Would these be Quality wheels? (link inside)
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Burning Brakes
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Would these be Quality wheels? (link inside)
Check out this set of replica wheels. I'm looking for another set of rims for the track and these are super cheap..... comments or warnings welcome....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-17...38336601QQrdZ1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-17...38336601QQrdZ1
Melting Slicks
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im betting he is intending on selling them at the 89 per wheel price and not the set. thats how alot of ebayers make money....the low buying price catches u at first. but to answer your question, tons of us are running replica rims, chrome mainly, but nothign wrong with them or these.
Racer
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Sample
I agree with everyone on here about the shipping price, but I love the looks of gunmetal rims on the C5's. The link below will give you an idea of what they would look like. Granted these are wagon wheels and not the thin spoke, but you get the idea 
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Racer
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Oops
It would probably help if I posted a link huh?
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...arsidefull.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...arsidefull.jpg
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Originally Posted by tiojames
Vendors on E-bay pay a percentage of the selling price. Some vendors mark down the item, then charge a ton for shipping-no E-bay charge on shipping.
Drifting
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Originally Posted by FactoryRaceCar
What kind of tracking do you do? I would NOT get reproduction wheels for RoadCourse and AutoX 
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I've always followed these two rules with anything I buy.
1) If it appears too good to be true, it probably is, Too Good to be True
2) You get what you pay for....
1) If it appears too good to be true, it probably is, Too Good to be True
2) You get what you pay for....
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Originally Posted by Glennm27
I've always followed these two rules with anything I buy.
1) If it appears too good to be true, it probably is, Too Good to be True
2) You get what you pay for....
1) If it appears too good to be true, it probably is, Too Good to be True
2) You get what you pay for....
PS: I don't slalom or take my car to the track
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Here is my educated opinion... @ 100 dollars a wheel, they have to be the cheapest wheels on the market for a C5. Now do you really want to ask if they are a high quaility wheel? This price also includes caps and lug nuts... so each wheel is 100 dollars. Also expensive Factory OEM wheels @ 450 dollars a wheel have some quality issues. BTW you wont notice cracks in the spokes right away...I would not put my family in a car with wheels of this obvious quality.
I always say I can not afford to buy anything too cheap...
I always say I can not afford to buy anything too cheap...
Last edited by Evil-Twin; Feb 19, 2006 at 09:57 PM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Mississauga, Ontario Corvettes were built to be driven...not trailered
St Jude Donor '07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
Here is my educated opinion... @ 100 dollars a wheel, they have to be the cheapest wheels on the market for a C5. Now do you really want to ask if they are a high quaility wheel? This price also includes caps and lug nuts... so each wheel is 100 dollars.
I always say I can not afford to buy anything too cheap...
I always say I can not afford to buy anything too cheap...
Over the winter i bought the OEM centre caps and when they go on in the spring, no one will be able to tell
Burning Brakes
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I've used them, I know of others who have too and they were fine.
If weight and offset are important, you might want to call as I didn't see that listed but you'd check that anyway if it mattered, right? Also, for the track you probably don't want locking wheel nuts so you might want to ask them if they can substitute standards ones for you.
The shipping is probably 89 for all four as, after all, that's what it says on their other listings. You could always call them and ask of course.
AFS also sells wheels on eBay too, often at a substantial discount to their normal price so you might want to check their listings as well. FWIW, it's always worth checking as other vendors also sell more cheaply on there.
If weight and offset are important, you might want to call as I didn't see that listed but you'd check that anyway if it mattered, right? Also, for the track you probably don't want locking wheel nuts so you might want to ask them if they can substitute standards ones for you.
The shipping is probably 89 for all four as, after all, that's what it says on their other listings. You could always call them and ask of course.
AFS also sells wheels on eBay too, often at a substantial discount to their normal price so you might want to check their listings as well. FWIW, it's always worth checking as other vendors also sell more cheaply on there.