My new GAGT

[KeyserSosa2000]

Originally Posted by Mirage85

18"s for sale huh? tell me more, just send me a pm, possibly interested.

I love Mel's rims and she's a great at doing business. Props to Mel.

[02andahalfgt]

Originally Posted by Mirage85

I was sitting there when they were on the phone with gmcard.... I wasnt supposed to be able to use it with the supplier discount. Says right on the gmcard website. Same with the march madness discount. Sat there for awhile with hmi on the phone in front of me to get me the discounts, cause if I wouldnt have gotten them, no way was I spending ~$22k on a new car thats almost 2yrs model yrs old.


As for the lights, when I can afford stuff again, Ill get some. but stock will have to do for now.

Calm down skippy. It was a general statement about dealers, not your situation. Besides I doubt he had it on speaker phone. They're still getting their money one way or another regardless of what they tell you. But it's easier to make a sale if they make you think you 'beat the dealership'.
You got a great deal. Just don't think you're the only person they make those exceptions for is all I'm saying.

[Mirage85]

Originally Posted by 02andahalfgt

Calm down skippy. It was a general statement about dealers, not your situation. Besides I doubt he had it on speaker phone. They're still getting their money one way or another regardless of what they tell you. But it's easier to make a sale if they make you think you 'beat the dealership'.
You got a great deal. Just don't think you're the only person they make those exceptions for is all I'm saying.

Im sure Im not the only one they made the exceptions for, but seeing as how I was buying an 05 they had on the lot for a year, that really helped my situation. As for them getting money, of course they are getting money, the discounts i got all come out of GM's pockets, not the dealers.

Before I told them i got the supplier discount, and before I knew of the other discounts, I was going to get some free mudflaps and various other things, but as soon as i got the discounts, they took that stuff out of the deal, claiming, oh, we arent making money on this car now. I was like, BS your not making money. Wish there was another dealer with the same thing on the lot, I would went to them, but when its the only one left in god knows how big of an area, they can pull what ever BS they want on you. Oh well, I saved more than enough for the flaps, and Im now glad I didnt get them installed anyway.

[GrandAmChick]

Originally Posted by KeyserSosa2000

I love Mel's rims and she's a great at doing business. Props to Mel.

hehe thanks Tanner!!

PM sent.

[Mirage85]

Well I got around to waching it, and took some pics at a better angle, but the lighting is crappy from sun angle, but I have limited space at the moment.

I ordered some customcargrills and some new taillights, so I will get some pics up once these are installed.

[Mirage85]

After a few months of searching and having a wheel place in Ohio help me, they tracked down a complete set of 4 brand new perfect condition 077's in the 5x115 bolt pattern. Cant wait to put these things on over Memorial day weekend.

[Bryan]

Wow, very nice man. I'm lookin forward to the pics with them on.

[Mirage85]

Originally Posted by bryanwhitegt

Wow, very nice man. I'm lookin forward to the pics with them on.

Thanks, I never put up pics since I installed the SLP, Tails, grills, etc... so I think its going to look pretty badarse myself once these are on it.

Now I just need to spring clean it and wax it up good.

[KeyserSosa2000]

cool. I looked at the 1 year old thread and asked my self who would drag this back into discussion. I'm glad it was you, those will look hot on your car.

[Bryan]

Yeah that'll be a nice update for us. Did you get headlights too?

[Mirage85]

Originally Posted by bryanwhitegt

Yeah that'll be a nice update for us. Did you get headlights too?

Im in the process of another paypal claim. first seller didnt have the.... this seller claimed he did, I filed a claim because he never sent them, then he countered with a claim saying I never paid.... what a moron... anyway... thats an on going battle for headlights.

[kse73]

Youre going to need springs w/ those badboys too. Polished or chrome? If theyre chrome...sweet. If polished.... sweet too...but good luck. Polished is a bitch and a half to keep clean.

[ryanbgb22]

Originally Posted by kse73

Youre going to need springs w/ those badboys too. Polished or chrome? If theyre chrome...sweet. If polished.... sweet too...but good luck. Polished is a bitch and a half to keep clean.

i agree, dont put the rims on until you get springs on...

anyway, where did you end up finding them and what kind of price did you get them for? Nice find!

[Mirage85]

Chrome of course. Im not going to lower the car, I wont be able to pull in my driveway, I already scrape the front valance as it is.

JDWheels.com

Supposedly the last set in the country in 18" chrome 5x115. They gathered up lonely ones from across the US to make a complete set for me... so there may be a few left out there... but its pretty fitting, I got one of, if not the the last brand new gagt in the country, now i got one of if not the last set of 077's in the country for it.

[kse73]

Originally Posted by Mirage85

Chrome of course. Im not going to lower the car, I wont be able to pull in my driveway, I already scrape the front valance as it is.

Either park it on the street or get a concrete mixer to help ease the steepness of your driveway. Unless you dont mind the stilt look...

[Mirage85]

Originally Posted by kse73

Either park it on the street or get a concrete mixer to help ease the steepness of your driveway. Unless you dont mind the stilt look...

I don't think my land lord would appriciate me doing that... plus... your not allowed to build out on the street. Its poor cheap construction at its finest.

Anyway.. Im looking for a new job in VA so I can be with the woman, get married, and buy or build a house, so I will have to see where I will be living in a few months, perhaps I will lower it then, but for now, the stock height is fine. From other pics of seen with cars on 18"s and stock springs, they didnt look bad in my opinion, so I will just have to wait and see how it looks once I get them bolted on...

[Bryan]

I think a black car can pull off the stock height with rims best. The black tires, black wheel wells, and the black body kind of clash together making it not look so bad.

[kse73]

i was joking about the cement mixer btw .

[GrandAmGT1996]

If you dont want springs, put air ride on it.

Congrats on the wheels though, they will look good

[Mirage85]

Originally Posted by GrandAmGT1996

If you dont want springs, put air ride on it.

Congrats on the wheels though, they will look good

haha, yeah, then I could make it dance to the music....

oh well.. I will see what it looks like first, I did some reading up on lowering it, and it seems as though you need different struts or something? I dunno.... Im pretty well done putting money into this car.