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Old Jan 10, 2016 | 02:16 PM
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Looking at a set of snowflake wheels with brand new tires on them. Wheels are in pretty good shape. What is a reasonable price for these wheels? They are the 16" 2 piece all 4 in the same condition and have all center caps.

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Old Jan 10, 2016 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Rodney Slavin
Looking at a set of snowflake wheels with brand new tires on them. Wheels are in pretty good shape. What is a reasonable price for these wheels? They are the 16" 2 piece all 4 in the same condition and have all center caps.

I really don't think those are/were ever 'stock' rims for a vette, maybe have vette hubcaps, but I don't recall seeing them and most all tires smaller than 17" are getting harder to find anymore....

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Old Jan 10, 2016 | 04:16 PM
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Those definitely were never a stock wheel on a Corvette, sorry.
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I think those are made by BBS. Check the back side. You see a lot on Porsches.
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Those definitely were never a stock wheel on a Corvette, sorry.
They are BBS wheels and we're used on a corvette. Definitely know they are aftermarket and used on many vettes and trans am's. I like the look they give but would paint or powder coat the center to black instead of gold. Just trying to figure out what would be a good price to pick them up for with the new tires. Which are 225/50/16's. Guy is asking 500 Ibo for the set.
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Are those cracked? Look at 1:00, 2:00 and 10:00.
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Trans Am wheels?
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Originally Posted by Dean_Fuller
Are those cracked? Look at 1:00, 2:00 and 10:00.
I zoomed in on the original photo and they have what looks like sticks or dried grass on them. I think they are kept in a garage or shed
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Not my taste, but if they were at $500.00 obo with "new" tires, I would buy them.
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I see them all the time for sale . Lots of Porsche 944, 951 guys like them. They go for 300 to 500 for a set. If you like them and can not make that deal happen...check of some Porsche forums like Rennlist.
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Probably Enki wheels, I used to have a set. If they are BBS they will say so on them. That's what's on my race car now.
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The tires might be unused but how old are they? Something to consider.
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Free unsolicited Corvette trivia: through out C3 production, the steel rally wheel was standard. 7s for 68 and 8s for all other years. While they were available, the P01/P02s were wheel covers which fit the standard rally wheel in place of the stock center caps and trim rings. Beginning with the 76 model year, the YJ8 aluminum wheel became an option at extra cost. The 82 CEs had one year only wheels unique to the CEs.

Anything other than rallies or YJ8s is an aftermarket wheel.
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