Thread: 2001 GTP Special Edition Bonneville GXP Rims

thanks guys! and no she didnt. it looks better than the pics.

ok, it looks better and worse at the same time somehow

i didn't clean when i took those last ones. it was 80 degrees and getting ready to storm. and that morning the pollen from the air was caked thick on it. next day it was 30 and snowing. yeah, in may.

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I like the new rims. Good lookin car

I put about 6 hours in cleaning it up and waxing it. I used this Maguires stuff for black cars that's supposed to be like a clay bar. It worked pretty well. Took out the water spots and brought the black shine back into it. Now all the dings and dents really show up [IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG]

Looks pretty good. Was it actual clay bar or what?

Needs moar low, looks good, the rims could use a polishing tho

Originally Posted by JDrach

Looks pretty good. Was it actual clay bar or what?

no. it was Maguires bottle stuff from walmart for like 9 bucks. supposed to be like a clay bar. I've never used a clay bar but this stuff worked pretty well.

Originally Posted by killerspeed101

Needs moar low, looks good, the rims could use a polishing tho

I need struts SOOOO bad. would like to lower the front a bit. probably have to go all the way to next tax return for that. the rims look awful, really. i'm not sure what to use to polish them other than sanding them down and redoing them.

Originally Posted by Shiftingshaddow

no. it was Maguires bottle stuff from walmart for like 9 bucks. supposed to be like a clay bar. I've never used a clay bar but this stuff worked pretty well.

I need struts SOOOO bad. would like to lower the front a bit. probably have to go all the way to next tax return for that. the rims look awful, really. i'm not sure what to use to polish them other than sanding them down and redoing them.

I wetsanded mine with 2k grit and replosed with mothers polish and a powercone. got good results and mine were worse then yours.
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that's kinda wacky we have the same rims. I didn't even realize they could be shiny. looks good.

Originally Posted by Shiftingshaddow

that's kinda wacky we have the same rims. I didn't even realize they could be shiny. looks good.

Whats even more wacky is that we have the same car lol, mines a Special edition also

I finally got real time knock retard figured out on torque app along with timing and load. one time had a blip of .2 KR on a shift from 2nd to 3rd. Many punches from stop and from 1st, 2nd and overdrive. 0 knock all the way up to 100% load. Timing at WOT was between 13 and 16 under any WOT circumstance that I remember. All other times timing is 25 to 40 degrees. Went up to 85 in a 65 maybe once. there's not a lot of places to go fast without being stupid close around where I live. car covers ground pretty quick. i'm guessing the timing could be better and that would help some based on what I've read other cars doing. but at least there's not really any danger of engine damage. I haven't noticed anything to indicate retard while driving in the last two months I've had the 3.4 on it and the previous scan I did showed none.

Originally Posted by kking89

car looks really good man! what springs are you dropped on

thanks man!

my springs are saggy stock

I sold my eagle rims in the pics and got some gxp rims off a Bonneville for a hundred bucks. the guy who bought them off me had to get a ride. so the guy who drove him had a 2009 dodge caliber. he gets out and he's like "that's a nice car." i'm like, thanks. he says, "I'll trade you straight up." I'm thinking that this dude has some screws loose. so I looked at his car. its kinda dirty but not in bad shape. some scratches on the hood. tires maybe 30%. they were originals. showed him mine. he's like "as is. right?" I got his number but I haven't given any thought since. I def wouldn't want that caliber. I would sell it. my car's worth maybe 3 grand with the new tires on it. I forgot to check how many miles on it. I was still kinda thinking about doing it and dumbfounded that he would want to do it in the first place.

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Love bonnie GXP rims, always look great.

100 dollars for all four. found them kinda lucky. they aren't perfect but from a lil ways away they look really good. actually, that's pretty much my whole car.

Originally Posted by Shiftingshaddow

100 dollars for all four. found them kinda lucky. they aren't perfect but from a lil ways away they look really good. actually, that's pretty much my whole car.

Same goes for most of us lol. Love the rims though. And a steal at $100