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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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Im lookin at getting a wheelskin cover, and they made a rather large point of factory installed leather wrapped wheels throwing off the sizing. I have a 95 vette.. were they made with 'leather wrapped' wheels?
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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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Your 95 should have a leather wrapped wheel. My 96 did.

My wife just installed a wheelskin on my C5 this past weekend. I am very happy with it. You can buy them from mid america for $39.99. They have the right sizes for Corvettes.

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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 07:42 AM
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Wheelskin cover looks great
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Old Jul 6, 2006 | 02:22 PM
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I tried to put one on my 96 and it just didn't fit right. I think the width of two spokes is problematic and it doesn't wrap as nicely as the C5. It still looked horrible after two hours trying to make it look right -- I ended up returning it.
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Originally Posted by Aquaman92
Wheelskin cover looks great
CRVTBB you too..

Were your wheels "leather wrapped"?

Maybe one was, one wasnt?
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According to the Ecklers site, there are 4 different wheelskins for the C4 depending upon the year of the car. Make sure you get the right one. Go to www.ecklers.com and do a search for wheelskin.

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Sure looks nice in the picture!!
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Originally Posted by Cozmo
According to the Ecklers site, there are 4 different wheelskins for the C4 depending upon the year of the car. Make sure you get the right one. Go to www.ecklers.com and do a search for wheelskin.

Good luck
I did look at ecklers, but the problem with their site is they only do a few color combos. I want Blue/Black, but they dont have it!
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by bluedevil99
I did look at ecklers, but the problem with their site is they only do a few color combos. I want Blue/Black, but they dont have it!
If you go directly to the wheelskins website you can get one in blue and black. In fact they have three different shades of blue. Here's the link:

http://www.wheelskins.com/
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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 02:52 AM
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Yeah Ecklers doesnt have blue/black. I was dissapointed.
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Originally Posted by 4Ever21
Yeah Ecklers doesnt have blue/black. I was dissapointed.
http://www.automotiveinteriors.com/a...e/eurotone.htm

They have every combo for whichever side you choose! I think im gonna try ordering from them after I measure my wheel.
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