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Old 06-13-2011, 03:17 AM
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tinted the tail lights
trd springs for the time bring(till i can figure out if i want bags or coils)
mk4 jetta wheels
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Old 06-13-2011, 03:27 AM
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Those wheels. Ugh.
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Nice! But all I see now is a Jetta!

Maybe red lugs are needed? You gotta hide the Jetta look, just like you'd hide your kids, your wife, and your husband because Jetta owners will be rapin' imitations out there.
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Old 06-13-2011, 04:19 AM
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take those rims off, seriously? why would you put jetta wheels on a tc, the stock tc wheels look 1000x better than those jetta rims.

now that im done trolling, the car looks good.
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Old 06-13-2011, 04:26 AM
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the stock wheel looks better but has horrible offset. these wheels made everything flush. they are just temp wheels. yea the lug nuts were all i had laying around but i do agree with you
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awful rims.
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I like the car color choice. For next suspension setup, anything lower than TRDs; B&G or Stance GR+ coilovers can def slam.
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the stock wheels look better. see if someone with vw monte carlo wheels would trade for those long beaches.
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yea those wheels suck! came on my moms jetta and they bend soo easily!!!
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Old 06-14-2011, 01:14 AM
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you guys mean to tell me these are vw wheel? i thought the were from a ford jetta. man they do look terrible now!!!!
nice knowing you guys looks like im gonna have to move this post to vw vortex now
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Old 06-14-2011, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by mke_adam
nice knowing you guys looks like im gonna have to move this post to vw vortex now
Please post back with results.
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Originally Posted by Joyride
awful rims.

Thanks for saying what I was thinking.
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you guys will be happy to know that these are sitting in my basement waiting on tires! btw vortex was pumped!
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Imo i would keep the jetta wheels just to be diffrent. I think with a nice drop they would look decent, and I prefer them over the rim in the pic you just posted. The rim in that pic just looks like another stock rim.
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I think in a comparison, the vw rims look way better on the tc than tc rims on a vw. Not that this was brought up, I'm just showing.

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the only thing i could see making those wheels look good on your car would be get them powder coated a different color and bagging your car.
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Old 06-14-2011, 03:27 PM
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Wheels don't look too bad. I'm always a fan of 5 spoke wheels so I think they look better than OEM tC wheels. However, from a far glance and in the pics, the style and the shape of it makes them look like hubcaps you can buy at Autozone.
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Interesting wheels. The first thing I thought of when I saw your tC was that it was a spec model, the tC's that were released a while back from the factory that came with only hubcaps and non-opening moonroof. I like the second set of rims that you have on hold at the moment, I think they will look better on your car.
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Old 06-14-2011, 05:34 PM
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well thaks to you guys that werent d bags about the jetta wheels and respect being different!
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Old 06-14-2011, 06:11 PM
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Any other upcoming plans for the car?
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