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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:00 PM
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yes i know, i am stupid. i dont know whether i have a base or an enthusiast. i thought it was a base, but then i found out that the base has 17" wheels, but my car's wheels are 18", so now i am confused.

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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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Your wheels are 17".
And from the looks of it you have the Base.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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I'm pretty sure those are the 17'' wheels.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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Here is the easiest way to tell. Does your rear view mirror have the Home Lynk Garrage system opener? If not, then its a base. Or another way.. do you have TCS/VDC? If not you have a base.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:08 PM
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ok well idk i measured it like 5 times and always got 18"

i must be measuring wrong. i took a tape measure and measured from one side of the wheel to the other and got 18 every time. is that the correct way to measure a wheel?
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by cloudy
Your wheels are 17".
And from the looks of it you have the Base.
+1
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by babbagandu
ok well idk i measured it like 5 times and always got 18"

i must be measuring wrong. i took a tape measure and measured from one side of the wheel to the other and got 18 every time. is that the correct way to measure a wheel?
You know the size of the tire is molded in the sidewall. That size represents the outside diameter of the wheel and the inside diameter of the tire.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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Look on the tire...should say something like 245/40/17 or something similar to that. The 17 is the important part of it because it tells you that the wheel is a 17.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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ignore this post.

Why cant we delete posts??
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by cloudy
Your wheels are 17".
And from the looks of it you have the Base.
Or Enthusiast.
do you have Xenon headlights, if not then its base.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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How can he have the base? Aren't those HID headlights in the picture? I thought base didn't have HID...
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ZlleH
How can he have the base? Aren't those HID headlights in the picture? I thought base didn't have HID...
Those are HID's, so it must be an Enthusiast.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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TCS, Xenon headlights, Limited Slip Diff, and Home link would tell if you had a base or enth. These 4 reasons justified the $2000 extra needed for the upgrade.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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Just a thought, Babbagandu, it's not a good idea to have a signature like yours when you're measuring your wheels with a tape measure.

Just a thought.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by kcobean
Just a thought, Babbagandu, it's not a good idea to have a signature like yours when you're measuring your wheels with a tape measure.

Just a thought.



very true....
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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My guess is he has a base..

Those are 17" rims.. look at the steering wheel.. no cruise control.. look at the pedals.. no aluminum..

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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:25 PM
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it's a BASE model, those pics show no cruise control= Base.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by medic165
it's a BASE model, those pics show no cruise control= Base.
+1 I just noticed that in the rear hatch pix....wow, we really know our Z's.

Last edited by ASTIG_Z; Oct 10, 2005 at 09:33 PM.
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