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Old 03-11-02, 08:36 PM
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remember those wed wheels?

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what I started with...
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ummm, I am having trouble seeing what is going on in the pics. did you polish the whole thing? paint the center a dark color? maybe its just me.
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nice job.
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And now I know there are two sets left in the world...I'm definitely going to polish the outer rim now, that looks absolutely wicked! This is the condition the poor beasts are in now...

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the whole wheel is polished. poor lighting and the fact that the image came off VHS doesn't help.
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Originally posted by Richard Miller
the whole wheel is polished. poor lighting and the fact that the image came off VHS doesn't help.
So did you make a tape of you buffing these out or is this someone else's wheels? I'm curious as to whether or not you/they have any spare center caps they want to sell...
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the blasphmy! Yes i did the polishing and they are my wheels.

I dont have a digital camera or a scanner so I hooked up my camcorder to my video in on my mac. video capture!

I do not have any spare caps. I am planning on checking with the local tire dealers for a replacement.
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I hope I didn't come across as rude. I was wearing a big grin on my face!
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I hope I didn't come across as rude. I was wearing a big grin on my face!
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didn't you just say that?
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Nice wheels!
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yes, dam*d sever busy. threw me off

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Originally posted by Richard Miller
the blasphmy! Yes i did the polishing and they are my wheels.
hehehehe....I figured it was you, just havin' a little fun...


I do not have any spare caps. I am planning on checking with the local tire dealers for a replacement.
Get plenty if you do and I'll buy some from you. Alternatively, I'll let you know if I come up with a better solution ( custom caps, I'll explain later, at work right now...), OK??
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Now aren't those just the Cat's Meow!

Simply lovely....Got me a set of those, but no 12A to put 'em on....Guess I'll just have to find a sweet little GSL for the corral...

Denny, from the 'ol corncrib...
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Are they "gonna use 'em someday, so they're not for sale..." rims or are they susceptible to some $$$....hmmm?
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What did you use to polish them with, anything specific?
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I want some, I want some!!!! Any body got a pair of those???? I give you my truck for'em lol THANX LATERZ,
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yes they are being used and I do not want to sell them. come may I will be / should be painting the old 7 black. I have pulled all the removable panels and will have them tanked so to remove all the old paint. I have already sanded down the engine bay and have it primered. The plan is to install the mariah mode 4 kit. with the GTU style wing. all this toped with my FD seats and the glass sunroof it should be something to be proud of. perhaps the engine will come next year.
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as of the proceedure. The wheels came anodized . I just wrked my way up the sandpaper until I got to the 2000 grit. as the 2000 wore out it started polishing. then I hand buffed it with mothers polish.
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You guys are making me wish I picked up those Auto-Bahns when I saw 'em in a junkyard about a year ago.
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I believe I paid less than 200 dollars. but that was 4 years ago. oh my! it has been THAT long?
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