The replacement is in ... my new chariot! UPDATE: Dec. 20

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Another vote for the stockers instead of the blingers.
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+1. the current setup looks perfect
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Do want your car.
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i agree w/ the others... your current ones look better. looks great as-is!
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Not a fan of those. Get these :P :
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I'm terrible at this, but here's a rough mockup of what it would look like with noob's suggested wheels:
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And the original for reference:
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Edit: I sized them a little small, but you get the idea. Looks good, not good enough to spend money on, though.
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I like the original ones better. I don't like the standard five spoke wheels. They are very boring.
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ElectroGhandi wrote:I like the original ones better. I don't like the standard five spoke wheels. They are very boring.
agreed! i still like the as-is better. they're sweet! what don't you like about your current ones?
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The current wheels are quite classy.
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It's hard to find wheels that look good on cars, in my opinion. Over 90% of after market wheels look like shit out there.
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AHTOXA wrote:It's hard to find wheels that look good on cars, in my opinion. Over 90% of after market wheels look like shit out there.
Then you go OEM+. Looks terrific while still staying (kinda) stock.
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Yeah, that is if you have a decent OEM+ option. Not every one does. Then again most common cars out there that have the wheels do have a rather large OEM+ selection that could work.

For example, I'm not sure which vehicles would fit the goat. I wonder if Vette wheels would have worked.
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I can fit Audi wheels
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What's your bolt pattern? I've seen lots of Saab wheels on Craigslist but every time I look them up, they're not VW/Audi patterned. VW MKV and similar-era Audi models: 5x112.
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Saab is 5x110. Wobble bolts are required
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