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Old 09-30-2012, 02:01 PM
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Too cheap to pay for straps to secure it in the container? Wow.
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They came and picked up the car and sent us this pic poor thing
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Old 09-30-2012, 06:04 PM
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Old 09-30-2012, 06:09 PM
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those wheels
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those are oem wheels too which makes it worse. i would have switched them out the day i got that car.
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Old 09-30-2012, 07:44 PM
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those are oem wheels too which makes it worse. i would have switched them out the day i got that car.
I want that wing. I almost bought the same car but the wheels are UGLY, just decided to keep mine and mod it.
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I want that wing. I almost bought the same car but the wheels are UGLY, just decided to keep mine and mod it.
Get that wing and the new front bumper.
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Old 09-30-2012, 10:28 PM
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I've never seen anyone call what are basically TE37s at heart ugly. That's a first.
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yeah, I was doing a similar - not only are they OEM wheels, they are also specifically the wheels Nissan put on the top-end Spec V model ($170k) or so...

http://www.ausmotive.com/images/Nissan-GTR-SpecV-03.jpg
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hmm I think I may have been thinking about the "Egoist" model as well - I think that was the high end model.

http://www.autopult.hu/galeria/1102/..._egoist_19.jpg
http://www.autopult.hu/galeria/1102/..._egoist_12.jpg
http://www.autopult.hu/galeria/1102/..._egoist_13.jpg
http://www.autopult.hu/galeria/1102/..._egoist_14.jpg
http://www.autopult.hu/galeria/1102/..._egoist_16.jpg
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I understand that they're genuine Rays but for some reason they look like cheap TE37 knockoffs to me. I think its just the gloss black with chrome lip that is really bothering me. I mean TE37s are some amazing looking wheels:

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They look a HELL of a lot better in this pic:

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buddy's Z06. one of my favorite out of the group.
I think a ZR1 CF lipkit would just

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Old 10-01-2012, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by srika
yeah, I was doing a similar - not only are they OEM wheels, they are also specifically the wheels Nissan put on the top-end Spec V model ($170k) or so...

http://www.ausmotive.com/images/Nissan-GTR-SpecV-03.jpg
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They come standard on GT-R's with the Track Pack option as well, tmk.
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just noticed, you can see my old wheels to the right of the SL.

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so the two of us were just chillling... holding hands....



and then all of the sudden,



















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wait for it....














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we got surrounded by a gang....





we took care of the business....
rest of the pics are NSFW.
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You know the deal with NSFW pics.





Send out the PMs.
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Still waiting on his clear bra pics.

























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Originally Posted by p.diddy
Get that wing and the new front bumper.
I may get a copy of the wing. The OEM one is like $10k.
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rest of the pics are NSFW.
Add me to the PM list.


Your Viper makes the Shelby look fucking gigantic.
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Originally Posted by 03tLsNBP
I understand that they're genuine Rays but for some reason they look like cheap TE37 knockoffs to me. I think its just the gloss black with chrome lip that is really bothering me. I mean TE37s are some amazing looking wheels:

exactly what i was thinking.

Originally Posted by achenator
I may get a copy of the wing. The OEM one is like $10k.
i dont blame you. the oem type-r spoiler is like $5k. i decided to get the replica for $800 instead.
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I didn't take it but..



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Originally Posted by Rick_TL-S
You know the deal with NSFW pics.





Send out the PMs.
Well, the pics arent really in my favor. Haha.
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Maybe got a flat and parked there to get the wheel off and take it to a shop?
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Originally Posted by MEKO
I didn't take it but..


wait a second...I've seen this GTR before. Here's one that I took.

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What's sick about it? We're in Texas, every 1 in 4 looks like that.
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so.. i saw this today.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryangee87/8048565345/
which was following this..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryangee87/8048569166/
991 GT3 test mule? both cars looked traveled(dirty.) they both had computers inside. they were traveling way under the speed limit. i saw them on SB 101 just outside of San Luis Obispo
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What's sick about it? We're in Texas, every 1 in 4 looks like that.
The truck itself was just bad ass. Funny thing is that it was OKC
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Originally Posted by Rick_TL-S
I've never seen anyone call what are basically TE37s at heart ugly. That's a first.
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Originally Posted by 03tLsNBP
I understand that they're genuine Rays but for some reason they look like cheap TE37 knockoffs to me. I think its just the gloss black with chrome lip that is really bothering me. I mean TE37s are some amazing looking wheels:
Originally Posted by 03tLsNBP
They look a HELL of a lot better in this pic:

I'm just not a fan of a white car with glossy black wheels with the chrome lip. I think it just looks

now that whatever egoist model you posted with the gunmetal wheels, that looks nice!
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