Factory chrome wheels
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Racer
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Factory chrome wheels
When I inquired about the wheels at my local dealer, they told me that could install FACTORY chrome wheels for an additional $1500. Whats the difference in these wheels and the replicas that most of our site vendors sell? I noticed that some are only chrome on the lip and the spokes and the backside is left the aluminum color. Is there an advantage of paying the extra for dealer installed wheels?
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As far as I know there are no "factory chrome " wheels. Your choice of three; silver painted, comp gray and polished. There are no OEM chrome wheels. There are companies selling chromed factory wheels and companies selling chromed reproduced wheels but GM does not sell a Chrome wheel for the C6. Don't confuse the Dealer with GM. the Dealer can sell you Chrome wheels that fit but they aren't original GM Chrome wheels.
Last edited by haljensen; Jun 16, 2005 at 12:44 AM. Reason: spelling
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Originally Posted by jster171
When I inquired about the wheels at my local dealer, they told me that could install FACTORY chrome wheels for an additional $1500. Whats the difference in these wheels and the replicas that most of our site vendors sell? I noticed that some are only chrome on the lip and the spokes and the backside is left the aluminum color. Is there an advantage of paying the extra for dealer installed wheels?
Now *some* of them are OEM wheels that have been chromed by an aftermarket shop. That's what WCC sells, for example. Others are "reproduction" wheels that look like OEM wheels but are actually imported from some foreign source then chrome plated. The quality of the reproduction wheels varies. The OEM wheels are good quality, and if the chrome plater does his job properly, they'll look good.
At $1500, the dealer is clipping you for about $500 more than if you get the wheels *exchange* from WCC or one of the other aftermarket vendors who advertise here (the dealer is going to pocket the exhange value of the wheels that come on the car). Import "reproduction" wheels can cost even less, but you're taking somewhat of a chance on the quality of the wheel when you buy reproduction wheels.
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Originally Posted by jster171
When I inquired about the wheels at my local dealer, they told me that could install FACTORY chrome wheels for an additional $1500. Whats the difference in these wheels and the replicas that most of our site vendors sell? I noticed that some are only chrome on the lip and the spokes and the backside is left the aluminum color. Is there an advantage of paying the extra for dealer installed wheels?
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Originally Posted by jster171
When I inquired about the wheels at my local dealer, they told me that could install FACTORY chrome wheels for an additional $1500. Whats the difference in these wheels and the replicas that most of our site vendors sell? I noticed that some are only chrome on the lip and the spokes and the backside is left the aluminum color. Is there an advantage of paying the extra for dealer installed wheels?
