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Old Nov 10, 2023 | 04:02 PM
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Wheels, been wanting to change the look a bit, that should do it.





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Old Nov 10, 2023 | 04:16 PM
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Look nice. Post pics of them mounted. Are the OEM wheels the Magnesium wheels?
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Old Nov 10, 2023 | 04:43 PM
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Look nice. Post pics of them mounted. Are the OEM wheels the Magnesium wheels?
Will do, couple of weeks. No, stock wheels are aluminum with a champagne color coating.
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Old Nov 10, 2023 | 05:10 PM
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Will do, couple of weeks. No, stock wheels are aluminum with a champagne color coating.
If they were the Magnesium wheels, I was going to recommend that you hold onto them.
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Old Nov 10, 2023 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MSG C5
If they were the Magnesium wheels, I was going to recommend that you hold onto them.
Keeping all the stock stuff I remove so that if and when I sell, it can be converted back to original.
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Old Nov 10, 2023 | 07:14 PM
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C6 base wheels are a great choice! But I'm a little biased. Make sure you post up how they look on your car.

Mine have 25mm spacers/adapters pushing the rears out.

I'm running 255/40/18 front & 285/35/19 rear. Lots of tire options in this choice.


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Old Nov 10, 2023 | 09:06 PM
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I have a mag red 01 myself with C6 wheels in chrome. Even though the set I have are OEM wheels, I still wanted it to look like they came on the car, so I got some C5 logos in vinyl for the center caps which really add a nice touch. They've held up great for the past 3 years as well. I got them on eBay for under $20 for a set of 5.

Looking forward to pics of the black chrome wheels with your blacked out halo.



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I always thought the C5 had crappy wheel options except the Z's. On my '97 and '01, put the C6 wheels on, always looked better to me.





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Nice choice of wheels. They will definitely change the look of your Corvette.
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Definitely going to C6 wheels after my tires expire…in about 10 years.

Really like the C6 Starfish wheels on the C5 👍
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Congrats on your new wheels - will look good on the car.
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Those look nice! I have been really thinking about changing wheels but wanted something close to the factory thin spoke. After looking at countless wheels the C6 seems the one to get. I am leaning toward a dark graphite vs black. I never noticed your black halo, looks great. I may have to do that as well.
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Those look nice! I have been really thinking about changing wheels but wanted something close to the factory thin spoke. After looking at countless wheels the C6 seems the one to get. I am leaning toward a dark graphite vs black. I never noticed your black halo, looks great. I may have to do that as well.
The black halo is just a wrap, which can be removed. To complete a modified two-tone look, will eventually get the rear window tinted.
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Put on a set of C6 wheels this spring, that had already had refinished in gun metal grey. I used 20mm spacers in the rear and 3mm spacer in the front.


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Put on a set of C6 wheels this spring, that had already had refinished in gun metal grey. I used 20mm spacers in the rear and 3mm spacer in the front.
That looks good, different wheels definitely do make a difference.
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I went with some aftermarket C6 wheels on my 2000 FRC


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