What Wheel is This?
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From: Rocklin CA
What Wheel is This?
Several months ago I became the second owner of an 04 vert. I had a GM vehicle build sheet run that shows the car was ordered with option code QF5 high polished aluminum wheels. I expected the wheels would have had the logoed center caps but they are plain generic plastic caps. Since the car also has Nitto non run flats I have begun to wonder if maybe the car lot I purchased this from made a tire and wheel swap for some reason.
The back side of the wheel is marked with GM and the following numbers:
GM
F083199
2AB
9593797
17 x 8.5 J58
090799 B
I'm wondering if anyone can confirm if these are the wheels that were ordered with the car and if they are why don't they have the logoed center caps? Are there aftermarket center caps that will match this wheel finish? I took this question to the dealer but they were no help.
Thanks for any comments
The back side of the wheel is marked with GM and the following numbers:
GM
F083199
2AB
9593797
17 x 8.5 J58
090799 B
I'm wondering if anyone can confirm if these are the wheels that were ordered with the car and if they are why don't they have the logoed center caps? Are there aftermarket center caps that will match this wheel finish? I took this question to the dealer but they were no help.
Thanks for any comments
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They are stock Vette wheels from 2000 - 2004!
They came on the coupes and Verts!
Here is a link to some center caps and decals:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...aps&category0=
Thanks,Matt
They came on the coupes and Verts!
Here is a link to some center caps and decals:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...aps&category0=
Thanks,Matt
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From: Hopewell Junction NY
They are stock Vette wheels from 2000 - 2004!
They came on the coupes and Verts!
Here is a link to some center caps and decals:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...aps&category0=
Thanks,Matt
They came on the coupes and Verts!
Here is a link to some center caps and decals:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...aps&category0=
Thanks,Matt
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From: Rocklin CA
They are stock Vette wheels from 2000 - 2004!
They came on the coupes and Verts!
Here is a link to some center caps and decals:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...aps&category0=
Thanks,Matt
They came on the coupes and Verts!
Here is a link to some center caps and decals:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...aps&category0=
Thanks,Matt
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Thanks for the quick reply and the link! I'd like to change out the center caps to ones with the logo. Any thoughts on attaching the decals to my current caps? Are the after market caps with logos simply a plain cap like mine with a decal on it or are they a higher quality logoed cap?
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They are a stock set of wheels that have been chromed. Did not come from the factory that way.
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But hey, they look pretty good but would look better I think if the center caps had the logo. So, I'm thinking about adding the adhesive decal logo to my plain caps as my caps are an exact match. Any bad experiences with the decal logos?
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From: Chico CA
Could also have been the standard wheel. That's what I've got on my car. Painted and clear-coated over an alloy, they would be a better "donor" wheel for chroming. The high polish wheels were a $1695 option, and the standard ones were, well, standard.
Statistically, the standard wheel was rare. Something around 80% of the 2002 cars had the option for the high polish aluminum wheel.
I'm guessing West Coast Corvettes, Mid-America Motorworks, or any of a number of other vendors can set you right up with the center caps, as can America's Tire Company/Discount Tire Company. Tire Rack may have them, as well.
Enjoy!
Statistically, the standard wheel was rare. Something around 80% of the 2002 cars had the option for the high polish aluminum wheel.
I'm guessing West Coast Corvettes, Mid-America Motorworks, or any of a number of other vendors can set you right up with the center caps, as can America's Tire Company/Discount Tire Company. Tire Rack may have them, as well.
Enjoy!
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORVE...spagenameZWDVW
I put these on my chrome center caps about 4-5 years ago and they are still going strong. They are actual C5 emblems, and not the fake emblems (two checkered flags
) that come on the aftermarket center-caps.
I put these on my chrome center caps about 4-5 years ago and they are still going strong. They are actual C5 emblems, and not the fake emblems (two checkered flags
) that come on the aftermarket center-caps.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORVE...spagenameZWDVW
I put these on my chrome center caps about 4-5 years ago and they are still going strong. They are actual C5 emblems, and not the fake emblems (two checkered flags ) that come on the aftermarket center-caps.
I put these on my chrome center caps about 4-5 years ago and they are still going strong. They are actual C5 emblems, and not the fake emblems (two checkered flags
) that come on the aftermarket center-caps.
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All polished wheels from the OEM wheel suppliers are coated with acrylic clearcoat over the polished aluminum per the GM or Ford materials specification...in other words, this is an industry wide requirement to prevent corrosion of the raw alumimun. The chrome is easily distinguished by its mirror like finish. Anyone mistaking polished for chrome just hasn't seen enough wheels yet.
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I put these on my chrome center caps about 4-5 years ago and they are still going strong. They are actual C5 emblems, and not the fake emblems (two checkered flags ) that come on the aftermarket center-caps.
I put these on my chrome center caps about 4-5 years ago and they are still going strong. They are actual C5 emblems, and not the fake emblems (two checkered flags
) that come on the aftermarket center-caps.
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Looking at the pics the back side shot of the spoke does not look like chrome and the whole wheel would have been chromed when it was dipped.
From the shine, the front side does look like the clear coating was stripped off and then the wheel was polished to a shine and kept up regularly.
If you have some aluminum polish try a little on it. If the rag comes off black then it's aluminum.
Peter
From the shine, the front side does look like the clear coating was stripped off and then the wheel was polished to a shine and kept up regularly.
If you have some aluminum polish try a little on it. If the rag comes off black then it's aluminum.
Peter