2004 C5 Wheel
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2004 C5 Wheel
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Looking at buying a 2004 C5. The car has these wheels on. Wheels are chrome. Anyone know what these wheels are ? are they aftermarket ? The guy bought Corvette new and swapped the OEM wheels at dealership when he purchased.
Can Anyone identify these wheels ?
Looking at buying a 2004 C5. The car has these wheels on. Wheels are chrome. Anyone know what these wheels are ? are they aftermarket ? The guy bought Corvette new and swapped the OEM wheels at dealership when he purchased.
Can Anyone identify these wheels ?
Last edited by steig; Jun 3, 2019 at 08:07 AM.
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A lot of C6-style reproduction wheels for the C5 can be had in the same wheel size as the OEM application for the C5. It's done not only for appearance and application sake but also so you can re-use the tires on the old wheels. That's about the only excuse I can come up with re: what the owner is saying although it doesn't fit into the owner's narrative. Maybe the owner had the wheels installed at the dealer during some sort of service routine?
Many run reproduction wheels on their C5s which is evident by the rather large Corvette reproduction wheel market by vendors. However for the most part they are noticeably of weaker design than OEM wheels. If your plan for the car is performance or track driving it is recommended you not run reproductions in those applications. For a daily driver the wheels would work just fine.
If you're really wanting the car you could offload the Spyder wheels with tires likely for the same amount as a good OEM set of the C5 five spokes. I wouldn't call out the owner on the discrepancy though, especially if you can get the car for a good deal.
Many run reproduction wheels on their C5s which is evident by the rather large Corvette reproduction wheel market by vendors. However for the most part they are noticeably of weaker design than OEM wheels. If your plan for the car is performance or track driving it is recommended you not run reproductions in those applications. For a daily driver the wheels would work just fine.
If you're really wanting the car you could offload the Spyder wheels with tires likely for the same amount as a good OEM set of the C5 five spokes. I wouldn't call out the owner on the discrepancy though, especially if you can get the car for a good deal.
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A lot of C6-style reproduction wheels for the C5 can be had in the same wheel size as the OEM application for the C5. It's done not only for appearance and application sake but also so you can re-use the tires on the old wheels. That's about the only excuse I can come up with re: what the owner is saying although it doesn't fit into the owner's narrative. Maybe the owner had the wheels installed at the dealer during some sort of service routine?
Many run reproduction wheels on their C5s which is evident by the rather large Corvette reproduction wheel market by vendors. However for the most part they are noticeably of weaker design than OEM wheels. If your plan for the car is performance or track driving it is recommended you not run reproductions in those applications. For a daily driver the wheels would work just fine.
Many run reproduction wheels on their C5s which is evident by the rather large Corvette reproduction wheel market by vendors. However for the most part they are noticeably of weaker design than OEM wheels. If your plan for the car is performance or track driving it is recommended you not run reproductions in those applications. For a daily driver the wheels would work just fine.
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If you want the car, tell the dealer that you will buy it...IF he swaps out the wheels. Trust me, they will find a car on their lot or somewhere and make it happen. If you do buy it, I would assume that NONE maintenance had been done and go from there.
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If the car is a good deal except for the wheels I would NOT let that stop me. As stated above there are hundreds of different style wheels that will fit the C5 correctly including reproduction 5 spoke. Even OEM C6 and C7 wheels have he same mounting pattern as the C5, although the Offset of those wheels is not correct but that doesn't stop C5 owners that want to make their own statement with their C5.....
If you are new to C5's here are a couple links you should read through to help in the education process:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ion-files.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...must-read.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ngths-etc.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...l-in-here.html
And of course ask questions here. There are many very knowledgeable C5 owners that are more than willing to help out.
If you are new to C5's here are a couple links you should read through to help in the education process:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ion-files.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...must-read.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ngths-etc.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...l-in-here.html
And of course ask questions here. There are many very knowledgeable C5 owners that are more than willing to help out.
Thanks for the Info
