2011 Wheel question
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2011 Wheel question
Is the standard wheel on the base 2011 vette the same as last year or is it a 5 single spoke wheel?
I have seen ads that indicate it is a single spoke wheel and is new for 2011 but the corvette web site shows the split spoke wheel as the basic.
I have seen ads that indicate it is a single spoke wheel and is new for 2011 but the corvette web site shows the split spoke wheel as the basic.
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QG6 5-Split Spoke, Silver painted Aluminum $0.00
QX1 5-Split Spoke, Competition Gray Aluminum $395.00
QX3 Chrome Aluminum Wheels – New Design $1850.00
RQ1 Machine Faced Aluminum Wheels - New Design $895.00
http://www.kerbeck.com/kerbeck/kerbeck.nsf/SpecCoupe
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2011 WHEELS CHOICES
QG6 5-Split Spoke, Silver painted Aluminum $0.00
QX1 5-Split Spoke, Competition Gray Aluminum $395.00
QX3 Chrome Aluminum Wheels – New Design $1850.00
RQ1 Machine Faced Aluminum Wheels - New Design $895.00
http://www.kerbeck.com/kerbeck/kerbeck.nsf/SpecCoupe
QG6 5-Split Spoke, Silver painted Aluminum $0.00
QX1 5-Split Spoke, Competition Gray Aluminum $395.00
QX3 Chrome Aluminum Wheels – New Design $1850.00
RQ1 Machine Faced Aluminum Wheels - New Design $895.00
http://www.kerbeck.com/kerbeck/kerbeck.nsf/SpecCoupe
QG6 NEW! Wheels, 5-spoke, Silver-painted aluminum
QX1 NEW! Wheels, 5-spoke, Competition Gray-painted aluminum
QX3 NEW! Wheels, 5-spoke, chrome aluminum
RQ1 NEW! Wheels, 5-spoke machined-face aluminum
QX1 NEW! Wheels, 5-spoke, Competition Gray-painted aluminum
QX3 NEW! Wheels, 5-spoke, chrome aluminum
RQ1 NEW! Wheels, 5-spoke machined-face aluminum
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Yeah, I've seen these on a new 2011 at my local dealer. Personally, I think they look terrible. The machined face ones, especially, look like they're cheap magazine-order wheels for some kid's Honda.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'25
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I don't see any reason for confusion.
Are you talking about the Blade Silver one, the first one on this ad page?
http://www.kerbeck.com/
If yes, then it is showing the New Design Wheels on the car in the ad.
Are you talking about the Blade Silver one, the first one on this ad page?
http://www.kerbeck.com/
If yes, then it is showing the New Design Wheels on the car in the ad.
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Did GM actually do any consumer testing on this wheel before bringing it out? Because the general consensus on here seems to be that we think it's ugly, so chances are good that most of the potential 2011 Corvette buyers will feel the same. At least the GS, Z06 and ZR1 all still have amazing looking wheels (maybe that's GM's intent, pushing people into the more expensive models by making the base model wheels ugly?)
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Did GM actually do any consumer testing on this wheel before bringing it out? Because the general consensus on here seems to be that we think it's ugly, so chances are good that most of the potential 2011 Corvette buyers will feel the same. At least the GS, Z06 and ZR1 all still have amazing looking wheels (maybe that's GM's intent, pushing people into the more expensive models by making the base model wheels ugly?)
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Have to disagree Jim.....these things make the wagons look like a set of $10k HRE's.
I've actually thought about it,and I can't think of an uglier wheel EVER on a performance car.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'25
I don't see any reason for confusion.
Are you talking about the Blade Silver one, the first one on this ad page?
http://www.kerbeck.com/
If yes, then it is showing the New Design Wheels on the car in the ad.
Are you talking about the Blade Silver one, the first one on this ad page?
http://www.kerbeck.com/
If yes, then it is showing the New Design Wheels on the car in the ad.
Thanks.
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Did GM actually do any consumer testing on this wheel before bringing it out? Because the general consensus on here seems to be that we think it's ugly, so chances are good that most of the potential 2011 Corvette buyers will feel the same. At least the GS, Z06 and ZR1 all still have amazing looking wheels (maybe that's GM's intent, pushing people into the more expensive models by making the base model wheels ugly?)
I think the GS wheels look nearly as bad as the original 1997 wagon wheels. I'm also not sure very many people will buy or not buy a new Corvette because of the wheel appearance.
OTOH, our 2009 came with chrome Gumbys and I thought they looked awful. After learning that they are forged instead of cast, and slightly lighter/stronger than the various other "base" C6 wheels, I kinda like them.
BTW, thanks for browsing in the C6 section, nice to have informed people with other vintages post in here.
