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Wald D23 Wheel Update.

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Old 01-01-12, 01:08 PM
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Default Wald D23 Wheel Update.

I wanna go from this:



To something like this.
Old 01-01-12, 01:15 PM
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powder coat them gunmetal, keep the chrome lip and call it a day
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I like the Wald wheel better.... just my opinion.... Clean wheels though
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Why did you start another thread for your wheels?
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OMG AMG rims look ridiculious HAWT!!!
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hate chrome, i like the walds wayyyyyyyyyyyy more
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
I like the Wald wheel better.... just my opinion.... Clean wheels though
Originally Posted by SoCal Cyco
hate chrome, i like the walds wayyyyyyyyyyyy more


I think he meant chrOming the Wald and not changing wheels
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I think chrome would look hot
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personally i like the Walds the way they are
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Originally Posted by VIS250P
OMG AMG rims look ridiculious HAWT!!!
x2
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Walds wheels look real good
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No wait guys. I'm not gonna buy MB wheels but i want to chrome the Wald wheels.
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Personally, i wouldn't chrome the Wald wheels....
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I'd leave them. The chrome is too much, but not OEM. IIRC in europe there was a few variants of those AMG's, the 2 piece, in 17 & 18" and the same in a one-piece wheel. None of those came stock chrome [again, IIRC].

A machined WALD face with the chrome would be dope though...
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