Alloy Wheels
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Alloy Wheels
Hello everyone......I just purchased my first Corvette, a 52,000 original mile 77. I`m looking to replace the factory rally wheels with alloy wheels. Anyone knowing of a set for sale please contact me.
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Check the C3 parts section of the forum, as well as Ebay, and your local Craigslist.
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St. Jude Donor '10
I bought a set from Willcox and they arrived just last week. Beautiful wheels and they were on sale in the Forum section of the Willcox web site. If the sale is still taking place you may want to consider buying these, they are stunning. Not on my car yet, but will be this spring. I will keep my original aluminum wheels and put them on my second 77 when I get them cleaned up and ready to go.
My $.02 worth.
David
This link should take you to the Willcox wheels if you are interested.
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=25375
My $.02 worth.
David
This link should take you to the Willcox wheels if you are interested.
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...ducts_id=25375
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St. Jude Donor '10
Law Dog - A couple of additional thoughts came to mind you might want to consider.
First, the aluminum wheels get beaten up when run on the highway so unless you can look at them and confirm they have no damage I offer caution buying someone elses that have been removed.
Secondly, and lastly, the clear coat that was put on the original aluminum wheels has to be stripped off if you want the wheels to really shine well. A local PA shop wanted $180 per wheel to do that for me, I passed. When you can buy a new wheel for less than that you might be happier with what you can buy new from Willcox. They get the wheels from Corvette America and as I stated earlier, they are stunning.
I hope this helps.
Here are the aluminum wheels on my 77 Corvette Orange.
David
First, the aluminum wheels get beaten up when run on the highway so unless you can look at them and confirm they have no damage I offer caution buying someone elses that have been removed.
Secondly, and lastly, the clear coat that was put on the original aluminum wheels has to be stripped off if you want the wheels to really shine well. A local PA shop wanted $180 per wheel to do that for me, I passed. When you can buy a new wheel for less than that you might be happier with what you can buy new from Willcox. They get the wheels from Corvette America and as I stated earlier, they are stunning.
I hope this helps.
Here are the aluminum wheels on my 77 Corvette Orange.
David
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From: Jupiter, Florida
I own a 1973 Corvette with a very rare set of wheels. I recently purchased a used set of 1980 cast aluminum wheels, caps, lugs with great B F Goodrich Radial TA's from Contemporary Corvettes in Bristol, PA. The price was very reasonable.
