Wrong center caps
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Wrong center caps
Notice at the car show today and number of aftermarket C6 chrome wheels with a raised C5 cross flags (no color just rasied) in the center cap
What's with that crap? The guy said he did not even realized.
What's with that crap? The guy said he did not even realized.
Last edited by Pipedreams; Jun 5, 2006 at 08:09 AM.
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A lot of aftermarket wheels have been made for the C5 and vendors are selling them claiming they "fit" the C6. Usually the offsets are totally wrong along with the obvious logo problem. I think this is unscrupulous behavior on the vendors part. Fortunately, I got a set of your decals to finish off my chrome wheels:
Photo taken before I painted my calipers.
Photo taken before I painted my calipers.
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The decals had a note they weren't for the raised flags on the center caps so I never bought any. I just broke down and painted mine using the raised pattern as the guide. Looks fine.
Did any of you use the decals on the raised design?
Did any of you use the decals on the raised design?
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I was referencing the caps that have a raised C5 crossed flags in the center cap, not so much the wrong C6 emblem. Anyone have a picture?
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Here's a pic from some early rims from Radical Wheels with the crossed flags. When I was first looking for wheels, a lot of the aftermarket vendors were selling center caps.
BTW, Sorry I couldnt get there yesterday Ed, I had to rebuild a server and an office for a client yesterday.
BTW, Sorry I couldnt get there yesterday Ed, I had to rebuild a server and an office for a client yesterday.
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Like these ED
Originally Posted by Pipedreams
Notice at the car show today and number of aftermarket C6 chrome wheels with a raised C5 cross flags (no color just rasied) in the center cap What's with that crap? The guy said he did not even realized
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Originally Posted by par34n5
You would think WCC would send you the correct caps but I guess not
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I believe these are the ones you are referring to Ed. Offered by Corvette Garage as a "Z07" wheel made by Ace Wheels:
oooops, sorry, these don't show the "raised" logo but I think they just substituted the old C5 raised center caps on the ones you're referring too.
oooops, sorry, these don't show the "raised" logo but I think they just substituted the old C5 raised center caps on the ones you're referring too.
Last edited by vetdude; Jun 5, 2006 at 08:49 AM.
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Originally Posted by par34n5
You would think WCC would send you the correct caps but I guess not
BTW, do those piggy-backed wheel weights actually clear your caliper?
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actually they do
Originally Posted by Major Smoke
Interesting... neither a C5 nor a C6 logo. It looks like the C5 logo w/o the halo.
BTW, do those piggy-backed wheel weights actually clear your caliper?
BTW, do those piggy-backed wheel weights actually clear your caliper?
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