View Poll Results: What should I do with my stock 5-spoke 16" TA wheels?
Polish them
1
16.67%
Paint black with polished lip
0
0%
Paint Gunmetal grey with polished lip
4
66.67%
Other (Post opinions)
1
16.67%
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What should I do with stock '95 16" TA wheels?
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What should I do with stock '95 16" TA wheels?
I originally had decided to strip and polish my stock 16" 5-spoke wheels since I now have a set of 99+ 16" twisted 5-spoke Firebird wheels on my car, and then use the polished wheels for daily use and the twisted 5-spoke wheels for autox use, but now I'm undecided. Help me decide what to do with them.
BTW, they are already mostly stripped, and there is a nice rough surface underneath the paint. The 99+ wheels currently on the car are in great condition.
Also: Please post if I should use for daily or autox duty after refinishing them.
BTW, they are already mostly stripped, and there is a nice rough surface underneath the paint. The 99+ wheels currently on the car are in great condition.
Also: Please post if I should use for daily or autox duty after refinishing them.
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Re: What should I do with stock '95 16" TA wheels?
I said gunmetal gray, as I think that would work best overall, for either street or autox. As far as using which wheels for what purpose, I would say which set would you rather have seen on your car 
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Re: What should I do with stock '95 16" TA wheels?
I think I'm leaning towards painting them gunmetal w/polished lip and using them for autox use. I dont want to put the $ and time into stock 16" wheels to polish them. There is a rough finish to the metal, so that means buying more sanding discs, wheels, hours of work per wheel to get them to come out looking right, then buying some polished aluminum sealer such as Zoop seal ($99) to preseve the finish. If they were 17" I would say they might be worth the $ and hassle, but tiny 16x8, dont think they are worth it, although they would look good
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Re: What should I do with stock '95 16" TA wheels?
I don't plan on using any wheels for drag for a long time, if ever. I will probably have the 10 bolt in for a while, even after cam and FULL suspension. I plan on making this an autox/RR/DD car. It may see the strip maybe twice a year, but thats about it. I don't plan on buying new wheels till I can afford a set of 4 17x11's all the way around either polished or chrome. I would like to have 2 sets, chrome for street, polished for autox/RR, but I definitely don't have the money for that right now, so I have to settle for my stock 16" for now.
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Re: What should I do with stock '95 16" TA wheels?
The gunmetal/polished on your car would look amazing.
Somebody do a photochop! http://kirby.cz28.com/images/scan0023.jpg
(You can see pics of my all gunmetal on black in my sig.)
Somebody do a photochop! http://kirby.cz28.com/images/scan0023.jpg
(You can see pics of my all gunmetal on black in my sig.)
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