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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 10:49 PM
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what do you guys think of these?

Old Feb 23, 2005 | 10:51 PM
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Looks pretty good.. Rims would look better though. Nice paint job by the way!!!
Old Feb 23, 2005 | 10:56 PM
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not bad at all
Old Feb 23, 2005 | 11:00 PM
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They look cool! Your xB looks like a mini tank...
Old Feb 23, 2005 | 11:07 PM
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They look cool! Your xB looks like a mini tank...
haha it kinda does, screw a hummer
Old Feb 23, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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very cool!, call it spy box
Old Feb 23, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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Have you considered hitting the wheels with some matte black so they don't show up quite as much?
Old Feb 23, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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Have you considered hitting the wheels with some matte black so they don't show up quite as much?
no i hadn't considered that, but it is a good idea.
Old Feb 23, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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If you lower it with some tein H's you will be set!
Old Feb 24, 2005 | 02:08 AM
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will that not void the warranty?
Old Feb 24, 2005 | 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by jeems
will that not void the warranty?
Lowering you car doesn't void your warranty. You'll be aight.
Old Feb 24, 2005 | 03:13 AM
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Looks good! That's a great idea that'll make my hubcaps tolerable until I get $$$.
Old Feb 24, 2005 | 04:04 AM
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Take off the scion logo and you got a bB under there.
Old Feb 24, 2005 | 04:20 AM
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Looks great with the car. I painted mine white (PW xB) and it is a lot cheaper than wheels. Because of course when you get wheels, you do not want stock tires on them, so you must get the tires also. I figure about 6-8 hundred. I can do a lot of other mods for that price. The matte black is a good suggestion. Have a camo around town, and then put a rather large white star on the front door. Really sets is apart. Nice ride, and enjoy it.
Old Feb 24, 2005 | 04:27 AM
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all I got to say, BETTER THAN STOCK! way to go buddy.
Old Feb 24, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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yeah this will do until i have money for some wheels
Old Feb 24, 2005 | 06:46 PM
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JEEMS;looks great , i don't have funds for wheels either (at least the finance minister(WIFE) says i don't) so i went with full moon caps, salt flat discs whatever you want to call 'em they look really good on my TCM . did you just spray can them or what just wondering about durability.
Old Feb 25, 2005 | 03:16 AM
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well i was going to just spray paint them. my friend yanked them off and told me he would do it for me while i was at work. when i went to pick them up i was amazed. he used actual car paint and a clear coat. i think it was called grey micah or something like that. he said he used almost a whole can on them. i'm satisfied. these pictures really don't do them justice at all. they really shine.
Old Feb 25, 2005 | 03:28 AM
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is that dupont duplicolor wheel paint? i love that stuff...looks great, something i was considering doing on my blue onyx xB but hadn't gotten around to it yet (been running my extra set of black steelies w/ snow tires all winter anyway).

good job :thumbup:
Old Feb 25, 2005 | 03:51 AM
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Nice much better.



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