Forged Thin Spokes?
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The painted wheels from Speedline that you have are cast. The OEM forged were/are all high polished except for the (approximately) first half of 2000, when the forged wheels came both polished and painted. As for cost, not really sure what these are worth - if I had to take a guess, it would be around $400-500, depending on condition.
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Originally Posted by wamara
The painted wheels from Speedline that you have are cast. The OEM forged were/are all high polished except for the (approximately) first half of 2000, when the forged wheels came both polished and painted. As for cost, not really sure what these are worth - if I had to take a guess, it would be around $400-500, depending on condition.
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I'm almost positive that Speedline did not make the painted forged wheels for GM, so the markings on the back of the wheel would be different. Second, visually they are quite different (at least once you've seen them). The forged spokes are thinner, and the edges of the spokes are much crisper.
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Originally Posted by wamara
I'm almost positive that Speedline did not make the painted forged wheels for GM, so the markings on the back of the wheel would be different. Second, visually they are quite different (at least once you've seen them). The forged spokes are thinner, and the edges of the spokes are much crisper.
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I think it was Alcoa (sp?) that made the forged painted wheels.
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