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May 24, 2021 | 03:49 PM

Blade2382

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Floating wheel caps?

I have googled and searched this forum all day and now either no one really has never talked about this before or I am just inept.

Is there a vendor selling floating wheel caps for the C8? Do I need to call a wheel shop to custom make these?

Last edited by Blade2382; May 24, 2021 at 03:49 PM.

May 24, 2021 | 04:26 PM

Red Mist Rulz

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I had to google this to see what they are. I've not seen anyone advertise them for the C8.

May 24, 2021 | 04:28 PM

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If you want that, buy a Rolls Royce.

May 24, 2021 | 04:34 PM

Blade2382

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Originally Posted by Walt White Coupe

If you want that, buy a Rolls Royce.

As a fellow Philly native....I actually appreciate this response.

May 24, 2021 | 11:01 PM

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OMG... I thought we left such stuff behind 20 years ago.

May 25, 2021 | 06:25 AM

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I manufacturered custom wheels in the 80's and 90's for some of the top builders, floating center caps were the rage, the last ones we made were 2003, and they may have been on Shaq's Escalade, that's the last time I saw them

May 25, 2021 | 06:42 AM

Blade2382

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I want to bring them back, they are fun!

May 25, 2021 | 07:41 AM

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May 25, 2021 | 07:55 AM

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I did not see any for the Corvette in a quick search, but I doubt I would spend the money to have them on my car.

May 25, 2021 | 08:35 AM

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Don’t stop there. Get some ‘spinners’!

May 25, 2021 | 08:48 AM

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https://floatingcentercaps.com/produ...g-center-caps/

May 25, 2021 | 08:50 AM

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https://floatingcentercaps.com/produ...g-center-caps/

Nice....I am kind of hoping to find black ones that don't glow with the Vette flags.

May 25, 2021 | 09:01 AM

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Not my thing, but the caps are small and I doubt they're even noticeable.

May 25, 2021 | 09:17 AM

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dtown66

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Forgiatto wheels make floating caps....They have wheels for the C8 as well..

May 25, 2021 | 09:43 AM

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... I wondered if floating wheel caps were to keep the C8 afloat.

At a breakfast place I go to, one fellow drives is RR Vert some of the time and his Lambo Urus other times.

May 25, 2021 | 12:53 PM

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Spreewells for the C8. What JOY.

May 25, 2021 | 01:08 PM

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No, that's just not right. You'd no longer have the base of the Corvette crossed flags emblem pointed at the valve stems.

Feb 12, 2025 | 03:53 PM

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Have a look here. I know the thread is old now, but guessing your all still around driving your vettes 👍

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-corvette.html

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