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Old 12-11-2016, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by CP
I do, too.
Same here.
I think the silver is just a little too light to work with the black wheels.
Of course, that's MY opinion and it's worth nada.
Old 12-11-2016, 12:58 PM
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Looks great and kind of familiar lol




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Old 12-11-2016, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by brooklync5
Looks great and kind of familiar lol



what size tire you run on the rear? Sweet looking!
Old 12-11-2016, 01:36 PM
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Sweet looking ride, partial to chrome though. Happy motoring.
Old 12-11-2016, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by rrsperry
Chrome is for grandpas. Painted silver or actually polished, is fine, but chrome just screams "SERIOUSLY OLD GUY". Heck, I'm old enough to be a grandpa, and still wouldn't have them...lol
You say that like being a Grandpa is a bad thing. OP's car is hot looking either way. I'm a chrome wheel man though and for at least two reasons.

One is, as Gonzo pointes out in post 24, back in the day when a lot of us were first influenced by cars the wheels came from the factory as black. Occasionally they would be body color but never chrome. As we customized our cars we bought chrome wheels as an upgrade. Its hard for some of us to see black wheels as an upgraded option. And painted silver? Like just about every cheap POS..... um let me rephrase that, like a lot of cars you see on the main stream car lots? Never on MY Vette. I'm just sayin.

The second thing is the black wheels, though they are beautiful while your looking at them on a parked car or in a photo, they loose their identity when viewed from a distance or when in motion. Black spokes, black shadows, black tires. Nothing is distinguishable in the black blur. The chrome wheels have higher contrast, I think, when viewed from a distance and sparkle in the sunlight when in motion. I just prefer the chrome, personally.

There's lots of wheels available for our cars and they all look great. I'm glad we each can buy, or order from the factory as an option, the wheels we like best for our dream car.

Oh, and I have 10 grandkids from 3 to 20 years old.
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I'll pass on the black.


Old 12-11-2016, 06:51 PM
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OMG, you ruined it...put the chrome's back on!!!
Old 12-11-2016, 08:38 PM
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REALLY liking the black and silver look! Nice choice.

Which rims and size are those?
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Originally Posted by trakmnky
REALLY liking the black and silver look! Nice choice.

Which rims and size are those?
Thanks! Rennen m5s. 19x10 and 20x11
Old 12-11-2016, 09:43 PM
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OP. Looks great.

I had an 08 with factory chromes. switch to black chrome cup repos and it killed.

C7 with black wheels any color except that green (I just can't) looks fantastic.
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Originally Posted by 16/C7Z
OP. Looks great.

I had an 08 with factory chromes. switch to black chrome cup repos and it killed.

C7 with black wheels any color except that green (I just can't) looks fantastic.



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