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91 Coupe or S5 GXL Rims?

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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 11:56 AM
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91 Coupe or S5 GXL Rims?

I have both! Which should I put on my car? Which is lighter? The coupe rims are just the wide 5 spoke. The GXL are the 4 spoke ones. They are both 15" rims, I am just deciding which to put on for looks/functionality.
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 12:10 PM
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Do you have a pic of the GXL rims? I dont remember what they look like. But I have always liked the way the 91 coupe rims looked.
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 12:16 PM
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Here they are! They were free, so either way...I win!
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 12:23 PM
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You had me confused when you said the GXL rims were 4 spoke. Those rims came on all 89-90 models except the vert. Both my 89 GTU and 90 GTU had/have those rims.

I still say go for the 91 coupe rims.
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 12:38 PM
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I have a 90 GXL and my friend has a 91 Coupe parking next to each other outside, is hould take a picture
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 01:44 PM
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DOOOOOD go with the 91's they look way cooler than the bologna gxl rims
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 02:40 PM
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Hes talking about the S5 rims, not S4. The S5 rims are the same as whats on my car in my sig.
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 02:54 PM
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Go with the 91's. If nothing else, less people got them.
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 04:19 PM
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http://www.angelfire.com/ct3/kahren1...rx7/91rx7.html

see the difference for yourself
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 04:22 PM
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definitly the 91 rims they look alot cooler
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 04:36 PM
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Originally posted by mazdaspeed7
Hes talking about the S5 rims, not S4. The S5 rims are the same as whats on my car in my sig.
I thought the s5's like yours were the bologna...... are they not?
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 05:21 PM
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Not sure if it matters, but I have an S5 GXL and my rims look like bologna I can't wait to put my T2's on, they look so much better.
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 06:21 PM
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Ya.. I dont like my 89GXL rims at all. They should of never put them on.
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 08:01 PM
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go with the 1991 rims


some dude painted his black that i recently saw...looked sweeet hehe
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 09:08 PM
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Heres a good pic of the 89-90 GTU/GXL rims
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 09:42 PM
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Send the '91's my way!!!!! I got those swirly rims (what are they called???)

TJ
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Old Feb 11, 2002 | 10:23 PM
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Originally posted by tommytsunami
Send the '91's my way!!!!! I got those swirly rims (what are they called???)

TJ
Bologna slicers.
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Old Feb 12, 2002 | 10:54 AM
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Well then, looks like I have two sets of rims, but I guess I will keep the original ones on the car!!! Anyone want to trade two perfect sets of rims for a set of TII or Vert mesh/BBS rims?
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