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Old 06-13-2009, 02:50 PM
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Is that a sticker around the rim or did he paint do you know?
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Old 06-13-2009, 04:34 PM
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I would say that chrome lug nuts might also be in order since you are drawing attention to the center of the wheel anyway.....
that and trim rings would definitely give you that Old School look.
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Old 06-13-2009, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Panel08
Is that a sticker around the rim or did he paint do you know?

You'll have to ask him, Not sure...
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Old 06-15-2009, 10:40 AM
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One flew

One of my caps flew off somewhere over the weekend (the one I didn't put Loctite on) Doh!
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Old 06-15-2009, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by HHR_style
One of my caps flew off somewhere over the weekend (the one I didn't put Loctite on) Doh!
That sucks. Sounds about like my luck. What did you use to cleam your rims? I had some aluminum wheel cleaner that I used on mine but now my rims have a white residue everywhere except where the hubcaps had them covered.
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Old 06-15-2009, 03:44 PM
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I would say that chrome lug nuts might also be in order since you are drawing attention to the center of the wheel anyway..
I was going to use chrome initially but they were out of stock. So I went with the black & I was quite happy with the look. I'll probably get some chrome ones when the black starts chipping off these.
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Old 06-16-2009, 06:09 AM
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I know this is going to sound stupid but where did you get the rims? I need another set of rims for winter and i do not want to wait till the last minute. These look great and would be perfect for my HHR,
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Old 06-16-2009, 08:22 AM
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I know this is going to sound stupid but where did you get the rims? I need another set of rims for winter and i do not want to wait till the last minute. These look great and would be perfect for my HHR,
These are the stock wheels for the LS Panel. I took off the 5-spoke hub cap & these are what I found underneath. Nice huh? When I first pulled the hub caps the wheels were dirty & I figured I'd have to re-paint them but all it took was some soap & water & they still had the nice GM paint color on them. I had to change out the lug nuts because the stock ones were hideous. Do you have aluminum wheels?
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Old 06-16-2009, 03:05 PM
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New cap installed

With Loctite this time! We'll see how long it stays on there:
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Old 06-16-2009, 03:38 PM
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Not to hijack, but here's how I did mine...for those of us who don't have access to a machine shop

Billet Specialties engine breather assy...base mounts to hubs (with modifications to base assy), then cap screws onto base...these aren't coming off! These retail for $36.95 each here...

http://www.billetspecialties.com/ite...id=214&pid=145

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