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Old 07-17-2015, 01:21 PM
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Does anyone have any experience with replica C5 wheels? I need a second set and see these everywhere but do they hold up? What kind of problems could there be if any at all?


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I have a set of Factory Reproduction chrome C5 Z06 wheels on my '03 and they have been on the car since it was new (came as part of the Milestone Edition package). After 12.5 years, the chrome still looks like new, the wheels always balance out perfectly and not one problem at all. BTW, if you are looking for wheels just like those in the pic, they are C6 wheels.
Old 07-17-2015, 02:44 PM
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c6z reps on the car i have for 4+ years with no issues. Can't beat the price on them, and they look great.
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Love my chrome C6 Z06 replica wheels.

As with Vetteman and Jason, no problems, and can't beat the price!

(I went with stock sizes, but slightly wider offsets, making the wheels sit out approx 1/2" for a slightly more aggressive look)



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Love my C6 replicas
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I've had the machines face on black C5Z repro's on my car since shortly after I initially bought it. Love them, but two drawbacks. Heavy, and the top clear powder coat degrades badly after a year. So much that I warrantied out the first set and the second did the same thing at the 12 month or so point. And this was on just a few thousand miles of driving.

But they look sooooooo good.

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I have the c6 z06 replicas from oewheels and have had no issures thus far. I did put about 3 coats of clear coat on the barrels just as an added protection.
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Originally Posted by myredhead1
Love my C6 replicas
Love the black wheels looks pretty nice
Old 07-18-2015, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Martinez310
Love the black wheels looks pretty nice
Thank you! My favorite blk rim pic.
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I just bought factory reproduction gloss black zr1 2015 for my black 2001 vert they really look mean, and the installer had no problem balancing them, only a couple of weights on each wheel. also the tpms work perfect from the old OEM wheels. I really can't say anymore then that because I only had them on for about a week.
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Never liked black wheels, looks like your hub caps fell off. I'd consider the chrome ones
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Originally Posted by DDaaryl
Never liked black wheels, looks like your hub caps fell off. I'd consider the chrome ones
Rare instance we agree. Black wheels kill the look of a car.
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I was never a black wheel guy either. Love these though.



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For the street there should be no problem, but if you ever plan to track the car, I would never run them. Especially if they're chrome.
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Just picked these up for $750, cant review them yet other than I think they look so much better than my wagon wheels.
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On the car since 09 not a problem
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Love mine as well. So much better than the wagon wheels!!
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Old 07-21-2015, 04:52 AM
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I've had these C5 deep dish replicas for about 30,000 miles and years and I haven't had any complaints about them except the are a little heavier then the stock wheels.

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