wheels 2000 thin spoke
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Yes and no......
There are actually at least 2 types used for the 2000-2004, forged and casted.
The look nearly identical, but the casted are just slightly thicker looking and the forged are slightly thinner with more edge. (if that makes sense)
Also they forged were used to do the polished aluminum rims and the casted were the plain jane silver powder coated rims.
There are actually at least 2 types used for the 2000-2004, forged and casted.
The look nearly identical, but the casted are just slightly thicker looking and the forged are slightly thinner with more edge. (if that makes sense)
Also they forged were used to do the polished aluminum rims and the casted were the plain jane silver powder coated rims.
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Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by hobbes442
i have 2000 high polished and bought a 2002 high polished to replace one bent one. i was hoping they match
Did you buy a chrome rim or a polished aluminum rim?
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To make matters more confused the 2000 wheels came in both versions, I believe. Early polished = thin, late polished = "thick". All unpolished are the same. That said, you really have to know what you are looking for to see the difference. 99% of the average folks wouldn't see the difference if you pointed it out to them, unless maybe the two wheels were side by side. The spoke is an 1/16" or so thinner and the radius of the attachment point is just a bit less rounded. There were some really good pics of the differences on the forum several years ago, but they are probable archived...
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mine was built 4/26/2000 maybe i will get lucky . i only needed 1 front and 1 rear, but since i found 4 at good price from a corvette forum member , i bot all 4. i will find out early next week when i get my 4 wheels and compare
i just remembered today that i thought there might have been a difference between 2000 and others, after i sent money order yest . oh well , live and learn
worst case i put all 4 2002 rims on the car and sell 2 good 2000 rims somewhere
i just remembered today that i thought there might have been a difference between 2000 and others, after i sent money order yest . oh well , live and learn
worst case i put all 4 2002 rims on the car and sell 2 good 2000 rims somewhere
Last edited by hobbes442; Jun 14, 2005 at 10:18 PM.
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Originally Posted by C5VetteLS1
I believe that all vette wheels from 1997 thru 2004 are interchangable.
My C5 is a '97 and I put a set of 50th anni on it w/o any problem
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The differences are obvious to us, but the general average joe wouldn't notice.
These are Y2K
These are -01 to -04
You can see the edge of the wheel is much thinner on the later version and the spoke is thicker.
These are Y2K
These are -01 to -04
You can see the edge of the wheel is much thinner on the later version and the spoke is thicker.
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Originally Posted by jdmvette
The differences are obvious to us, but the general average joe wouldn't notice.
These are Y2K
These are -01 to -04
You can see the edge of the wheel is much thinner on the later version and the spoke is thicker.
These are Y2K
These are -01 to -04
You can see the edge of the wheel is much thinner on the later version and the spoke is thicker.
....FYI......there are two types of rims for 2000-2004 years, they are not thinner or thicker due to the year, they are thinner or thicker due to one being FORGED (Thinner and more edge) and one being CASTED (thicker and slightly rounded)......
If the FORGED are chromed by aftermarket they are thinner but chromed with more edge, if the powter coated (CASTED) rims are chromed by aftermarket they look thicker but still chrome.
I just had a rim replaced myself and the dealership went through 4 different chrome rims trying to find a match, I know cause I used this forum to do the research, and the difference is not in the year, it's in the fact that some are FORGED and some are CASTED which make them look thinner or thicker, plus the front rims on the vette natually look a little thicker due to it being 17 inches and not stretched out like the 18 inch rear rim.
Speedline was the maker of the CASTED, and I don't remember who GM got to produce the FORGED......do a little more research and confirm what I'm telling you, don't just take my word for it.