Before and after of the wheels I just picked up..

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Before and after of the wheels I just picked up..

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I picked up a set of wheels and tires for $200..The pictures don't really show the centimeter + of baked on brake dust. I don't think they were EVER washed. First pics are after a power washer
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5 hours, a gallon of simple green, and a lot of elbow grease later

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Huge improvement there! Well done and good save :)
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Thanks...was a task but for the price I couldn't say no.. tires have less than 500 miles on them.
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I like those wheels. They are among GM's lightest 16" alloys.
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[ quote=set Wikoff"]I like those wheels. They are among GM's lightest 16" alloys.[/quote]

that's why I like them so much also. I had a set of them on my 96 for a long time
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And, they are the actual "Torque Stars". At some point someone applied GM's name for them to the 5 spokers that showed up on Bonnies in the mid ninties and it stuck.
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What's funny is they had just the tires advertised and I was going to just buy them but they decided since there was so much brake dust they didn't think they could be saved and said I can have the wheels also. I like the white ones that are on it now but for the price I could not pass up and now I can throw a set of studs for winter time on my other wheels.
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Wow! Great clean-up job! - BC
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And finally a coat of wax and some tire conditioner.
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The day I picked her up
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And today:
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Still some things to do...dent repair detail etc. But she's getting there.
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What an improvement! Looks like a lot of hard work
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Very nice! Makes your Bonneville look tougher! :)
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Hmm, I have been on the hunt for a set of traditional Torque Stars for my car, but upon seeing this transition, now I wonder if I should gravitate towards these! Looks great.
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Excellent upgrade really makes it stand out and nice job on the clean up the looks great!
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Wow, WELL DONE. Those look fantastic on the car! Nice job!
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