'08 split spoke wheel
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'08 split spoke wheel
Is the sterling silver split spoke wheel shown on the Indy pace cars the exact color and finish as the base wheels for the 08's ???
They appear to be, but it's hard to determine from pictures alone.
I'm getting ready to put my order together.
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They appear to be, but it's hard to determine from pictures alone.
I'm getting ready to put my order together.
Thanks
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hmmmm
not as bad looking as I initially thought it was. maybe just the angles I've seen on the pace car made it appear that way.
I'll be curious to see what that looks like in Chrome, polished, and comp grey.
I DO like those new upgraded wheel option, even though I'm not a fan of the polished look.
not as bad looking as I initially thought it was. maybe just the angles I've seen on the pace car made it appear that way.
I'll be curious to see what that looks like in Chrome, polished, and comp grey.
I DO like those new upgraded wheel option, even though I'm not a fan of the polished look.
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The split spoke wheel is only available as the standard painted wheel or the competition grey painted wheel for the 08 model year. The polished aluminum wheel is a new 5 spoke forged design while the chrome wheel is the same 5 spoke design from last year.
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hmmmm
not as bad looking as I initially thought it was. maybe just the angles I've seen on the pace car made it appear that way.
I'll be curious to see what that looks like in Chrome, polished, and comp grey.
I DO like those new upgraded wheel option, even though I'm not a fan of the polished look.
not as bad looking as I initially thought it was. maybe just the angles I've seen on the pace car made it appear that way.
I'll be curious to see what that looks like in Chrome, polished, and comp grey.
I DO like those new upgraded wheel option, even though I'm not a fan of the polished look.
If you want chrome you will be getting the QX3 Chrome wheel available on the 2006, 2007 cars. If you want polished the only choice is the forged wheel as seen on this slide (note the reference to the old style chrome that is available also:
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hmmmm......
I agree -
I didn't like them at first but after looking at indy pace car pics on ebay i think they look ok. i have them coming on my 08 thinking if they don't look good i'll replace them with aftermarket Z06 style rims OR just pick up a set from 2005-2007 from folks who are selling their OEM's.
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I didn't like them at first but after looking at indy pace car pics on ebay i think they look ok. i have them coming on my 08 thinking if they don't look good i'll replace them with aftermarket Z06 style rims OR just pick up a set from 2005-2007 from folks who are selling their OEM's.
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I think they look pretty good. I do not think the chromes look $1850 better. I also like the idea of having a wheel that has 5 spokes by 5 spokes, 5 by 5, since it is the 55th anniversary of the car.
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The only choices for this wheel are painted (as shown) and comp gray as shown here:
If you want chrome you will be getting the QX3 Chrome wheel available on the 2006, 2007 cars. If you want polished the only choice is the forged wheel as seen on this slide (note the reference to the old style chrome that is available also:
If you want chrome you will be getting the QX3 Chrome wheel available on the 2006, 2007 cars. If you want polished the only choice is the forged wheel as seen on this slide (note the reference to the old style chrome that is available also:
Thanks for clearing that up for me. I wasn't aware that there was only 2 color options for the new wheels. I LIKE that shade of grey on the comp grey wheels ALOT.
I really like the new forged wheel as well.
