| Author | Message | ||
| EFWUN (Efwun)
Member Username: Efwun Post Number: 380 Registered: 2-2003 |
Doody, if you don't run a tubi, you'll need to rig loudspeakers and play "Ride of the Valkyries" by Wagner. "Charlie don't SURF!!" | ||
| EFWUN (Efwun)
Member Username: Efwun Post Number: 379 Registered: 2-2003 |
DOODY, HOMESLICE! let me rescue you before you're stricken from all Ferrari sites in perpetuity! You've gotta get the Tubo-solo Tubi for the 550. (no rear muffler cans) There is absolutely NO resonance. I HATED my stock Tubi, but the Tubi solo is PERFECT. (Of course, then I went and replaced the center mufflers with a venturi pipe, but, well, okay . . . . .) No kidding, Doody, the Tubi solo is SO much nicer than the stock Tubi. Wow, lots of capital letters . . . where did that come from?? Peace out, yo! | ||
| Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
Member Username: Hugh Post Number: 669 Registered: 1-2002 |
g- doody- das mad tiiiiite y0. maybe wit da chromz on yo ryda you could be havin some mad fresh lite up windshiEld nozzlez y0! dat be da ill flava flave, y0. | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Member Username: Doody Post Number: 950 Registered: 11-2001 |
tubi's comin' off hte 550. it makes a LOVELY sound on start up and low growl, but when i drive this thing i'm in it for 30-60 minutes and the damn resonance was just getting to me. the 5th/6th highway speeds @ 2500 RPM stuff. brutal over time. it literally gave me a headache a few times. damn but it sounds stellar in short doses though! i'll miss it every time i start the car up. it sure ain't rocket science to put 'em back on though, so maybe they'll go back someday. doody. | ||
| MarkM (Zan)
New member Username: Zan Post Number: 22 Registered: 11-2002 |
Doody, Tubi coming off which car, and why? | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Member Username: Doody Post Number: 949 Registered: 11-2001 |
to top it all off... the icing on the seven-layer cake... the salt of the ages in the proverbial wound: as blingblinger doody gazes covetously upon chromed 550 wheels, his mechanic is, this very same day, removing his tubi and putting the stock exhaust back on. SACRILEGE! you say! HORRORS! you moan! HEATHEN! you shout! it's true. i'll be expecting imminent termination of my FCA membership and equally rapid revocation of my owners.ferrari.com access. :-) but i won't get freakin' headaches anymore on more-than 15 minute drives! yo yo yo g! don't be dissin' my ride's sneaks or the posse'll have to git up in yo face and put a cap in that ass - old school. six in the mornin' style. peace-out. G-Doody told ya.... shoulda killed me last year. - I.T. | ||
| EFWUN (Efwun)
Member Username: Efwun Post Number: 374 Registered: 2-2003 |
Lo lo lo, doody, check it one time, dey gots a ve hick el, id from abouts '86 n'sh*t. Dat whip am be lookin way rice-a-roni, yo. | ||
| Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
Member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 754 Registered: 10-2001 |
Thats ugly. | ||
| Manu (Manu)
Member Username: Manu Post Number: 684 Registered: 2-2002 |
Chrome wheels Doody? Are you serious? Is it really YOU  ?!! | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 973 Registered: 1-2002 |
Say......WHAT???     | ||
| EFWUN (Efwun)
Member Username: Efwun Post Number: 366 Registered: 2-2003 |
Mad props, hubie! Doody, we be chillin heah n'playin so longz you payin, yo! | ||
| Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
Member Username: Hugh Post Number: 668 Registered: 1-2002 |
yo yo yo efwun-izzle...sup playa. jus giving a shout out to ya mad lingo and steez playa..props my nizzle. | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Member Username: Doody Post Number: 946 Registered: 11-2001 |
you guys are hilarious. but don't go quittin' yer day jobs or nuthin' :-) :-). they're here all week folks. remember to tip your waitresses. try the ice cream and the veal. thank you very much. doody. | ||
| Ernesto (T88power)
Intermediate Member Username: T88power Post Number: 1380 Registered: 2-2001 |
I wouldnt cheapen my $10 Hot Wheels 360 with chrome wheels... unless I was going for the P.Diddy bling bling version... then I would also add a big wing... Leave them stock silver... chome wheels have no place in sports cars. Ernesto | ||
| EFWUN (Efwun)
Member Username: Efwun Post Number: 359 Registered: 2-2003 |
You're all class, fielder! Still belittling those less fortunate than you? | ||
