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FROM STOCK 15" STEELIES TO WILD 24" WHEELS, THEY GO HERE.
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Found these on the interwebs for 109 dollars each. 17x8 . What do you think?
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these are them right? if so they definitely look interesting
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Ya thats them. For the price I cant see why not. I am trying to find a company in Canada that can come close to that price,but not having much luck. The place thats selling them for 109 each wants 275 dollars to ship them to me. Thats crazy!. If I cant find a good price in Canada I will just get them shipped to the border and pick them up myself (they do this for free)
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willisworms wrote:What do you think?
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loopie wrote:
willisworms wrote:What do you think?
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I'm not sure I'd have been this blunt... but yeah. :muhaha:

But hey, if you like them, then go for it. Whatever makes the van look cool to you is all that matters!
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For that genre of style...they're actually not that bad btw... :cheers:

Have you asked if they'll ship USPS? Cheapest option and NO brokerage fee. Otherwise, yes...$75 in fuel and 8hrs of your time is kinda worth the $200 savings running down to the coast.
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to each their own. that pic also kind of sums up what i think when i see them also.

btw .. anyone notice that matt's sig text color is the same as the shirt on the left? :-k
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loopie wrote:
willisworms wrote:What do you think?
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pic reminds me of the saturday night live skit.Night at the roxbury.I am just wondering if it a test.Do we look gender challenged?Maybe a little eye make up.Well you ask what I thought.
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crash wrote:to each their own. that pic also kind of sums up what i think when i see them also.

btw .. anyone notice that matt's sig text color is the same as the shirt on the left? :-k
Hey, I think I look pretty damn good in that color!

(My sig color is a tribute to a[n Air Force] boss I once had. He always used that color when writing notes or comments to us. Whenever we saw that color, we knew it was from him and we'd better take note! As I came up in rank and gained supervisory positions, I too used that color. A real man can pull it off!) :yawinkle:
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Dammit! My girlfriend watches that jersey show! Have I been subliminally influenced By the sound of those fools? Well I guess worst case If I get these wheels is it will constantly be filled with this.
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i happen to like the rims i would buy them if the right price came up
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109 dollars is not the right price? I see you live in Canada as well, Wheels are expensive up here.

I Have been digging pretty deep into the interwebs and am thinking About these instead, They are a bit more, but I think nicer

I am a buy local kind of guy, I will always go out of my way to support local business first, Canadian business second. The best deal I could find locally for wheels and tires ( toyo open country a/t) was 2100.00

From the U.S. shipped to the border, mounted and balanced with lug nuts, 1200.00 + 150 ish tax at the border ( I could add gas to pick them up, but it is a really nice drive, and my parents live on the way, so I wont ) That is a savings of 750 dollars

Oh and our dollar is par right now
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I like them a lot better! They are nice.
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I kind like these
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Those the AR Ansens?
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