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Black FR500 Wheels For My Cobra

 
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I am sure some of you know what I drive but for those who don't I bought a 2003 SVT Cobra Convertible brand new back in December of 2004. The Cobra was sitting on a Ford dealers lot for almost a year and half before I swooped in and bought it. The car was on Ebay of all places and nobody bid on it so I sent an email to the dealer to inquire about the car. I recieved an email back almost within an hour telling me to make an offer. I made a low ball offer and they replied with when can you pick it up. So I flew up to St. Louis and drove it back to the Dallas. I have had the car for almost 18 months and have only put 8500 miles on it.



For the past 5 months or so I have been sitting on some Black FR500 wheels and have finally saved up enough money to purchase some tires. If you can believe it the tires cost almost double what the wheels sold for. Didn't it use to be the other way around or have I been living in a time capsule?



Well I chose some Nitto NT555 for both the front and back. For the front I got 285-35-18 and for the back I got 295-45-18. The tires on the back are probably a little to big because most every time I go over any sizeable bump or dip the tires rub. I think in the future I will purchase some smaller tires to fit better but for now I can live with a few wheel rubs.



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  1. By  Fred Posted: 6/20/2006 4:59am PDT

    Hi, what dealer ship in St. Louis did you pick it up from. Just curious. Also those wheels look tight. Now you just need to tint those windows and shave the door handles and it will look super sleek. Nice site btw.
     
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  2. By  CobraMatt Posted: 6/20/2006 7:26pm PDT

    I think Bo Beukman Ford in Ellsville which is a suburb of St Louis. I do need a tint because it gets hot inside the car during the day. That will definately be the next thing I do.
    I just had the front bumper repainted because some truck hit me in a parking lot. I did not mind the repaint as the bumper had some other rock chips which got fixed for free.
     
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  3. By RedFireConvert Posted: 9/7/2008 4:05am PDT

    Very nice wheels and car, Matt. But of course, I'm prejudiced. I have a 2004, low miles but not as low as yours. I'm in the process of looking up some FR500 wheels though. Love the style. Joe
     
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  4. By  Black Rims Posted: 8/18/2009 1:02am PDT

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