Resale Question
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Resale Question
Does it hurt or help resale if you have aftermarket wheels on the car?
I’m asking out of curiosity.
I am obviously not selling my new Z06, but I decided to get a nice set of wheels for the car to replace the black painted stock 19/20 set-up.
I went Forgeline VX1.
HRE, Forgeline, Etc... are the top line wheels.
Would most buyers want the stock wheels or the or the higher quality and better aftermarket forged wheels?
deciding if I’m going to sell the stock wheels.
I’m asking out of curiosity.
I am obviously not selling my new Z06, but I decided to get a nice set of wheels for the car to replace the black painted stock 19/20 set-up.
I went Forgeline VX1.
HRE, Forgeline, Etc... are the top line wheels.
Would most buyers want the stock wheels or the or the higher quality and better aftermarket forged wheels?
deciding if I’m going to sell the stock wheels.
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Generally, most perfer stock for resale or trade-in, unless you find a buyer who has similar taste...
If you want to add aftermarket wheels, then your best bet is to also keep the OEMs. When you decide to sell/trade-in, you can reinstall the OEMs and sell the aftermarket wheels separately, negotiate both sets with the sell/trade-in, or sell the OEMs separately if the buyer prefers the aftermarket wheels.
I’ve done all of the aforementioned suggestions for numerious resales and trade-ins thoughout the years, which was not exclusive to wheels, but other aftermarket parts as well. I find that it’s best to keep all of the OEM parts for this reason...
If you want to add aftermarket wheels, then your best bet is to also keep the OEMs. When you decide to sell/trade-in, you can reinstall the OEMs and sell the aftermarket wheels separately, negotiate both sets with the sell/trade-in, or sell the OEMs separately if the buyer prefers the aftermarket wheels.
I’ve done all of the aforementioned suggestions for numerious resales and trade-ins thoughout the years, which was not exclusive to wheels, but other aftermarket parts as well. I find that it’s best to keep all of the OEM parts for this reason...
Last edited by sTz; May 6, 2018 at 12:21 PM.
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AM wheels might interest a private buyer.
Dealer couldn't care less is my guess, most if not all dealers wouldn't know a stock wheel from another if they were sitting next to each other.
Dealer couldn't care less is my guess, most if not all dealers wouldn't know a stock wheel from another if they were sitting next to each other.
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I put a set of aftermarket C6 ZR1 chrome wheels on my 2007. Drove it for 5 years (46000 miles) and the dealer jumped on it. He really liked the wheels and wrote them as an upgrade on the sale ad. It sold within a week.
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Fact is most aftermarket wheels won't detract value from a trade if they are nice, if it's the right set up it could help net more money on trade from me....thousands more? No, but more nonetheless. Aftermarket wheels make used cars pop online and usually help sell cars faster.
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If you trade take the wheels off and put the stock rims back on and sell the wheels separate. Factory stock is the way most customers want to purchase a used vehicle.
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Yup, same advice here. I can only add, when I was trading my C5 for the C7, one of the questions asked about the C5 when dealing over the phone, "Does it have original wheels?" The more knowledgeable dealers will want it to be bone stock. That said, in the big scheme of things it probably won't matter more than $1K either way, probably less than that.
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The wheels make little to no difference. The dealers can easily sell it as is or change the wheels. A private sale just depends on what the buyer likes. And, if the private buyer likes the deal he/she can replace the wheels.
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Generally, most perfer stock for resale or trade-in, unless you find a buyer who has similar taste...
If you want to add aftermarket wheels, then your best bet is to also keep the OEMs. When you decide to sell/trade-in, you can reinstall the OEMs and sell the aftermarket wheels separately, negotiate both sets with the sell/trade-in, or sell the OEMs separately if the buyer prefers the aftermarket wheels.
I’ve done all of the aforementioned suggestions for numerious resales and trade-ins thoughout the years, which was not exclusive to wheels, but other aftermarket parts as well. I find that it’s best to keep all of the OEM parts for this reason...
If you want to add aftermarket wheels, then your best bet is to also keep the OEMs. When you decide to sell/trade-in, you can reinstall the OEMs and sell the aftermarket wheels separately, negotiate both sets with the sell/trade-in, or sell the OEMs separately if the buyer prefers the aftermarket wheels.
I’ve done all of the aforementioned suggestions for numerious resales and trade-ins thoughout the years, which was not exclusive to wheels, but other aftermarket parts as well. I find that it’s best to keep all of the OEM parts for this reason...
I think the above pretty much covers it. Just also remember possible differences between private buyers and dealers (who tend to treat cars as commodities) as discussed by others.
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As many votes of hurt there are in this thread, I've bought and sold 10 times more vehicles than everyone combined in this thread....probably in the last year.
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It'll probably depend on the wheels. A set of red or gold wheels will probably be a hard sell. Best to keep the OEMs and put them back on when selling the car.
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Generally, most perfer stock for resale or trade-in, unless you find a buyer who has similar taste...
If you want to add aftermarket wheels, then your best bet is to also keep the OEMs. When you decide to sell/trade-in, you can reinstall the OEMs and sell the aftermarket wheels separately, negotiate both sets with the sell/trade-in, or sell the OEMs separately if the buyer prefers the aftermarket wheels.
I’ve done all of the aforementioned suggestions for numerious resales and trade-ins thoughout the years, which was not exclusive to wheels, but other aftermarket parts as well. I find that it’s best to keep all of the OEM parts for this reason...
If you want to add aftermarket wheels, then your best bet is to also keep the OEMs. When you decide to sell/trade-in, you can reinstall the OEMs and sell the aftermarket wheels separately, negotiate both sets with the sell/trade-in, or sell the OEMs separately if the buyer prefers the aftermarket wheels.
I’ve done all of the aforementioned suggestions for numerious resales and trade-ins thoughout the years, which was not exclusive to wheels, but other aftermarket parts as well. I find that it’s best to keep all of the OEM parts for this reason...
However, I would probably pay a bit extra for nice aftermarket wheels that were in keeping with my taste in wheels.