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Apr 19, 2005, 08:13 AM
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Yo, a deal on a set of wheels for $150, but there's a catch...
my boy called me late last night, sayin he had a friend who was gettin rid of some 17"s , dude. the only problem is that they're chrome. Now i'm ridin' stockies right now, that are painted, and i HATE chrome anything. except for maybe pipes, but i'm wondering what do u think? take the rims? or not? Could i paint chrome rims...anyone think it's a good idea?
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Apr 19, 2005, 08:20 AM
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Don't do it... I haven't seen them but I already know that they are ugly.
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Apr 19, 2005, 08:24 AM
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The way I see it, anything is better than stockies, as far as chrome you could paint those also just gotta sand and primer first.
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Apr 19, 2005, 08:25 AM
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some chrome rims are okay ... just depends on what the car looks like, accessories, etc.
you should get the brand/model and see what they look like ... if you like em, then go for it. If not .. dont worry about it. You could always put em on ebay ..
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Apr 19, 2005, 08:27 AM
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$150 - go for it. Sand and paint, they'll be perfect and an amazing deal.
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Apr 19, 2005, 08:28 AM
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Buy real rims and tires? You can get deals now a day for brand new 17's with tires for 699 and 799. Nice looking ones too. 
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Apr 19, 2005, 09:37 AM
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Take em for $150, sell em on ebay for $300, and use that money to buy the wheels you want.
I'm with you though, man. Chrome is ****.
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Apr 19, 2005, 09:39 AM
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buy them and use them as beater rims
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Apr 19, 2005, 09:40 AM
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powder coat em for 100 bucks if u have a good lookin rim... hopefully they dont look to g'd out.
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Apr 19, 2005, 09:50 AM
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I'm thinkin i might just get em' for $150, thats a HELL of a deal. and my boy told me they're like 12 spoke or something. I'm going to look at them today i think, but as long as maybe i can sand , prime and paint them w/o the paint coming off, i might just have a chance to custom do whatever color paint i want on the rims? or SELL em' on ebay...MAN anything's better than stocks, especially if your hubcaps keep bouncing and rattling.
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Apr 19, 2005, 09:52 AM
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...powdercoat is much more reliable.
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Apr 19, 2005, 10:09 AM
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i would by them and sell them for a higher price. chrome rims only look good on certain cars in my opinion but w/e you want to do.
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Apr 19, 2005, 08:29 PM
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Yeah anything is better than hubs.you should def paint them if you can especially since your theme is not chrome
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Apr 19, 2005, 08:49 PM
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pls..replace ur hubs..thank you.
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Apr 19, 2005, 10:03 PM
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I wouldn't, why waste 150$ if they're not the rims you want? If you don't like chrome, don't buy chrome rims, no matter how good a deal.
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