Affordable wheels for C5?
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I just got a set of 07 Z06 in March from these guys.
They are a big warehouse and internet business located in Sarasota, Fl
As luck would have it we were going there on vacation over Easter and stopped buy and brought them home with us and saved the shipping.
As for the wheels , althought they are made in China the quaility is very good, nice even chrome and so far no flaking edges or peeling.
They claim to have over 3 million wheels in stock all the time. Here you go.
http://stores.ebay.com/O-E-Wheels_Co...QQftidZ2QQtZkm
I don't see the wheels that I got so they may be out of those
Mine were 17x9.5/18x9.5 all chrome split spoke.
BTW this thread is a bit entertaining
They are a big warehouse and internet business located in Sarasota, Fl
As luck would have it we were going there on vacation over Easter and stopped buy and brought them home with us and saved the shipping.
As for the wheels , althought they are made in China the quaility is very good, nice even chrome and so far no flaking edges or peeling.
They claim to have over 3 million wheels in stock all the time. Here you go.
http://stores.ebay.com/O-E-Wheels_Co...QQftidZ2QQtZkm
I don't see the wheels that I got so they may be out of those
Mine were 17x9.5/18x9.5 all chrome split spoke.
BTW this thread is a bit entertaining
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Oh yeah, and have you priced a set of genuine GM C6 Z06 wheels? You didn't specify reproductions. They'll cost you a little more than $700, so you didn't provide all the information that you said you did. Now who looks stupid?
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Be careful with cheap wheels. I have the chrome Z06 replicas I bought from a forum vendor and in 5000 miles all the chrome is flaking off from the inside of the wheels. I haven't even drove in snow or anything. I was in rain once.
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I got these Z07 wheels from Corvette Garage complete with tires, pressure sensors, ready to mount. These will also allow for the Z06 brake conversion later on. Some of the others don't have the clearance.
Last edited by Politronics; Aug 15, 2008 at 12:32 AM.
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Thanks to those who helped. I'd never heard of bad experiences with the reproduction wheels before. Looks like i'll do like said here and buy some better quality wheels. Thanks to those who helped.
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I very much apologize for any confusion on the replica part. I would never have imagined anybody would confuse this point since there is no reason to buy the OEM GM version. Sorry for that. Ar for the avatar, it is because i work a critical care role in a hospital, and it seems like if the crap is going to hit the fan with having critical, crazy, or just odd patients, it comes in during my shift. So i became known as the "crap magnet", and when i saw the avatar i knew i had to have it because it's funny.
They are a better wheel than any replica!!
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...like, ummmmm...Wow....
I'd have suggested you look at Ruff Wheels, but there is blood dripping from the rafters in here, I gotta go....
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Yeah some serious maturity deficit here, i agree. Everybody has to be tough and john in on the internet ya know. I know i was short in my description, but i'm on a mobile phone due to my location this week. And i see the ruff wheels look like a good option. Thanks.
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