CUSTOM WHEEL GALLERY: XLR/XLRV

[madcurl]

Wow! There certainly are a lot of XLR's! When the weather is nicer we should all meet up somewhere central and have blast. In fact it would be cool to all line our cars up and then have someone take a video of us all putting our tops down and then up again at the exact same time. That would be a sight to see!

 

[madcurl]

 

[madcurl]

 

[cubby558]

UGLY!!!!

 

[PAK XLR8]

Fancy Black XLR-V at D3

That black car with the fancy flared fenders and the shark gill hood was at the D3 shop last week (when I was there). It is actually a customer's car and was in for some body work, because someone had bumped into his front end . The damage was minor, but it is a beautiful car and, according to the D3 guy - it has quite a bit under the hood.

I know this thread is about the wheels, but I wanted to pitch in about that particular car, since there were some questions about ownership and, of course, the wheels and tires - They are 20's and the flared fenders were required because of the stock fender clearance.

I have Maya 3 piece 20's on my car and, depending on the tires, it can be a problem. The 245-40 fronts barely clear, especially during a turn (thank god). The 275-35 rears rub the factory fenders, mostly outer, but some inner (so it's not just the offset). I had to lift the rear 1.2" in order to avoid 90% of the rubs I would get during compressions or speed bumps (especially with full fuel and passenger).

Here are some photos of the wheels, tires and clearances, for future reference to anyone who might consider going to a larger wheel/tire setup:

Fronts


Rear

And, as I had posted on the other board, our friends at D3 are no longer offering much for the XLR line, as they had in the past. The do have the molds for the body modifications and will do some other small work, like Corsa exhaust and coil over suspensions, but they mostly concentrate on the CTS-V's now. That's where the money is, because there are not enough of us out there to keep them interested - FYI.

 

[madcurl]

 

[madcurl]

 

[madcurl]

 

[madcurl]

20" on all corners:

 

[madcurl]

2009 XLR Platinum Edition in Black Cherry

 

[madcurl]

Wheel spec; unknown

 

[J-MAC]

Those wheels are Foose wheels…….that was my dad's XLR. RIP Dad.

 

[madcurl]

Those wheels are Foose wheels…….that was my dad's XLR. RIP Dad.

Wow! First off. Sorry to hear that your father had passed away and that this was his XLR. Secondly, if I may ask are you planning on purchasing your dads XLR (the one that featured here) or are you plan on getting a different one?

 

[J-MAC]

I had never really seen these cars until he said he purcased this one in Feb. 13, he loved this car! Anyway I did offer to buy from his wife, 25K....but she needed top dollar to pay off debt., i beleive she sold for close to 40K. I recently joined this site so I could learn more about these cars and am keeping a close eye on several site's listing them for sale. Great site here....learning what to look for when buying.

Jim

 

[J-MAC]

.....it really caught me off guard when I ran across the pic you posted....It was nice to see!

 

[madcurl]

.....it really caught me off guard when I ran across the pic you posted....It was nice to see!

I'm glad the pictures brought back good memories seeing your dads car. I'm not quite sure were I found your dad's pictures but they were more pictures on the Internet featuring his car and if I can find them I'll post them here.

 

[standby-V]

Actually that's all been done with Rendezvous I, II, III, IV between 2006 and 2008. You just missed it. Should be pics or video's on this sight somewhere.

Wow! There certainly are a lot of XLR's! When the weather is nicer we should all meet up somewhere central and have blast. In fact it would be cool to all line our cars up and then have someone take a video of us all putting our tops down and then up again at the exact same time. That would be a sight to see!

 

[J-MAC]

The dealer that sold the car posted a bunch online…….I have those. Thanks!

 

[madcurl]

Wheel specs: unkown, but it appears the owner has powdered coated calipers.

 

[madcurl]