magnesium wheel
Jun 16, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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magnesium wheel
aside from the build codes in the glove compartment....and lighting them on fire....how can i physically tell if my wheels are magnesium?
Jun 16, 2009 | 07:04 PM
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They should look like this.
Jun 16, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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From: lockport n.y
thats the look
Jun 16, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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dobewillie
thats the look
I got em thats them...
Jun 16, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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From: decatur il
and it says "magnesium" on them.....
Jun 16, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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They look like the above - bronze in color and have the word magnesium on the face of the wheel.
Jul 7, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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Dave1998
They should look like this.
Here is a photo of the Mag Wheel Option on my 2003 Corvette. Center Cap Graphics added aftermarket:
Jul 7, 2009 | 05:11 PM
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Here is a photo of the Mag Wheel Option on my 2003 Corvette. Center Cap Graphics added aftermarket:
That is not a magnesium wheel... The bronze colored ones are.
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Jul 7, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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Also the magnesium wheels have the small round center cap.
Jul 7, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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and a rubber "O" ring against the rotor, BTW mine have no "magnesium" sticker.
Jul 7, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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volk
That is not a magnesium wheel... The bronze colored ones are.
Those are definitely not the magnesium wheels. They're thinspokes
thats the look
