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Old Sep 29, 2013 | 12:00 PM
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The sad part is C7s are being delivered and we still have to go back and forth trying to figure out what they look like. Maybe they don't exist......? lol
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Originally Posted by adamsocb
There is a small picture in the Chevrolet configurator:

http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette-st...-zipcode=91784

It looks like the base wheel with a machined face:

Thanks, I had seen that one on GM's site but configurator photos like that in isolation leave a lot to be desired. We should be able to see an actual photo of one on a C7.

Perhaps GMer or Talon or someone in the know can chime in?
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Im confused, are we talking about a machined option for the Z51 19/20" combo?--this would be news to my ears.
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Originally Posted by slowhatch
Im confused, are we talking about a machined option for the Z51 19/20" combo?--this would be news to my ears.
no..non z51 package
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Dave? Rick? Tommy? Talon? GMer? Tatman? That curly haired guy?
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Dave? Rick? Tommy? Talon? GMer? Tatman? That curly haired guy?
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Old Sep 29, 2013 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ONOFiveO
Dave? Rick? Tommy? Talon? GMer? Tatman? That curly haired guy?
...do you mean the guy in my avatar, Or, the pointy haired guy!

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Originally Posted by $$$frumnuttin'
...do you mean the guy in my avatar, Or, the pointy haired guy!

Yeah, THAT guy! Or at this point, any curly, balding, graying, or gelled-haired guy.
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Confirmed that the Vin1000006 has the machined face aluminum wheels

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...delivered.html

They look pretty close to the silver painted. they are basically silver painted with polished face. Would like to see a side picture.
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Old Sep 30, 2013 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by bevo_87
Confirmed that the Vin1000006 has the machined face aluminum wheels

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...delivered.html

They look pretty close to the silver painted. they are basically silver painted with polished face. Would like to see a side picture.
wow, looks almost identical to the base wheel. Perhaps we have already seen a bunch of pics of the machine faced wheel but were not able to tell the difference so we assumed they were all the base wheel.
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sooo glad I did not get sucked in...really a bad choice....
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Originally Posted by Achmed
wow, looks almost identical to the base wheel. Perhaps we have already seen a bunch of pics of the machine faced wheel but were not able to tell the difference so we assumed they were all the base wheel.
The wheels on the black car in the thread you linked to sure don't look like the wheels in post 22 of this thread.

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clear coated " machined aluminum " circular grain pattern wheel finishes have been around for decades , OEM and aftermarket , such as this OEM one from a C4 .

just imagine this optional finish on a C7 wheel and there you have it

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