New C5/New Wheels
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New C5/New Wheels
I sold my C4 after 11 years and bought this '97 with 16K miles. A buddy in our car club said he had an extra set of thin spokes in his garage, and now they're on my car. Thanks, George!
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A 97 with 16K miles! 
Just check to see if it has the original tires. They may look good, but probably really hard and not very good for traction.
That's like a new car. Congrats!
Just check to see if it has the original tires. They may look good, but probably really hard and not very good for traction. That's like a new car. Congrats!
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Very good find and the wheels look way better! I have an extra set of chromed thinspokes if anybody needs them,,,,made a change a while back.
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Very nice color, getting rid of the wagon wheels is one of the first mod most do when purchasing a C5 with them, looks great 
PS I went from the wagons to the thin spokes to the C6 split spokes in 6 months
PS I went from the wagons to the thin spokes to the C6 split spokes in 6 months
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Quite a find you made with that '99 - very low mileage and looks like new. And the thin spokes look so much better on the car.
