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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 06:40 PM
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Chrome or Satin Black? I still have both sets of Rims and tire. The Black rims came off the a car I bought the drive line for my 93 project. The chrome was cracking pretty bad but the tires where are 80%. I used the spray rubber to coat the rims. It looks pretty nice even close up. Not the best pic snce it rains all day today.

Another opinion. I was thinking with the black rims I may go with a Bra. Normally I am not a Bra guy but with 200K on the body the front of the car hundreds of paint chips exposing the gray primer. No real time to fix it, If I do get some free time I need to work on the 93.
Sand blasted look or Bra?
Rims are off a newer Firebire so they have the small center caps.
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This is a older photo from when I just finished the car Almost 60K ago.
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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 07:48 PM
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Personally, I think the black wheels look great, your first pic looks almost identical to mine, so my opinion may be biased Im also contemplating putting a bra on mine for the exact same reason. The paint on the front bumper definitely shows its age. Im just curious how it will look with only the bumper cover and not the hood cover though. Theres no way the hood piece is gonna fit in mine with a 4" cowl...

I say stay with the black rims, and add the bra, it will look sharp!
 
Old Sep 3, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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I have to say with the dark green, I like the chrome wheels. I have both black and chrome wheels myself, so I can change it up every now and then.
 
Old Sep 3, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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Chrome.
 
Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:43 AM
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chrome for sure as it dresses up the vehicle

about the bra: 10 pound dumb-bells and a bunch of reps and you won't need a bra. I understand that as we age things begin to sag but there's nothing like using free weights to fight gravity.

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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by torque_is_good
about the bra: 10 pound dumb-bells and a bunch of reps and you won't need a bra. I understand that as we age things begin to sag but there's nothing like using free weights to fight gravity.
I weight 300 lbs, I tried lifting 12 oz at a time but doing thousands of reps every night but it seem to make the problem worse. I was thinking of steping up to 16 oz.


I think I like the black but that might because I have been looking at the car for 3 years, change is good
 
Old Sep 4, 2012 | 09:27 AM
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^ lol. Gorn made a funny!
I like contrast and highlights, so my vote goes to chrome as well. The blacked out look never appealed to me, but hey, it's your car.
 
Old Sep 4, 2012 | 12:00 PM
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I really like the Firebird 5-spokes, but I think the chrome with the dark green looks better.
 
Old Sep 4, 2012 | 12:03 PM
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im not much for shiny wheels but would go with chrome.
 
Old Sep 4, 2012 | 12:55 PM
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