CCW 505 Wheels
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CCW 505 Wheels
Can someone please link me to that infamous Wheel thread? I cant seem to find it and looking at getting some 505s. Also any advice where to buy?
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Deb, on the right side of your screen, top of the section, above the number of replies and views you can click on "replies" and "views" and it will show the most viewed, descending. The wheel thread is #1
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Great choice if you are going with CCW 505s. IMO, the best looking wheel for the C5.
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At one time WCC on the left coast offered the CCW's ( cute that the letters are reversed) and would have them sent out and chromed for an additional cost. But WCC doesn't handle the CCW's any longer as far as I can tell from their web site.
I'm probably going to go with the SP20A chromed. Yea I know they will be a PIA to clean with all the surfaces...........
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Thanks for the update! I'll have to watch and check in to that. I would prefer the chrome to keep the upkeep down
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Any updates on the chromed version of the 505as? I dont want to deal with the work required on the polished upkeep and as I now need new tires ...........
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Deb, since you have a TR Coupe, thought you might like to see what the 505's look like on. Mine are polished but it will give a rough idea of what they'll look like on your car
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Considered going with chrome 505s' for easy care and more bling....glad I didn't.
About a month ago I was at a car show and while cleaning my wheels I discovered I had scraped one of my front wheels.
My heart sank.Then I remembered a thread I saw here in the Forum on how to repair curb rash on polished wheels. After a hour of using emery paper, wet sandpaper and metal polish, the wheel looked like new again.
If it was a chrome wheel it pretty much would have been ruined.
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Considered going with chrome 505s' for easy care and more bling....glad I didn't.
About a month ago I was at a car show and while cleaning my wheels I discovered I had scraped one of my front wheels.
My heart sank.Then I remembered a thread I saw here in the Forum on how to repair curb rash on polished wheels. After a hour of using emery paper, wet sandpaper and metal polish, the wheel looked like new again.
If it was a chrome wheel it pretty much would have been ruined.
BUT how much time do you spend cleaning the polished ones.
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I bought my CCW 505as last summer and I have to agree on the PIA they are to keep clean with out chrome. When I was thinking about buying the rims I humm'd and haww'd for a long time and I finally bought from CCW after talking to John at CCW. He only recommends one place to get the rims chromed-- Kuntz Electroplating in Kitchener, Ontario. At the time, Kuntz didn't really deal direct with the public. Well, being a persistent bastard I finally found some one who would talk to me; Joe Kuntz. A year went by due to logistics, but I dropped the rims off at Kuntz last week and I got a factory tour... AWESOME! Kuntz does OEM chroming for Corvette, Cadillac and Harley-Davidson. I love plant tours-- the coolest part was the robotic polishers.
I cannot wait to see my 505as chromed! PM me if you would like more details or email joe.kuntz@kuntz.com. I'll post picture when I get the rims back!
Dave
I cannot wait to see my 505as chromed! PM me if you would like more details or email joe.kuntz@kuntz.com. I'll post picture when I get the rims back!
Dave