| allan fiedler (Allanlambo)
Member Username: Allanlambo Post Number: 376 Registered: 6-2002 |
Add the chrome wheels! Look much better! Ernesto should add them to his Burago 1:18 model also! | ||
| EFWUN (Efwun)
Member Username: Efwun Post Number: 353 Registered: 2-2003 |
yo yo yo, thas what I means reduces da "strenf." | ||
| Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Member Username: Mitch_alsup Post Number: 442 Registered: 4-2002 |
Actually chrome can make the wheel weaker--hydrogen embrittlement! | ||
| Jim Schad (Jim_schad)
Member Username: Jim_schad Post Number: 916 Registered: 7-2002 |
did any of you all like old hot rods with cragar 5 spoke chrome wheels? I just think plain ole stock wheels are booooooooring..... Well actually I like the OLD Ferrari wheels like on the boxer, but the newer ones are just way too boring. | ||
| EFWUN (Efwun)
Member Username: Efwun Post Number: 352 Registered: 2-2003 |
Waasssup Doody yo!! Check it, ch'all!! Actually, my understanding is that chrome reduces the "strenf" of da rims, yo, n'makes em heavier n'••••! Sides, Doody mah homeslice, dey doan look like da wheels dat come on dat whip anywayz. I'm thinking they are after market. Just kidding with the rapper stuff, no offense intended to anyone. | ||
| Ernesto (T88power)
Intermediate Member Username: T88power Post Number: 1379 Registered: 2-2001 |
Just say NO to chrome wheels on Ferraris... bling bling... They belong on Lambos... Ernesto | ||
| Tenney (Tenney)
Member Username: Tenney Post Number: 337 Registered: 2-2001 |
Chrome won't make the wheel any stronger. Would go with polish if that was the look I was after. | ||
| Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Member Username: Mitch_alsup Post Number: 440 Registered: 4-2002 |
If chrome is so good, then why don't race cars have chromed wheels? Think about it! | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 968 Registered: 1-2002 |
Yo yo yo! Bling frikkin' bling, homie. | ||
| ross koller (Ross)
Member Username: Ross Post Number: 940 Registered: 3-2002 |
unless you are in the parrallel pharmaceutical business or produce records of dubious distinction, i would pass on chrome wheels. get the polished ones if you need some sparkle in your life. | ||
| noel smith (Noel)
Junior Member Username: Noel Post Number: 147 Registered: 2-2003 |
John, there are chrome 360 wheels on ebay now, if you care. | ||
| Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Member Username: Ronsupercar Post Number: 561 Registered: 5-2002 |
I think most Ferraris can look great with chrome wheels.. Not all though | ||
| Byron (Bmyth)
Member Username: Bmyth Post Number: 506 Registered: 10-2002 |
LOL... too funny, John. My personal preference, is NO, don't chrome anything...ever! But, if you have to go that route, there are lots of very reputable shops out there that can polish a wheel to a nice finish. Much cleaner look, without the "chipping" of chrome...and lighter, too! | ||
| John Ashburne (Jashburne)
New member Username: Jashburne Post Number: 22 Registered: 9-2002 |
The only place chrome wheels are legal is in LA. There they are mandatory. ;-) John Ashburne | ||
| John Lee (Gjockey)
Junior Member Username: Gjockey Post Number: 60 Registered: 12-2002 |
Chroming is pretty easy to do. I notice that you are in Massachusettes. At one time, I was looking at a set of stock 360 wheels chromed. If I am not mistaken, the seller was in MA and told me that he got the wheels from an authorized dealer who had a couple sets of stock wheels chromed. You may want to call around and ask sales/service if there is a place they would recommend. A lot of places do this kind of thing, but hard to find who does the best. ---- John | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Member Username: Doody Post Number: 945 Registered: 11-2001 |
There's a 550 listed on EBay right now that has what look like the standard wheels, chromed:  I don't usually like chromed wheels like this, but I have to say that these are making my tootsie roll, as it were. The listing says it was a factory option, but I'm not so sure. I can't find any mention of such a thing on ferrariusa.com nor on owners.ferrari.com. Is chroming ones wheels something reasonably easy to do? I've never done such a thing before. Are there chroming shops all over the place? Or would I be better off buying a replacement set of wheels (from where? TireRack has nothing, etc. etc.)? Any thoughts appreciated. Doody. |