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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 07:08 AM
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So I got tired of having to touch up my spray-painted Rota GT3's every couple weeks or so. I still have no clue why the previous owner would spray paint a perfectly nice set of GT3's. Plus the tires were almost shot, and they had a decent amount of curb rash on every wheel (not from me!) I found some guy on Craig's List who traded me a set of MINT 99-00 Si wheels (barely noticeable amount of curb rash on one wheel), with fresh tires, straight-up for my wheels. I think I did pretty good. Enough talk, here's the pics...



 

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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 09:46 AM
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nice bargaining! they look good!
 
Old Mar 10, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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nice looking si wheels. any pics of the painted gt3
 
Old Mar 10, 2009 | 10:18 AM
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mmm blue lol nice car
 
Old Mar 10, 2009 | 10:22 AM
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Good trade.
 
Old Mar 10, 2009 | 10:26 AM
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Yup, I have pics. They didn't look bad from a distance, but when you got up close, they looked terrible. Every week or two the wheels would be covered with chips in the paint, especially where they used to have the polished lip, and the curb rash on 2 of the wheels were pretty bad, so much so on one that it bent the lip. Now if they would have been mint GT3's, unpainted, I never would have traded. I've just always loved how clean the SI wheels look. You guys think I did okay on the trade? Now I just have to get rid of my UGLY hood, I have no clue what I was thinking when I got it.

 
Old Mar 10, 2009 | 10:27 AM
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Thanks guys! Nike, I love Electron Blue Pearl, definitely at the top of my favorite factory colors.
 

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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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yeah definitely a good trade, those things are gold. Nice!
 
Old Mar 10, 2009 | 11:01 AM
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lol get a red H on your car lol it would go so so good wit tails and blue

REPRESENT AMERICA YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhh!!! :P
 
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I plan on getting the Type-R red badges, but a lack of money is preventing that. Anyone wanna buy/donate me a set?!? LOL
 



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