Tevroc98

Has anyone that has bought replica wheels had any issuses with them? I'm thinking of buying a set and would like some feedback please. Thanks

98vettered

I have done it twice myself with my 2005 Vette then when I went with the 2011 GS I went that route.
I have had no issues with them.

Top_Fuel

Here is the one thing you absolutely MUST do when buying any replica wheels...

Take the new wheels to a good shop and have them spun on a balancer to make sure they are straight BEFORE mounting any tires on them.

If you mount a tire on a new replica wheel and THEN find out you have a bad wheel, most vendors will blame the tire mounting process and will hang you out to dry.

These wheels are made overseas (China) and travel thousands of miles in shipping containers before they arrive in the US. The vendors re-selling them do NOT do any quality control checking on them. This is not to say they are junk...it's just that a bad wheel does find its way into the system on occasion. So just take this extra step so you don't get burned.

For what it's worth, most people here have had good experiences with replica wheels.

VetteNGT500

98vettered

Good Advice

blackonblack2011

Here are mine. They have seen 170 mph a few times with no problems. Plus i get compliments on pretty much a daily basis. Best 500 and change i have ever spent.

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peter pan

On my C5 I had replica C6Z wheels and they were just fine and saw the Texas Mile at 190mph

Tevroc98

Thank Guys. I would have never thought to pre check runout.

AORoads

You may also want to find out a couple other things: in the event there is an issue w. one or more wheels, who pays for the return shipping? who pays for shipping out the new wheel? who pays if this happens more than once? are you able to get a full refund if you aren't satisfied with the quality of the wheels? who pays for shipping all 4 back?

not to mention who pays for all that balancing with no tires on it...

just sayin'....

ssv3

They also tend to be heavier. I had a set on my car before and two wheels had chips on them out of the box and one was way out of round. I didn't mind the chips and I had a good tires shop balance the out or round wheel and I was good to go. I've upgraded since then but for the money you pay for the replicas you really can't complain. Good luck.

4SUMERZ

I have a set of replica Z06 wheels and they are a bit heavier than OEM, but no issues. I actually had one of my OEM wheels that was slightly out of round, but I replaced it prior to getting the replica wheels.

SEVETGO

Had aftermarket replicas on my C-5 and cc-6 with absolutely no issues. I was undecided as to what style I really liked for my C-6 and ended up getting ZR-1 replicas and love them

boraxman

I would be a little leery of high speeds on replicas....

....His car disintegrated when the wheel came apart at 170mph....

CWHPARTS

we sell tons of these. any complaint we have ever had has been resolved very quickly. normally about once or twice a year we get a call saying a wheel wont balance (we send them new wheel) the only other thing ive heard one guy had a prob with his valve stems leaking , but im pretty sure that had something to do with who ever was trying to install them.

i have a set of the zr1 replicas on mine. i beat the crap out of them no probs at all. i autocross, drag race , drift and have seen 190mph on several occasions.

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