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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 12:38 AM
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Why are almost all replacement wheels a spoke or web design is there any other type of wheel available? Do you have pics?
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 01:34 AM
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 05:01 AM
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What other types of wheels were you thinking of? The vette doesn't look good in crazy spiral looking wheels and bling bling kinds. Also for a vette you should go with performance and while not all wheels on vettes are performance kinds they usually mimic the performance ones. I do hear the teddy bear wheels add 10 hp though.
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 05:03 AM
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You could try a set of these as an alternative

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With those pics thats why you see alot of spoke/web designs!!
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 08:44 AM
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 08:56 AM
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Well, I think you got your question answered !
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 10:08 AM
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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IMO not every rim looks right on a vette. Some of the off the wall rims cheapen the look of the car or make it look like a teenager owns it. I like classy wheels that almost everybody likes (like my ccw 505a). I usually perfer a 5 spoke type rim over all others.

Now on a totally custom car/truck the off the wall rims look fine. Some retro rod rims look great on a custom c1/c2 imo too.
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OMG! No you didn't! I swear I bought it like that and sold them within 2 weeks
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OMG! No you didn't! I swear I bought it like that and sold them within 2 weeks
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HAHA. I want the bear ones. Hilarious
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I saw these at a car show one time
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