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Old May 22, 2005 | 07:18 AM
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Default Finally got rubber for my new shoes on the tC

Motegi DP6 18's w/ Sumitomo 225/40-18" tires .....not my first choice in a wheel but the wheels were free

Old May 22, 2005 | 08:22 AM
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free wheels? how d'u pull that one off?
Old May 22, 2005 | 01:35 PM
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look decent.
Old May 22, 2005 | 06:45 PM
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i like, black rims on the BCP looks sexy
Old May 22, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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Yeah, I do like those black rims. I was thinking about doing the same on my IIP at some point.

How much are the tires supposed to go for? I was kinda ticked about Yoka's that came on mine run for about $180 a piece on tirerack...$720 is a ton of money to spend on tires every year. Yes I put on about 20k miles a year.
Old May 23, 2005 | 06:44 AM
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Well, they're kinda black, they're gunmetal wheels with a polished lip.

I got them free because I work in a tire shop, they were actually returned and warrantied out because the clear coat on the lip came off....my neighbor does metal polishing for a living, so problem solved.

The tires are normally 159.99 a tire + M&B and stems and tax @ the Sears I work at. so the tires installed are normally like $760.
Old May 23, 2005 | 07:21 AM
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are those real tires or are they Sears tires?

(frank zappa reference)
Old May 23, 2005 | 08:41 AM
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not bad for "free."
Old May 23, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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not bad at all
Old May 23, 2005 | 04:49 PM
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Yeah... better than having the same old same old stock rims...

Course you can always seel those rims and get something else..
Old May 25, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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moved...
Old May 25, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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Nice. Free is good.
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