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« on: February 18, 2009, 12:37:58 pm »

You know the Black/polished look...  and is it a VW thing or a Porsche thing? Huh
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« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2009, 15:33:31 pm »

 Definitely a VW thing,  the Porsche crowd did'nt have anything to do with these until the VW guys started paying too much for them amongst themselves. As for detailing them , the 1st set I ever saw was from a guy named Mike Kukar (?) from DKB in Huntington Beach. This was about 84 or 85. A friend of ours named Ben Peche had some in the late 80's & then Henry O had his in the early 90's. It took a little bit after that for them to go from $150 a set to $2000 a set. They seem to have come down a bit lately. Cool wheels  always .   Bill
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« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2009, 21:11:01 pm »

Thank you Bill! The treatment is that old...hmm maybe I will keep them detailed... nah probably not Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2009, 11:27:07 am »

 Shocked  is it that old?  I didn't know that, I thought it was a "new" thing.  Ik like them detailed the most though...
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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2009, 14:53:06 pm »

i remember henry o in the report in super vw  i remember what's that wheels Huh it was gb
henry it's the white car on the picture
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« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2009, 15:32:27 pm »

heres a shot I got of Henry's car at Pomona in January 94
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« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2009, 16:51:33 pm »

same car but fuchs shoes  Grin Grin
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« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2009, 20:04:29 pm »

Looks bitchin with the gas burners..
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« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2009, 20:54:47 pm »

heres a shot I got of Henry's car at Pomona in January 94


they are the ones on my car,got them from Henry in 1999,they were Bill S before that

cheers Richie
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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2009, 04:27:56 am »

Looks OK with the Gasburners but no comparison over the alloys (Fuchs).
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« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2009, 06:33:59 am »

that's a real nice car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2009, 10:48:53 am »

that's a real nice car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
are you sure henry  Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2009, 13:36:01 pm »

O? That's a short surname, still I guess that's better than having one of those names no one can spell!  Cheesy
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« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2009, 15:17:29 pm »

What are some other ways gas burners have been detailed? I have a set of repos for my car but I don't think there is enough contrast between a mostly black wheel and a black car. I have seen them fully chromed but that is a little too bling for my tastes. Any other options?

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« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2009, 21:13:23 pm »

factory finish  Wink
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« Reply #15 on: February 21, 2009, 21:17:12 pm »

 Wink
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« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2009, 21:23:13 pm »

How about naked?
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« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2009, 21:37:15 pm »

Wonder how they would look with a nickle finish.

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« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2009, 23:29:46 pm »

same car but fuchs shoes  Grin Grin
this is a super dee duper car.love the fuchs which cant be bettered in my book Cool bmxnut is henry then? id love to see more pics of all of it and a detailed description henry please? Grin
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« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2009, 00:01:51 am »

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« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2009, 00:15:36 am »

That last pic is cool; the white really pops. The lack of engine seal and channel looks good.
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« Reply #21 on: February 22, 2009, 00:18:29 am »

That last pic is cool; the white really pops. The lack of engine seal and channel looks good.
yep looks great in white. Cool super clean super car Wink
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« Reply #22 on: February 22, 2009, 00:20:02 am »

What are some other ways gas burners have been detailed? I have a set of repos for my car but I don't think there is enough contrast between a mostly black wheel and a black car. I have seen them fully chromed but that is a little too bling for my tastes. Any other options?

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« Reply #23 on: February 22, 2009, 00:31:04 am »

What are some other ways gas burners have been detailed? I have a set of repos for my car but I don't think there is enough contrast between a mostly black wheel and a black car. I have seen them fully chromed but that is a little too bling for my tastes. Any other options?

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Stock silver is killer on a black car.
on a white car and red too

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« Reply #24 on: February 22, 2009, 00:44:58 am »

jim kaforsky 63
cool combo too
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« Reply #25 on: February 22, 2009, 00:53:35 am »

jim kaforsky 63
cool combo too


That is the car that got me stuck on gas burners.

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« Reply #26 on: February 22, 2009, 00:55:30 am »

Yea silver is killer. Those two cars look good!!

Kaforski's car is one of my favorites!!
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« Reply #27 on: February 22, 2009, 01:06:40 am »

jims car is great and yet so understated.
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« Reply #28 on: February 22, 2009, 02:43:17 am »

How about gold with polished edges?
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« Reply #29 on: February 22, 2009, 03:43:40 am »

How about gold with polished edges?

Only if they come in 22" versions

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