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Got a quick question. I got set of 04 tstars and i got 235 55 17 tires. Will i run into rubbing or any other issues?
 
killerspeed101 said:
Rolled its fenders and gave it moar low.
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I like those rims, seen similar ones on the corvette and they look sick on them vettes
 
I cleaned up my aluminum rims.
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Now I have to polish them to get them shiny again. Not sure how to do that, but I'll look into it.
 


Schmidty said:
if i have polished alloy wheels what should i use for polish?
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When you say alloy do they have a clear coat on top of them? If it's a clear coat then you really can't polish the metal. You could clay/cut/buff/wax the clear coat to get it to shine again.
 


Nates94 said:
When you say alloy do they have a clear coat on top of them? If it's a clear coat then you really can't polish the metal. You could clay/cut/buff/wax the clear coat to get it to shine again.
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i think they do have a clear coat on them. so just use a quarter of clay and clean them and then buff wax them?
 
Wow that looks awesome, like new. My rims look really good already, its just the areas where the 5 spokes meet the rim where the corrosion took its toll. I got the corrosion off, I'll just pick some of that stuff up to make them shine again. Thanks for the advice.

I have been waxing my rims at least once a month since we have salt here in Michigan.
 
02NavyBlue said:
Wow that looks awesome, like new. My rims look really good already, its just the areas where the 5 spokes meet the rim where the corrosion took its toll. I got the corrosion off, I'll just pick some of that stuff up to make them shine again. Thanks for the advice.

I have been waxing my rims at least once a month since we have salt here in Michigan.
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thats why i park my GXP.. MN puts more salt on the roads than sand. and that de-icing **** probably isn't any better for cars.
 


Schmidty said:
thats why i park my GXP.. MN puts more salt on the roads than sand. and that de-icing **** probably isn't any better for cars.
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Well I can't afford 2 cars. I see a post on craigslist for 4 steel 5 spoke GP rims I could always use as a winter set.

How do I find out whether or not mine have a clear coat? I have the standard 97-03 5 spoke aluminum GP rims.
 
Just pulled my rear valve cover on the comp g. No loose parts so I'm thinking bad lifter. Put the exhaust back on the gtp and looked at the holes in my floor.
 
02NavyBlue said:
Well I can't afford 2 cars. I see a post on craigslist for 4 steel 5 spoke GP rims I could always use as a winter set.

How do I find out whether or not mine have a clear coat? I have the standard 97-03 5 spoke aluminum GP rims.
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the one i'm driving now is one of like 10 that my dad has, its a 1991 98 olds.. was his moms car and he's letting me drive it for free! it was the car i drove all through hs until i got the GXP. and i couldn't tell you how you know whether there is a clear coat or if the clear coat has been warn off.
 
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