C6 Gumby Wheel Project
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Racer
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IMHO - you're best off finding smooth/plain chrome caps and then putting the C5 vinyl decal on those. I have the earlier style C6 base wheels and that's what I did.
As for the calipers, if you can't match the yellow spot on, I think it would look better with a contrasting color of your choice.. red, blue, etc.. There weren't any colors that looked good with my mag red car so I just painted mine black. I'm not going the route of color matched powder coating.
As for the calipers, if you can't match the yellow spot on, I think it would look better with a contrasting color of your choice.. red, blue, etc.. There weren't any colors that looked good with my mag red car so I just painted mine black. I'm not going the route of color matched powder coating.
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IMHO - you're best off finding smooth/plain chrome caps and then putting the C5 vinyl decal on those. I have the earlier style C6 base wheels and that's what I did.
As for the calipers, if you can't match the yellow spot on, I think it would look better with a contrasting color of your choice.. red, blue, etc.. There weren't any colors that looked good with my mag red car so I just painted mine black. I'm not going the route of color matched powder coating.
As for the calipers, if you can't match the yellow spot on, I think it would look better with a contrasting color of your choice.. red, blue, etc.. There weren't any colors that looked good with my mag red car so I just painted mine black. I'm not going the route of color matched powder coating.
As to the caps, I have not been able to find a good quality set of plain chrome ones for the C6/C7 wheel center opening.
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Try some of these guys and check eBay, FB marketplace (a lot of wheel sellers here), and the forum ForSale section. Also try putting up a WTB ad in the C6 and C5 sections. I have been lucky on a couple of WTB posts.
Here’s some links for Corvette salvage companies:
Corvette Recycling
Corvette Parts Center (C&S Corvettes)
AES Corvette Parts
Dino’s Corvette Salvage
Contemporary Corvette
LeeC Parts
FParts
All American Classics
Next Gen Parts Place
VetteNuts
J&J Auto Wrecking
Here’s some links for Corvette salvage companies:
Corvette Recycling
Corvette Parts Center (C&S Corvettes)
AES Corvette Parts
Dino’s Corvette Salvage
Contemporary Corvette
LeeC Parts
FParts
All American Classics
Next Gen Parts Place
VetteNuts
J&J Auto Wrecking
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Drifting
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Try some of these guys and check eBay, FB marketplace (a lot of wheel sellers here), and the forum ForSale section. Also try putting up a WTB ad in the C6 and C5 sections. I have been lucky on a couple of WTB posts.
Here’s some links for Corvette salvage companies:
Corvette Recycling
Corvette Parts Center (C&S Corvettes)
AES Corvette Parts
Dino’s Corvette Salvage
Contemporary Corvette
LeeC Parts
FParts
All American Classics
Next Gen Parts Place
VetteNuts
J&J Auto Wrecking
Here’s some links for Corvette salvage companies:
Corvette Recycling
Corvette Parts Center (C&S Corvettes)
AES Corvette Parts
Dino’s Corvette Salvage
Contemporary Corvette
LeeC Parts
FParts
All American Classics
Next Gen Parts Place
VetteNuts
J&J Auto Wrecking
The wheel caps?
They never came in plain chrome from the factory.
Some of the Corvette suppliers have some plain caps, but they are getting premium prices for cheap junk caps.
I have C7 caps, and would put them on before paying 80 bucks or more for a set of the crappy ones.
I'll just leave the yellow caps on until something better pops up.
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Looks great!
Do not listen to the nay sayer, I ran hub adapters for years probably 10k miles with no problems. I would just make it a habit to check the torque on them frequently. After a bit I locktited the nuts but that ended up spinning the stud in the hub
Do not listen to the nay sayer, I ran hub adapters for years probably 10k miles with no problems. I would just make it a habit to check the torque on them frequently. After a bit I locktited the nuts but that ended up spinning the stud in the hub
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No, I have no real reservations to the wheel spacers, I bought good billet spacers and they fit perfectly, and will pull the wheels and double check the torque.
I did have an issue with the new tires, but it was an issue made by the tire guy.
I hadn't checked the air pressure in them after getting them back and installing them, and haven't got the new sensors synced to the car yet, so no correct pressures showing on the DIC.
I checked the tires and they were all very high, 35-36 psi.
I lowered them all to 30 psi and the difference in the ride is huge, best it has ever been, better than the tires that came on it and they were set at 30 too.
I did have an issue with the new tires, but it was an issue made by the tire guy.
I hadn't checked the air pressure in them after getting them back and installing them, and haven't got the new sensors synced to the car yet, so no correct pressures showing on the DIC.
I checked the tires and they were all very high, 35-36 psi.
I lowered them all to 30 psi and the difference in the ride is huge, best it has ever been, better than the tires that came on it and they were set at 30 too.
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