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    Default Wheel combo that might make me pull the trigger for a G8

    Some of you might know that I'm currently w/out an LSx car. I sold my Ws.6 last month and the last 55 days have been...well...unfulfilling. The new camaro is starting to be seen EVERYWHERE and i'll always be a Pontiac guy. So I'm trying to track down a black GT and figured I might as well start my mod shopping ahead of time. First thing I want is some new shoes to really off set the style. I pulled up DiscountTireDirect's little gizmo and pretty much fell in love with these. I did some photoshoping and think the 18/19 offset raked look will be sick.



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    I would suggest seeing it in person or somewhere else before pulling any triggers, i've known discount tire to "add sauce" to how nice wheels in certain sizes look on cars. Otherwise I like the style of the rim myself.
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    tell you what i like so much about them, they remind me of the Porsche TT that I detail for a client of mine:



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    Realsquash (Andy) has pics of these on his car. PM me, might be able to work a trade...
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    here is a pic that I took at the nationals. I can't tell if they are the same since my monitor at work is a pos. I like the look of these wheels.
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    Very similar look to the Forgestar F14s. Was my second choice. Just remember, that picture at the top does not really look like a black G8 due to the reflections and such. That picture almost makes it look Matte Black or Matte Grey, which is a killer look IMO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by laserred View Post
    Realsquash (Andy) has pics of these on his car. PM me, might be able to work a trade...
    Quote Originally Posted by travis gore View Post
    here is a pic that I took at the nationals. I can't tell if they are the same since my monitor at work is a pos. I like the look of these wheels.
    Andy has the Velocity Motor Racing V701 wheels, which are very similar to the V713 wheels I have.

    Quote Originally Posted by SpeedRacerX View Post
    Very similar look to the Forgestar F14s. Was my second choice. Just remember, that picture at the top does not really look like a black G8 due to the reflections and such. That picture almost makes it look Matte Black or Matte Grey, which is a killer look IMO.
    These wheels are very similar to the Forgestar F14 and also the Velocity Motor Racing V710. Lots of pics out there with V710 wheels on the G8s.
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    In Andy's bracket thread, there are pics of his car with the DR-37s on them. I know because I specifically asked him if the 18s cleared the Brembos all around. So Jaison, I agree. Those rims look good on our car, and the black on black would be killer.
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