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transamkid
09-08-2008, 09:12 AM
ok so im looking for a set of rims for my new '99...the car is NBM and i was thinking chrome c6 zo6's but does anyone else have any suggestions..maybe something a little cheaper and easier to find

NJ Torque
09-08-2008, 09:46 AM
Chrome ZR1's are always good...

98CamaroSS
09-08-2008, 11:41 AM
I would go with your original suggestion of chrome ZO-6's. :mrgreen:

ar0ck
09-08-2008, 12:18 PM
I've seen a couple 98+ Firebirds online with chrome ZR1's and they look pretty good.

transamkid
09-08-2008, 12:42 PM
my friend has black w/chrome lip on his pewter formula and it looks nice...but idk if like black colored rims would work on a NBM car


photoshop anyone?

GP99GT
09-08-2008, 03:58 PM
black on NBM looks stupid IMO...id go with chrome C5 Z06s

michaelg589
09-08-2008, 04:13 PM
are you thinking of going 17s or 18s? I actually dont really have any suggestions for 17s becuase there are very few i like. most are expensive i.e. Fikse. If you want 18s, well i obviously would suggest chrome C6s. I love the look of simple five spoke wheels with NO lip. But chrome C6 Z06s would be my second suggestion.
C5 Z06s are ugly on anything other than a C5 Z06 and WAY played out.

deadtrend1
09-08-2008, 04:42 PM
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C5 Z06s are ugly on anything other than a C5 Z06 and WAY played out.

While I agree that they are very abundant on F-bodies, it really comes down to what he likes.

Personally I don't think the Z06 rims look bad, and theres are a ton of people selling them in this board alone so theres your cheaper alternative

NJSPEEDER
09-08-2008, 05:14 PM
Please get something other than the typical Z06/ZR1 Corvette wheels.

transmaro93
09-08-2008, 06:15 PM
imo an argent colored wheel or gunmetal wheel looks best on NMB... theres a guy on ls1tech with a NBM camaro with argent colored c5 zo6 wheels i think they are 18x10.5 inthe back 18x9.5 in the front ... it looks really really good imo... did you think about c5 zo6's???

Knipps
09-08-2008, 06:52 PM
if this is your dd, the main question that should be asked is "Is it going to see poor weather? i.e. rain/sleet/snow/etc."

if so, I'd stay away from chrome

creeper
09-08-2008, 08:41 PM
my favorite are torque thrusts. either chrome or gunmetal.

transamkid
09-08-2008, 08:46 PM
its gonna see some rain but thats about it....im thinking gunmetal zr1's or still the c6 z06's right now

sweetbmxrider
09-08-2008, 09:02 PM
ss 10 spokes chrome

lastcall190
09-08-2008, 09:05 PM
I had polished ZR1s on my Formula. I liked 'em, if I had to do it again I'd get black faced ones. Played out or not, they look good on the car. And they are cheap. Now I have thin spoked WS6 wheels on the car and it fits better (probably because they actually made a Formy WS6 and not a Formula ZR1). Gunmetal ZR1s look good, tough to find though.

-J

bcgetfresh
09-08-2008, 09:08 PM
if your sticking to 17's i like the TT2's. I decided to switch it up and just got a set of ruff 278s. ill post some pics when i get them on the car.

transamkid
09-08-2008, 09:59 PM
i was looking at a NBM car on ebay that had black rims with a chrome lip and it looks pretty good...what do you guys think?
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f182/crazyskidz/rimsNBM.jpg

creeper
09-08-2008, 10:00 PM
i love those in silver. black looks ok too.

ar0ck
09-08-2008, 10:54 PM
Nice looking wheel. People underestimate plain silver wheels on NBM and many other colors.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k200/doctormikescott/575e165e.jpg

You get an aftermarket wheel with a factory appearance.

ws6 jim
09-08-2008, 11:38 PM
NBM likes chrome heres what I have they aren't so much more expensive than a corvette style
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/ws6jim/DSC_0249.jpg

lastcall190
09-09-2008, 07:38 AM
i was looking at a NBM car on ebay that had black rims with a chrome lip and it looks pretty good...what do you guys think?
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f182/crazyskidz/rimsNBM.jpg

Looks tough. The good thing about NBM is that it's blue enough where it doesn't just look like an off shade of black. It's when the wheels are all black that it looks kinda ehhhhhh...

The car Arock posted looks great, those are CLEAN silver wheels!

Oh and Jim the car is lookin damn clean... no surprise there :lol:

-J

sweetbmxrider
09-09-2008, 03:46 PM
the black wheels with the chrome lip look great to me

transamkid
09-09-2008, 05:51 PM
yeah i think im leaning towards those black with the chrome lip

69BirdX
09-09-2008, 06:05 PM
I want the new year one honey combs but there so expensive
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transamkid
09-09-2008, 06:19 PM
like the 18's? i wanted them for my 80 but they are mucho expensive

69BirdX
09-09-2008, 06:38 PM
i was lookin at tha 17x9s they look really sweet on 4th gens but 499$ a wheel. So now i dunno what i want to put on my car
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transamkid
09-09-2008, 07:39 PM
for my 99 i think im gonna get some black w/chrome lip zr1's

or chrome ones, im not 100% sure yet

01blackz28
09-09-2008, 10:16 PM
i vote for chrome z06s or cragar ss 18s look insane

transmaro93
09-11-2008, 08:09 PM
i got the black zr1's just becuase i wanted some wheels for the summer and they are reletively cheap... im happy with them... they are common but they look good...

transamkid
09-11-2008, 08:28 PM
i realllyyy want the chrome or black with chrome lip c6 z06's bc like not too many people have them, but i think for now im just gonna have to settle for some chrome zr1's

Frosty
09-13-2008, 10:24 AM
the black wheels with the chrome lip look great to me

:werd:

sweetbmxrider
09-13-2008, 11:14 AM
i realllyyy want the chrome or black with chrome lip c6 z06's bc like not too many people have them, but i think for now im just gonna have to settle for some chrome zr1's

where have you seen black with a chrome lip? a guy i know got a set for his c5. they have almost a trim piece of chrome around the lip. they also have rivets around the rim. i'll see if i can find a pic but i don't know about what you are saying.
this is what he has...
http://www.slickcar.com/products/FR-C6Z06-MTR-BLK.jpg