fop91

I like the Chrome on your Z.

vjones

If you can, keep the chrome set and don't paint over those. Get another set base silver to paint over black if you want to go with black.

Plus the chrome is prob heavier and if painted over then it would add more weight. etc.

EVILNESS

Chrome is it belongs on suvs and sedams... not sports cars black is nice but on a nice car... I would say white it would be really different maybe even a gold or bronze or something..

R.

RFZ

i have a set of painted wheels i will sell for 1000.00 plus shipping....

kenmack

Keep in mind WHEELS MAKE THE CAR but man it's a Ron Fellows, isn't that unique enough for you??? Buy 4 rims and paint em purple but don't touch the original wheels.If you care at all about resale value

RichieRichZ06

At this point I do not think he is worried about resale value. The motor is cammed, has ported heads, and C5 axles among other things.

Another vote for black chrome.

DouglasWc5

Do what you want with it, it's your car...plus the more you guys mess with the original the better it is for the guys like me that keep it original. How many rodded out '53's are worth more than an original. I know I'll get some flames here but if I wanted to 'rod a car' it would be a Judge (still gm) or a 427 Chevelle. Vette's are to be original, so mod it out and save the value for me:

vtecnitian

who does black chrome, ive heard it cant be done from various powder coaters ,ect they say it hurts the wheel or that it doesnt last long any of this true?

2KZ28CAM

Hey, Bro!

White is a VERY hard body color to accent. Given the choice between chromies and black, I'd stick with the chromies.

HOWEVER -- you could spend megabucks for a custom "Silver-Dark grey" powdercoating.

The trick is in the powdercoat.

I have seen some "dirty-silver" rims that look NICE.

BUT -- do they look nice with the white/stripes?

TOUGH choice.

Best of luck to you!!!

Personally, I think a "dirty silver" might look good.......

sonz06

not a big fan of the black rims on that car you should look at the comp gray rims

RossN

Kev,

Call Carlos (as usual) and have him send your wheels off for a shiny Black powdercoating.

You will love the results, I did....!

v.vet's Z06

I like the chrome on the RFZ car....I like the chrome on my MS car....sets off both cars. Leave 'em chrome!

Turbooo2u

Tyler_Z06

I love black wheels, I had a set of RonJon Devotions on my black TL and have a black Helo set for my "summer" wheels for my truck.

That said, I'm not too sure I like them on a white RFZ. I would like to see the "Black Chrome" look, that might be the way to go

SAN_man

Not sure I understand the logic behind customizing a RF Z06. But to each his own...

IMHO, chrome has no place on a sports car. I'd Keep the original RF wheels in the garage, and go buy a set of painted wheels to put on the car.

c6z06six70rwhp

if you want black, which doesnt look bad, personally i like the chrome better, i would just buy another set of replica rims for 1000 bux and keep your chromes in the garage.

RGT

In my opinion the chome looks better than the black on your white car. However, the bottom line is what YOU like.

kevettez06

Who are you to say vette's are to be original? With that logic, every car ever built are "to be original". So you're telling me that you'd rather have a flat chested pamela anderson vs the modded out double D pamela? :-P ... To each his own, but i can tell you one thing, when life is all said and done, i'll be able to rest peacefully knowing i made the most out of my days when i had a beefed up special edition z06, rather than worrying about it and keeping it garaged all its life, and only driving it on sunny sundays. Personally, i buy cars to drive them, and to get the most out of them, but like i said, to each his own!

LiuBearPig

I wanna see you paint it, paint it black!
Black as night, black as coal!
I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky!
I wanna see you paint it! paint it! paint it!

Paint it black! Yeah!


Sorry, I couldn't resist saying/singing that.

Seriously though, leave the chrome alone! you already paid extra for it, if you were planing to get black wheels, you should've started out with the competition gray wheels, and a black Z!

"I see a line of cars and they're all painted black..."

Jacob

Not a White Car But.....

Here is a black chrome treatment over stock painted wheels:



I would save your factory chrome wheels and either buy an aftermarket black chrome set or find a set of OEM painted wheels and have them done.

Here is an alternative treatment, which is factory competition grey with a machined lip:



Hope this helps.

Jacob