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I recently purchased a 2013 GT coupe with the Brembo Brake package. It has the grey 19" wheels. I am not real fond of the wheels and am considering the CS69s in 20" so they'll clear the brakes. I like the retro Magnum 500 look, but wonder if I am going to take grief from real Shelby owners for having Shelby wheels on my car? Also, has anyone seen these wheels in person? How dark is the Hyper Black?

 

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Who cares what anyone thinks man! Who's name is on the title ???

 

Rock whatever wheels make you look back on her when you park and go into Home Depot!!

I agree who cares what's on the rim, you do what ever you want! Do you think the guys sportin' a chebbie 350 in their Model T care what everyone thinks..... whatever floats your boat!

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Your car, your money, what ever makes you feel warm and fuzzy. I think that wheel will look great on your ride. What color GT did you get? It's about the look and function, the Hyper Black may or may not look good with the color, that's what I would be worried about not anyone else's opinion whether you should or shouldn't.

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I recently purchased a 2013 GT coupe with the Brembo Brake package. It has the grey 19" wheels. I am not real fond of the wheels and am considering the CS69s in 20" so they'll clear the brakes. I like the retro Magnum 500 look, but wonder if I am going to take grief from real Shelby owners for having Shelby wheels on my car? Also, has anyone seen these wheels in person? How dark is the Hyper Black?

 

Thanks

 

Dude, I noticed you joined TS quite some time ago.... And really never posted???

 

What spurred your membership back then? And your sig name.... Did you once have a Shelby as well?

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Shelby's were mustang's first just as roush and saleen . If everyone's car looked the same then it would be very boring. A lot of mustang's have a lot of mix and match. You don't owe anyone any explanation for what you do to your car. Who knows, you might want to make the gt a Shelby tribute car some day. Good Luck.

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Dude, I noticed you joined TS quite some time ago.... And really never posted???

 

What spurred your membership back then? And your sig name.... Did you once have a Shelby as well?

 

Actually I had a 66 GT350 clone back 15 years ago, that had Magnum 500s. That was when there hadn't been a Shelby anyone cared about since 1970. There were 2 magazine articles done on my car and I always got a lot of great comments. It seems to me that since the new Shelbys came out, that a lot of the people that own them have an attitude toward anyone that doesn't have a Shelby, or tries to make their car look like one.

 

I had a friend that bought a Shelby GT a few years ago, now every time he talks about my old car, it's a wannabe. He berates what other people do to their cars and complains that they are not "real" Shelbys.

 

When I joined this forum I was thinking about one too, but after seeing the attitude of some of the members, I was turned off. Recently I checked in to see if things have changed, but am sorry to say that I still see a lot attitude here. I have seen a lot of debate over GT500s, and SGTs, and GT350s being "real" Shelbys, or just "poser" Fords. I also saw a thread where someone made a clone from 2006 Legend Lime coupe, and then saw about how "offended" everyone was by it.

 

I was wanting to create a modern version of the car I had, without any "Shelby" or GT350 logos or anything that might "offend" people. I found these wheels, and thought that they would look great on this car, but unfortunately they say Shelby on them. I will say that the comments I have received have been positive, but I am still not sure what I'll do with it. I am really tired of the attitude in general that I see on this forum.

 

Thank you for your help.

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Carroll Shelby also sold parts out of a catalogue back in the 60's. Buying Shelby parts to put on your personal Mustang or other has always been there. That's a good thing! When people go to the point of creating a full clone and trying to pass it off as a real Shelby is when it gets out of control and a bad thing which is going to get lots of criticism.

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