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Old 06-25-2014, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by chsia
What about these?


i love those but they look like adv's which are way over budget and this is a z06. My car is a base non-widebody car so these likely won't work.

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Old 06-25-2014, 08:35 PM
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Always been my favorite:
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Originally Posted by bp92gsr
i love those but they look like ad's which are way over budget and this is a z06. My car is a base non-widebody car so these likely won't work.
This is not an ad. I took this photo with a Canon right after installing the wheels at the manufacturer. BTW, this is a Grand Sport, not Z06.
Old 06-25-2014, 08:55 PM
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Probably not the best but i was tired of chrome. To me they look better in shade than bright light or sunlight, which makes me wonder if i should have just gone with the comp gray cups instead.



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Originally Posted by chsia
This is not an ad. I took this photo with a Canon right after installing the wheels at the manufacturer. BTW, this is a Grand Sport, not Z06.
Sorry for the confusion. I typed ADV's and my phone autocorrected to "ad"

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Probably not the best but i was tired of chrome. To me they look better in shade than bright light or sunlight, which makes me wonder if i should have just gone with the comp gray cups instead.



I do likey!
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Originally Posted by berk4422
Always been my favorite:
I do like chrome spyders too! What front lip is that you have? That car would look killer with a magnuson cowl hood.
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Awwwww. Someone got their feelings hurt. Cheer up, turn that frown upside fown, rainyface. It's just the internet. I hear there's a real world offline where people are allowed to have opinions, and I keep hearing about this "First Ammendment" thingamajiggie. Log out and investigate for me will ya? Check back in with your findings once you've gotten over your butthurt.
I'm very familiar with it, no butt hurt here.

Sorry OP, back to the subject.
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Originally Posted by bp92gsr
I do like chrome spyders too! What front lip is that you have? That car would look killer with a magnuson cowl hood.
Thank you, I do like the way the Z51 drilled rotors and powder coated calipers sit in the spyders - total eye candy.

I need to think about the hood - great idea! Oh, the front bumper is an aftermarket bumper from SIC motor sports. It is about 2.5 inches off the ground, I scrape daily. The bumper is not perfect but passes the 10 foot test.
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Originally Posted by bp92gsr
Anyone else notice all the base cars look like 4x4's with larger aftermarket wheels. Too much gap for me. I like them almost tucked but as flush as possible to the outer edge of the fenders.
I have one word for you regarding corvette wheel gap ...... "offset"

People often think my car is lower than it is because my wheel offsets are aggressive (flush with the fenders).

My car is rear wide body only (base front):

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Everyone going to like the rims on their Vettes. I'm the same

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Originally Posted by v8rx7com
I have one word for you regarding corvette wheel gap ...... "offset"

People often think my car is lower than it is because my wheel offsets are aggressive (flush with the fenders).

My car is rear wide body only (base front):

Love the color of your car! Jay
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Competition Gray factory split spokes on a narrow body coupe. Actually hard to find a set- might be easier to get the silver ones powder coated or painted.
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West Coast Corvette has an app on their web page where you can see different wheels on your car. here is the one I did for mine:

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Originally Posted by Red Racer
The original C6 chromies...



My vote too. I like the chrome 5 spokes.
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Originally Posted by bp92gsr

Do you have a name or part number for the front lip this car has? Looks awesome. I thoroughly believe small cosmetic changes/additions can allow the base model cars to competitively look just as good as the z06/zr1 although it takes a very specific combination to make this happen that many of us dont have an eye for. Love the car btw!
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Originally Posted by chsia
What about these?


Hello, Badass GS, is it lowered or are the wheels taller then stock?
Also what brand are they?
Thanks
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Originally Posted by rcwsound
Hello, Badass GS, is it lowered or are the wheels taller then stock?
Also what brand are they?
Thanks
Robert
Yes, the car was lowered. The wheels came from a Taiwanese manufacturer called BC wheels (http://www.bcec.com.tw). The quality is top notch. In fact, BC is also the OE of other brands. Forum vendor needforspeedmotors sells these wheels @ http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-v...rvette-c6.html, you can see my car featured there.

BTW, I've since repainted the center spokes to be black.
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Originally Posted by chsia
What about these?


now these wheels are probably the best iv seen so far really nice.
I hate factory wheels on any car, the only thing worse then factory wheels is after market wheels that look factory
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