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Thanks guys !! After checking OE Wheel reviews it doesn't look very good.. I was at Carlisle looking at aftermarket wheels and it seems to me that a lot are made in China. Looking on the forum at pictures of C5's with the repo wheels all look good but do they have good quality?? Are the forum vendors wheels a better quality????? Just need a little more info. Thanks
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Joined: Jul 2007
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From: 972 and 405
Thanks guys !! After checking OE Wheel reviews it doesn't look very good.. I was at Carlisle looking at aftermarket wheels and it seems to me that a lot are made in China. Looking on the forum at pictures of C5's with the repo wheels all look good but do they have good quality?? Are the forum vendors wheels a better quality????? Just need a little more info. Thanks
-Alex
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Pittsburg Ca.
I just bought a set of OE wheels for my 97. Fronts were fine TPS sensors and all. Rears thanks to the guys at the shop I brougt it to, a shop reccomended by tire rack They had to use a different seal to get the sensors to mount correctly. Anyway all sid and done I am very pleased. I live in Ca. and receivecd the wheels in a week. Free shipping and all. And the y ballanced out fine. Not more than 2ozs of weight on 3 wheels and just 3 oz. and one rear wheel. My other wheels all had 3oz or more weight on 3 wheels and one rear wheel had over 5oz on it. They also sent me free lug nuts that they didnt even mention in there auction..........
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From: DeRidder LA
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I'm on my 4th set of wheels from OE and have nothing but good to say about them..Good customer service with very fast shipping..And yes they also included lugs with every set they sent me..
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From: Florida, Sarasota Fl.
What you have to realize is that, in the retail business you are ALWAYS going to have someone that was mad at the service and anyone can write a bad review on the internet. Personally I have had great contact with the people there and they have been more than willing to work with me even on a set of wheels that I will potentially buy. They told me exactly what offsets I will need, what colors and sizes are available and so on. Also keep in mind that when people have good service, very seldomly will you hear about it. Bad news is much easier to write about than good.
-Alex
-Alex
I have a set and am very happy.
