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Old 05-29-2010, 04:16 PM   #15
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Having had both now (coils and coilover replacements), they're worth the extra money. I have the KW V3's on the car and they're awesome.
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Old 05-29-2010, 04:48 PM   #16
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Very nice, I love that wheel.
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Old 05-30-2010, 07:54 AM   #17
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They look good, but they look very small to me. Is it the lip that's making them look tiny?
The small visual is due to the thick register (ring around the edges of the spokes, where the bolts are threaded into from the backside of the wheel). For example, if that register were painted black and the spokes reached the outer part of the lip, they would appear larger. When you do a chrome center with a chrome lip, it also makes the wheel look smaller because there is not a strong separation between the lip and the center. Makes the lip look like part of the register.

Lowering the car will make the wheels visibly grow too, just by getting rid of the tire gaps.

Quick photo edit attached. I painted the register black, look how much bigger the wheel appears now. Same wheel, different look, different result.

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Old 05-31-2010, 05:46 PM   #18
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The small visual is due to the thick register (ring around the edges of the spokes, where the bolts are threaded into from the backside of the wheel). For example, if that register were painted black and the spokes reached the outer part of the lip, they would appear larger. When you do a chrome center with a chrome lip, it also makes the wheel look smaller because there is not a strong separation between the lip and the center. Makes the lip look like part of the register.

Lowering the car will make the wheels visibly grow too, just by getting rid of the tire gaps.

Quick photo edit attached. I painted the register black, look how much bigger the wheel appears now. Same wheel, different look, different result.

Tony
Very Interesting. But IKONZ does not offer finishes in such a manor do they? It seems all their styles are the same in this area (with or without bolts) Do they offer in a center section that allows the lip to be deeper? I mean those 20 x 11s are a wide wheel
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Old 05-31-2010, 08:43 PM   #19
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Niiiice dude, those look amazing and man do they shine!
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Old 06-02-2010, 02:30 PM   #20
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Very Interesting. But IKONZ does not offer finishes in such a manor do they? It seems all their styles are the same in this area (with or without bolts) Do they offer in a center section that allows the lip to be deeper? I mean those 20 x 11s are a wide wheel
ICONZ offers all different finishes on all of their wheels, i know this because we are one of their retailers.
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Old 06-03-2010, 11:18 PM   #21
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Looks great, you've got a sweet looking ride.

All Camaros look better lowered, even the ones with the stock wheels. I'm hoping to drop mine down 1'' or so. But only one thing at a time, right?
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Niiiice dude, those look amazing and man do they shine!
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The small visual is due to the thick register (ring around the edges of the spokes, where the bolts are threaded into from the backside of the wheel). For example, if that register were painted black and the spokes reached the outer part of the lip, they would appear larger. When you do a chrome center with a chrome lip, it also makes the wheel look smaller because there is not a strong separation between the lip and the center. Makes the lip look like part of the register.

Lowering the car will make the wheels visibly grow too, just by getting rid of the tire gaps.

Quick photo edit attached. I painted the register black, look how much bigger the wheel appears now. Same wheel, different look, different result.

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it is a visual trick being caused by that orange painted flange on the face. Anytime you paint that area with a bright color, it attracts your eye more than normal. Being a smaller diameter than the wheel itself, it does give a visual of the wheel looking smaller than it is.

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