Machine face wheels
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Drifting
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Machine face wheels
I've been away for a few weeks, and did a quick search without much luck. Have pics of this wheel surfaced - as in actual pictures of these wheels on a real-life C7? Or is GM's big secret still being held? Lol
Racer
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A new owner posted pictures of his Stingray with the machined face wheels here: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...l-20-days.html .
I agree with his opinion that these are not worth the $1,495 premium.
I agree with his opinion that these are not worth the $1,495 premium.
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A new owner posted pictures of his Stingray with the machined face wheels here: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...l-20-days.html .
I agree with his opinion that these are not worth the $1,495 premium.
I agree with his opinion that these are not worth the $1,495 premium.
Jimmy
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Drifting
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All I can say is WOW. To put things in perspective I'm attaching two close-ups, the first is the machine face wheel and the second is the silver wheel. In the next post I will attach two pics of C7's - first with the machine faced wheel and second with the silver wheel. I can hardly notice the difference when the pics are placed together, so I can only imagine when seeing a car solo it would be extremely difficult to notice any difference. No idea why GM decided to charge $1500 for a practically identical wheel.
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It is a machine face wheel gone wrong. In the wheel industry machine face is used to set a contrast between the face and the background, between the spokes.usually done in black or gunmetal so the spoke face pops at you. Chevy just forgot to paint the background a dark paint. So the face looks the same from 10 feet away. Insane...
Pro
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A machined -face wheel w/o a contrasting colored barrel/inner spokes to differentiate it from the std wheel ( unless you are on your knees inspecting the untrafine record album groove pattern with a magnifying glass) is a "fail" , esp when charging $1500 dollars .
You can do that only if it is a unique style used only for that finish option .
You can do that only if it is a unique style used only for that finish option .
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It is a machine face wheel gone wrong. In the wheel industry machine face is used to set a contrast between the face and the background, between the spokes.usually done in black or gunmetal so the spoke face pops at you. Chevy just forgot to paint the background a dark paint. So the face looks the same from 10 feet away. Insane...
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I'm ordering my C7 with the base painted aluminum wheels and having a local shop powder coat them comp grey 
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GM should give the buyer the same color choices as the wheels for the Z51 package: Silver (base), Chrome or Black (both upgrade $$). Agree with all - hard to tell the difference between the base silver and the upgraded machine face.
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imo, comp grey as avail on the C6 is nicer and less blingy than the current gloss black on the C7 with added benefit that it hides brake dust , but as posted before, designers were compelled to match all the shiny black vents on the C7
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