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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by JACKAL0PE
Funny. We're having a rash of those and I haven't heard it since I joined until recently...including mine.

The only way I know to fix it is with a new $18 part. I do know that if you pull on it and force it, you'll be buying that part whether you want to or not.

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I have a few of the latches and the receptors if anyone wants to pm me. $6 apiece sound fair?
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 09:18 AM
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I have a few of the latches and the receptors if anyone wants to pm me. $6 apiece sound fair?
I will take you up on this if thats the problem. I dont think anything is broken though. Took it to a local Vette dealer and a few guys looked at it and didn't know what the problem was either and said to bring it back Thur when the Vette tech was in (he's in everyday, but till 7 on Thur).
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 08:24 AM
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Is that the upper or lower part you're referring to?
Lower. The part actually in the console.
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Berger6696
What are these wheels called? And will they fit on my 97?

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1697331
The wheels are the thin spokes. They are polished aluminum. You can also get repro ones in chrome
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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The wheels are the thin spokes. They are polished aluminum. You can also get repro ones in chrome
Anyone have a suggestion for a good repro at a reasonable price?
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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my lower part just failed too, it seemed like it just won't move, I haven't messed with it yet, but it just up and stopped working, then I pushed on it so hard that it fell into the console, I'm gonna look at it and try to fix it, if its broken i'll buy a new lower receptor part.
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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[QUOTE=VetteFTW;1562065885]my lower part just failed too, it seemed like it just won't move, I haven't messed with it yet, but it just up and stopped working, then I pushed on it so hard that it fell into the console, I'm gonna look at it and try to fix it, if its broken i'll buy a new lower receptor part.[/QUOTE]



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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Berger6696
Anyone have a suggestion for a good repro at a reasonable price?
do you need just wheels or wheels AND tires?? I bought my polished thin spokes and tires on ebay from OE Wheels. total to my door was about $1200. is that reasonable?? They also have polished z06 wheels + tires for about 200 more. the z06s would look tough as hell on that black vette!!

Thats a very nice 97
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Berger6696
Anyone have a suggestion for a good repro at a reasonable price?
i bought actual oem gm wheels that had been chromed from corvettes of houston for ~$850.00 but that included trading in my oem wheels' the chrome ones look Good
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by AlisonC5
do you need just wheels or wheels AND tires?? I bought my polished thin spokes and tires on ebay from OE Wheels. total to my door was about $1200. is that reasonable?? They also have polished z06 wheels + tires for about 200 more. the z06s would look tough as hell on that black vette!!

Thats a very nice 97
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I actually posted a thread about the ebay OE wheels. They're the ones I'm leaning towards right now. I dont really need the rubber so I'll probably just order the wheels. I believe he said they'd sell the wheels for 606 otd. Then it'd cost 120 to get them balanced and mounted. So, I'm not sure if the tires are worth the extra 500. My fronts are fine, backs are getting worn (guess 10k miles left on em).

Question - If I get the wheels and tires do they come with sensors?
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Berger6696
Question - If I get the wheels and tires do they come with sensors?
Nope. Have to transfer from old wheels.
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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Nope. Have to transfer from old wheels.
Which means re-mounting and re-balancing. Think I'm going to go with just the wheels, no tires.
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Berger6696
Which means re-mounting and re-balancing. Think I'm going to go with just the wheels, no tires.
Gonna be a rough ride without tires

The sensors are attached to the wheel, so unless you buy wheels with sensors already installed, no way around transferring old sensors.
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