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geoff5093 · 01-28-2008, 01:25 PM

I just got my new wheels installed at the dealer today (they are nice enough to swap out the wheels in place of a tire rotation at no charge), they are the stock '07 SE wheels. These are going to be my new winter wheels, instead of my steelies with hubcaps. I bought them for $250 with tires (thanks fdexclpl!!!), I already love them. I actually enjoy looking at my car now, especially since it stands out more then the 90% of other CE/LE Camry's.

The car is a bit dirty even after going to the wash, but the roads are still messy.

krouchchocolate · 01-28-2008, 01:33 PM

what happen to your old wheels?

ebumdude · 01-28-2008, 01:36 PM

Stock or no stock, it still looks good. Nice grille & emergency lights under your rear view mirror, I almost didn't even notice. LoL.

geoff5093 · 01-28-2008, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by krouchchocolate

what happen to your old wheels?

Are you referring to the old stock steelies with hubcaps, or the rims in my sig? The stock steelies are currently sitting in the back seat (part of the reason it looks really low in the rear), but I will be moving them into the garage shortly. The wheels that are in my sig have summer tires on them, so I wont run with those until late spring/summer.

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Originally Posted by ebumdude

Stock or no stock, it still looks good. Nice grille & emergency lights under your rear view mirror, I almost didn't even notice. LoL.

Thanks. I don't like the emergency lights that are on the roof or ones that are colored, I prefer to have it very discrete

itz4lanyo · 01-28-2008, 02:10 PM

does your friend have anymore SE stock wheels and tires for the same price. i'll take them off his hands. n o ya i like the painted calibers

Shelbrain · 01-28-2008, 02:28 PM

Are you in law enforcement, volunteer firefighter etc?

Epsilon · 01-28-2008, 03:12 PM

I really like how your red stands out in the snow.

white07cam · 01-28-2008, 03:27 PM

how do you keep your car so clean in the winter. ive got a white ce and it just looks like a dirty snowball going down the road all the time. i try to wash it once a week if i can but it's sometimes more like once a month.

if its not covered in dirt all winter its covered in bugs all summer

***fdexclpl*** · 01-28-2008, 03:50 PM

The car looks great with the new wheels!

***fdexclpl*** · 01-28-2008, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by itz4lanyo

does your friend have anymore SE stock wheels and tires for the same price. i'll take them off his hands. n o ya i like the painted calibers

I was the user that sold Geoff the wheels. I only had the one set of wheels. Sorry!

west467 · 01-28-2008, 05:53 PM

Those are some good looking winter wheels!! I remember the thread about how much to charge...fdexclpl...gave you a great deal!!! I have some SE wheels that will be going on my Barcelona Red Camry when I shave some more miles of my stock tires. I am still undecided on the brand tire I will be going with.....Looks Great!!!!!

CamrySExxx · 01-28-2008, 06:05 PM

looks great!

toyo proxes > michelins mxv4

geoff5093 · 01-28-2008, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by itz4lanyo

does your friend have anymore SE stock wheels and tires for the same price. i'll take them off his hands. n o ya i like the painted calibers

This was his only pair, sorry. And thanks for the comment, the red calipers were actually painted during the summer, and i'm going to be painting them silver in the spring most likely, as I kinda grew away from the painted stock calipers.

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Originally Posted by Shelbrain

Are you in law enforcement, volunteer firefighter etc?

Yes, I am a volunteer fire fighter for my town (the license plate placard is shown in the first photo).

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Originally Posted by Epsilon

I really like how your red stands out in the snow.

Thanks, red really does stand out, especially in the white snow. Also in the green of summer (see my sig in the first post).

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Originally Posted by white07cam

how do you keep your car so clean in the winter. ive got a white ce and it just looks like a dirty snowball going down the road all the time. i try to wash it once a week if i can but it's sometimes more like once a month.

if its not covered in dirt all winter its covered in bugs all summer

hehe, my car is usually a mess, but I try to hit the car wash every 4-5 days. I had just went to the wash before taking these photos, but the roads were still wet/salty/slushy so it got a bit dirty on the way home.

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Originally Posted by fdexclpl

The car looks great with the new wheels!

Thanks for the comment, and thanks even more for the wheels

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Originally Posted by west467

Those are some good looking winter wheels!! I remember the thread about how much to charge...fdexclpl...gave you a great deal!!! I have some SE wheels that will be going on my Barcelona Red Camry when I shave some more miles of my stock tires. I am still undecided on the brand tire I will be going with.....Looks Great!!!!!

I know he did, and I really appreciate it. And thanks!

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Originally Posted by CamrySExxx

looks great!

toyo proxes > michelins mxv4

I agree, I've already noticed a difference on dry pavement with these Toyo's vs the Michelin's I had on my steelies.

***lammydi*** · 01-28-2008, 07:23 PM

Geoff,
The SE wheels look nice!

geoff5093 · 01-28-2008, 09:46 PM

Thanks again everyone for the comments!

And Paul, I was worried that the dealer would just put the dirty steel wheels in the back seat and get the seats all dirty, but they actually took the time to put them back in the bags and they even put the hubcaps in a new bag, talk about great service! I wanted to put the wheels on myself, but I was at 19,400 miles so I just decided to get an early oil change and have them put on the new wheels.