[Z06] Polished Z06
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Drifting
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Polished Z06
Well, I want to change my stock Z06's.. but I don't want to buy aftermarket.. I either want to chrome my rimes, exchange them for chromes.. or have them polished...
Anyone have any pictures of polished stock Z06 rims? particularly on an EB?
thanks
Anyone have any pictures of polished stock Z06 rims? particularly on an EB?
thanks
Drifting
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From: Middleboro Massachusetts
There was a guy in the corvetteactioncenter.com that had polished his rims. It looked pretty good, but the chrome just has that much more bling. I have the chrome rims and people say it really brings out the electron blue color.
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Originally Posted by 92Z07
Do you know of a company that will send a set of chromies to you, let you mount them, then send them your stock wheels after?
the wheels. But, to be specific, I suggest trying Corvettes of Houston.
Drifting
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Originally Posted by 92Z07
Do you know of a company that will send a set of chromies to you, let you mount them, then send them your stock wheels after?
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Drifting
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Originally Posted by zo6vetteman2003
There are some good deals out there that you can buy the wheels outright, so you can save your stock. That is what I did.
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Originally Posted by zo6vetteman2003
There are some good deals out there that you can buy the wheels outright, so you can save your stock. That is what I did.
...bought a set of "chrome" power coated OEM z06 rims, and kept my original wheels and tires (500 miles). paid around $1300 outright (local - motomotion in medina, ohio), and that included tax, and mounting and balancing new tires. there are cheaper deals and wheels out there, but i didn't want repo's, or dealing with shipping and handling, and chrome power coating seems to be a bit more expensive than straight chrome. 
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Safety Car
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I did an OEM exchange with Corvette Mike and it was incredibly simple. They came UPS, I went to the dealer, had old ones off, new ones on, put the old ones in the boxes and sent them back. Shipping charges are all paid up front, so all you do is slap on the return label.
Drifting
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Originally Posted by sandmanusd
Well, I want to change my stock Z06's.. but I don't want to buy aftermarket.. I either want to chrome my rimes, exchange them for chromes.. or have them polished...
Anyone have any pictures of polished stock Z06 rims? particularly on an EB?
thanks
Anyone have any pictures of polished stock Z06 rims? particularly on an EB?
thanks
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Drifting
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From: Central CA
Originally Posted by Morzoff
I found one of my buddie's EB
Wow, thanks for replys... are those polished or chromes? They look good either way... How much can I get for these stock rims on ebay or selling them elsewhere?
Safety Car
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Originally Posted by sandmanusd
Wow, thanks for replys... are those polished or chromes? They look good either way... How much can I get for these stock rims on ebay or selling them elsewhere?
You can check around for the best price, when I ordered my 04 Z,
I had them put the chromies on for an extra $600.00 I got a great deal
Pro
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Check around, I've seen several vendors that have chromed OEM Z06 wheels that net to $600-700 after you return the cores (assumeing your cores are in excellent condition). I'm considering them for my Black '04 Z06 and like you have no need for an extra set of wheels.... If you make the move make sure to specify the center to be with or without the logo as you wish.....
Racer
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From: Colorful Colorado
Call your local chrome and/or wheel shops. I am getting mine stripped,polished and clear powder coated for $95 per wheel. Couldn't find chrome for that price and I wanted polished mon my black Z.
