look modified but stock at the same time.
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Nice pink paint job
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those are some fat buldging tires on that car. love it. what size are they? rims look good too. but i like the old muscle car look with the tires look like they are going to eat the rim and then everything on the road.
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mtwlkn122: The new rims look great. Nice looking car all together.
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