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BlueJacket

Post subject: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:02 pm

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Here are some bad/fast shots of my winter wheels. The wheels are 18x8 Sport Tuning Gunners with custom made Pontiac center caps. And the tires are 245/45/18 Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3's.

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FastKatt

Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:06 pm

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Looks good
I have to make center caps for my rims as well...
I can't find a "flat" cap to start with though...

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BlueJacket

Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:11 pm

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I used the caps from a G6. I just had to trim off the prongs on the back and used double side tape to stick them to the caps that came with the wheels.

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FastKatt

Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:27 pm

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See how they aren't smooth, & how ugly they are?

I'd have to bore a hole in them to add the Arrowhead to them

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:43 pm

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If they are plastic do what I did and heat them up and mold the domed area flat. The caps for my car were domed and that is what I had to do. Worked great.

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FastKatt

Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:47 pm

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So, just heat and press on a flat surface?

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:58 pm

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I used a lighter to heat the domed area from behing and then used a coin or somthing flat to push/mold the domed area flat. It will not be 100% even/flat but you can get it so that the center cap will git on it flat.

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 9:13 pm

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those look sexy

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:30 pm

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where did you buy from?

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:12 am

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FastKatt wrote:

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See how they aren't smooth, & how ugly they are?

I'd have to bore a hole in them to add the Arrowhead to them

what did you hit :shock:

and nice winter rims :cool:

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:17 am

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what did you hit :shock:

Check out my thread on 97-03 Struts on an '04+ GTP
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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:23 am

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oneslowgreengt wrote:

where did you buy from?

Tire Rack, they were only $100 each.

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:03 am

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geeze!! those are great looking wheels. i would run them full time on the GP. haha

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:27 am

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Over the summer I am thinking about painting them black and leave the lip unpainted.

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Don_Rome

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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:39 pm

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The wheels look great on your car Charles, and the price was fantastic. I've been thinking of putting those tires on my CompG winter wheels. Let me know how you like them when you get a chance to try them in the snow.

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:23 pm

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I hope to never get to use them in snow. But that is not going to happen I am sure.

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Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:50 pm

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I prefer the factory rims over those, but you can't beat the price. Just my $.02

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:01 pm

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Kansas GXP wrote:

I prefer the factory rims over those, but you can't beat the price. Just my $.02

Me too, I miss my 19's.

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:40 pm

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looks good

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Post subject: Re: Winter tires and wheels

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:26 am

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BlueJacket wrote:

Over the summer I am thinking about painting them black and leave the lip unpainted.

please don't they accent ur car almost perfectly now.

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