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Old Sep 16, 2013 | 02:20 PM
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Looking for factory polished aluminum wheels for 01. Found these on craigslist but not sure if they are factory corvette. How can I tell? Should the center caps have corvette logo on them?
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Those look to be GM factory units, although the polish does look a little dull in the picture. GM offered a highly polished wheel for about $800 on the early C5's. I had them on my 2001 Mag Red Coupe, really looked sharp. It's long gone so I can't compare stampings on the wheel. Centercaps are not stock, they did have the logo on them.
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Originally Posted by mcookgraphics
Looking for factory polished aluminum wheels for 01. Found these on craigslist but not sure if they are factory corvette. How can I tell? Should the center caps have corvette logo on them?
Mine is a 2000 and it has the polished with a decal ,not stamped...xzo
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Sure look factory. Probably removed the decal from the center caps. You can always buy the decals.
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Can you send a picture of yours with the decal?
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