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Old Apr 5, 2018 | 10:26 PM
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Hey guys. I can’t completely decide which wheels I want to get for my 2001 magnetic red non z06. If you are running the same color, what wheels do you have?
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Just a thought, chrome wheels look great on any color C5.
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 06:50 AM
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Just a thought, chrome wheels look great on any color C5.


Good one!


You almost had me. I really thought you were serious for a minute. And only 5 days after April 1st...........




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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ZigZag
Just a thought, chrome wheels look great on any color C5.
No, black wheels look great on any color C5
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 08:39 AM
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Not the same red, but still red. I get a lot of compliments on this wheel.
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Originally Posted by ZigZag
Just a thought, chrome wheels look great on any color C5.
I agree, although everyone will have their own preferences as to what looks good. I also think that some comp gray with a machine face to the wheels would look good.
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Old Apr 6, 2018 | 11:54 AM
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I say polished or chrome on Mag Red.

https://www.google.com/search?q=magn...ih=666#imgrc=_
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hard to argue with polished or chrome....i am less a fan of black and i simply dont get flat colors
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You could also do a combination of a polished or brushed lip with a black, silver, grey, bronze, or gold center.
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Good looking car. I keep leaning towards black with a polished lip.
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Is anyone running these?

https://www.ebay.com/i/142353643125?chn=ps&dispItem=1

I have the factory polished wheels. They are so polished they almost look chrome now I did black out the halo so the car has begun to take on a sporty look
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Not a super awesome pic but this is me now.

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Originally Posted by puck_cent
Is anyone running these?

https://www.ebay.com/i/142353643125?chn=ps&dispItem=1

I have the factory polished wheels. They are so polished they almost look chrome now I did black out the halo so the car has begun to take on a sporty look
Not a fan of rivets, but then again, I’m not the one cleaning them!
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Originally Posted by puck_cent
Is anyone running these?

https://www.ebay.com/i/142353643125?chn=ps&dispItem=1

I have the factory polished wheels. They are so polished they almost look chrome now I did black out the halo so the car has begun to take on a sporty look
I have something similar on my car. I only like black rims with a polished lip... needs that contrast. Rivets, center-cap and chrome lugs help too.





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Awe. Yeah I did not think about the cleaning. If I go rivets I was going to have some chrome corvette decals made for the center caps.l with black lug nuts. Just something subtle.
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I'm a fan of polished wheels. I don't like black. Just my preference...they can look good up close but at a distance the black wheels get lost lost surrounded by the black tire in the black wheel well. My favorite style(s) are tsw interlagos and/or cray spiders. A couple pics below - not my car. Plenty of good looking ccws also.
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Bronze would be a fantastic complementing color for Mag red

I'm a little biased though
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Originally Posted by Fcar 98


Not the same red, but still red. I get a lot of compliments on this wheel.
If you lowered your car about 1 inch it would be a 10. JMHO
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