any one keep the stock wheels?
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: New Bern NC
any one keep the stock wheels?
I have the stock non chrome wagon wheels.
First Vette ever and I just joined the local club. All I hear is........... you need some shiny wheels.
I like the stockers.
Does anyone else feel this way?
First Vette ever and I just joined the local club. All I hear is........... you need some shiny wheels.
I like the stockers.
Does anyone else feel this way?
Advanced
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 86
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From: Hyattsville Maryland
The Wagon Wheels That Aren't Chrome Sucks Completely..i Like The Wagon Wheels In Chrome Alot More Than The One's That Aren't...i Have A Set Of Those Things In My Gararge Right Now That My Boy Just Took Off His Vette Once He Put Some Zo6 Wheels On..but Please Get Rid Of The Stock Wagon Wheels!
Instructor
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 109
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From: Minneapolis MN
I have a 99 with wagons and I think they are just ok. The stickers look good from a distance but just the idea putting a bandaid on the problem.
I plan to buy ccw's with pzeros this summer but keep the stock wheels/tires if I decide to sell the car.
I plan to buy ccw's with pzeros this summer but keep the stock wheels/tires if I decide to sell the car.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Rehoboth MA . . . NRA Life Member
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
If you like them then that's all matters...
Personally I prefer one of the replacement chrome wheels that are available on the market today. I have the stock pewter gray ones on my 2004 Z06 and want to change them to the Z16 polished and coated aluminum ones..
Personally I prefer one of the replacement chrome wheels that are available on the market today. I have the stock pewter gray ones on my 2004 Z06 and want to change them to the Z16 polished and coated aluminum ones..
Racer
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 289
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From: central NC
I like the wagon wheels a lot better than a lot of the wheels I see on some of the pictures here. The main thing is that you like them. They are not my favorite wheel and they are not my least favorite either. The world would be a pretty boring place if we all like the same thing.
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,592
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From: St Louis MO
I like the wagon wheels a lot better than a lot of the wheels I see on some of the pictures here. The main thing is that you like them. They are not my favorite wheel and they are not my least favorite either. The world would be a pretty boring place if we all like the same thing.
When "they" start sending you the cash to buy what "they" would like to see on YOUR car, then maybe I would consider it.
Cheers
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Instructor
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Ponchatoula Louisiana
Absolutely positively leave or put on the car what you want on the car! If you listen to everybody with an opinion of how your Vette should be or look, you'll be miserable and broke in a heartbeat. 
I agree with PierEagle that in our rush to make 'em all look "personalized," they now all look alike again!
Stock wheels show their own brand of class; but that's just my opinion!
John
I agree with PierEagle that in our rush to make 'em all look "personalized," they now all look alike again!
Stock wheels show their own brand of class; but that's just my opinion!
John
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Waldorf MD
I have a 98, I actually liked my wagon wheels. As some people said, thick spokes are coming back in. Besides it was different from most
C5s.
BUT, when I needed new tires AND had a chance to get OEM Polished Thin Spokes with like-new OEM Runflats for $1100, I did it! Shiney wheels look better on my color (Nassau Blue). I then painted my calipers and top hats, Wagon Wheels do not show these off much, but Thin Spokes sure do.
C5s.
BUT, when I needed new tires AND had a chance to get OEM Polished Thin Spokes with like-new OEM Runflats for $1100, I did it! Shiney wheels look better on my color (Nassau Blue). I then painted my calipers and top hats, Wagon Wheels do not show these off much, but Thin Spokes sure do.
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From: Should this thoughtful, valuable contribution meet with no acknowledgement or 'thanks' this post----
I kept mine mainly for vehicle sale some day. I also have the original tires. If I trade in the car that is all the dealer wants to see, and I sell off my Iforged wheels on the side, with all the other takeoff mods.
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From: "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and
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I've had the grey wagons -
Then I switched to chrome wagons (which my wife really liked) -
To my current iForged -
Keep what you like and don't let anyone tell you what is best - they're going to tell you that what they have is best.
Then I switched to chrome wagons (which my wife really liked) -
To my current iForged -
Keep what you like and don't let anyone tell you what is best - they're going to tell you that what they have is best.
