Recommended Wheel Company?
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Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2008
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From: Rochester New York
Recommended Wheel Company?
I am looking into purchasing a set of C6 Z06 style wheel for my C5. Has anyone heard of OE Concepts? I want something that isnt going to hurt the performance of he car due to bad sizing or weight of the wheels, and something of excellent quality.
Instructor
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From: Scottsdale AZ
I've been looking at these wheels for awhile. I'm not sure what
to think yet. I live about 80 miles from Sarasota and was down there for a few days off, got back today. I tried to find them while there. Did not find it on the address given on one web site and I did not have there number with me. I found the address, but not there.
Did not go down there for that so I just blew it off. When I get ready I will call them and find out where they are and go in person. I like the wheels and the price. Just the cust. service is questionable.
http://blogs.ebay.com/wakewl/entry/B..._W0QQidZ642016
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1504667
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2140601
to think yet. I live about 80 miles from Sarasota and was down there for a few days off, got back today. I tried to find them while there. Did not find it on the address given on one web site and I did not have there number with me. I found the address, but not there.
Did not go down there for that so I just blew it off. When I get ready I will call them and find out where they are and go in person. I like the wheels and the price. Just the cust. service is questionable.
http://blogs.ebay.com/wakewl/entry/B..._W0QQidZ642016
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1504667
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2140601
Drifting
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You should check out the Corvette Garage...I think the PM is nate@corvettegarage. He's a vendor that's holding a contest for free wheels here on the forum. If you're going to buy wheels try to check his store first...
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OE Concepts is a good aftermarket wheel company. You might also want to check out Factory Reproductions too.
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The Factory Reproductions were on my Vert when I bought it. They looked good and balanced OK. They had the socket head screws and I was not nuts about cleaning those. They looked great, but cleaning sure took some time.
I bought OEC Z06 C5 style wheels without the socket heads to replace them. I returned two of them because I was not pleased with the quality of the surface behind the spokes. The replacements were very good, so I did get a really good set of four after some talking with the retailer and paying for some additional shipping costs. Had them since April 2007 and no problems of any kind.
I have my C5 for sale and the photos of the OEC wheels can be seen in that thread.
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From: Conroe Texas
when i was looking for a set of wheels, oe's carried a 1 year warranty on the chrome, and the barrels had really rough looking chrome. the fact repro's had a 3 year on the chrome and the barrels were really good. i went with the repro's. this was about 4 years ago and the wheels still look new, no problems what so ever.
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http://www.houseofwheelsonline.com/corvette1.html
where i got my black c6 z06 rims. one arrived with minor damage on the lip of the rim. had a new one shipped out and didnt have to pay to ship the other one back... good experience overall
where i got my black c6 z06 rims. one arrived with minor damage on the lip of the rim. had a new one shipped out and didnt have to pay to ship the other one back... good experience overall
