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what do "chrome torque stars" look like?

Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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are these what I think they are?
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Old Nov 18, 2007 | 06:32 PM
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Those look like GA rims.
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Old Nov 18, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim W
Those look like GA rims.
Yup
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Old Nov 18, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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ummm, whats the point of this thread?
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 12:09 AM
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those are 16"x6.5" and I bought a set of those with caps for $120. I sold them for $440 shipped to Minneapolis (where I bought them).
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Peterg22000
ummm, whats the point of this thread?
To answer a question???? (Although Hans should be able to find a torque star pic if he searched)
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Originally Posted by Peterg22000
ummm, whats the point of this thread?
To answer a question???? (Although Hans should be able to find a torque star pic if he searched)

well I figured Hans, a guy thats been here 3+ years and had 4000+ post would know what a torque star was.
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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What'* funny is, if you ask GM, a Torque Star is the lightweight thin 5-spoke wheels the 97-03 GP got.

How we adoped the name, I don't know.
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adoped...LOL

We probably figured it was close enough. Wasn't there a website that someone posted showing the actual GM names for all the various rims?
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 01:31 PM
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I was trying to figure out if those were torqe stars...it appears they are GA rims and wont work on my car....
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