Chrome wheels/ out of style or date?
03-12-2014, 06:18 PM
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Racer
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Chrome will never disappoint you on any color......I'm the big kahuna of the Chrome Dinosaurs Club......our job is to educate against the use of all black wheels.....
........and we are in sync with joehenry and agree that if you had black wheels back in the day....means you could not afford chrome.....we also like reversed chrome wheels with baby moons on them......
........and we are in sync with joehenry and agree that if you had black wheels back in the day....means you could not afford chrome.....we also like reversed chrome wheels with baby moons on them......
03-12-2014, 06:24 PM
#44
Instructor
03-12-2014, 06:31 PM
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03-12-2014, 06:39 PM
#46
It depends on the color of the car. I have seen both chrome and black look good and like $h!t on different Corvettes. I think black wheels look great on white and Orange for sure. The loaner I got to use looked great with black wheels and chrome wouldn't have worked IMO.
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03-12-2014, 06:56 PM
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Chrome wheels just reinforce the whole "gold-chain" stereotype of Corvette owners.
Show me other high(er) end cars that come with them. Ferrari, Porsche, Lambo, Gt-R, M-B, M3/M5, etc... - NONE come with that cheese. Hell, even the ZL-1 and GT500 don't even offer them. Definitely done by GM to appeal to the graybeard market that continues to buy the majority of Corvettes.
$$$ can't buy taste, but either way, it's your car, your choice.
Show me other high(er) end cars that come with them. Ferrari, Porsche, Lambo, Gt-R, M-B, M3/M5, etc... - NONE come with that cheese. Hell, even the ZL-1 and GT500 don't even offer them. Definitely done by GM to appeal to the graybeard market that continues to buy the majority of Corvettes.
$$$ can't buy taste, but either way, it's your car, your choice.
03-12-2014, 06:56 PM
#49
Instructor
I prefer chrome but even they can look like crap if the owner does not paint the Top Hats, clean-up the caliper, and clean and/or re-paint the wheel barrels.
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03-12-2014, 07:05 PM
#51
Burning Brakes
Here's my buddy's lemans blue with black chrome wheels......something to think about
03-12-2014, 07:06 PM
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St. Jude Donor '14
Chrome has never been my fancy personally- I like the darker rims (gunmetal or black).
I get why people like chrome, just not my thing. And in my opinion, darker rims make the color pop more because they contrast more- but that may just be me. Still, either way you go it'll be a sexy machine no doubt. I suppose it's a personal preference more than anything.
Although I'll say I definitely support and encourage chrome in the engine bay.. Always makes it look good!
I get why people like chrome, just not my thing. And in my opinion, darker rims make the color pop more because they contrast more- but that may just be me. Still, either way you go it'll be a sexy machine no doubt. I suppose it's a personal preference more than anything.
Although I'll say I definitely support and encourage chrome in the engine bay.. Always makes it look good!
03-12-2014, 07:22 PM
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03-12-2014, 07:30 PM
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03-12-2014, 07:34 PM
#57
Racer
I'm old school and love chrome and don't really care what others think about it. In fact, I hate the looks of all black wheels and to be frank, I just don't get this carbon fiber look either! I've seen many corvettes I would have considered purchasing if not for the all black wheels and carbon fiber interior mods....
03-12-2014, 07:35 PM
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