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Selling my FULL chrome CCWs...pvt me for pix

knewblewkorvette

When I was replacing my stock rims, HREs were my first choice. Unfortunately, my wallet said "NO!"

$$$frumnuttin'

Poor money management to spend an amount equal to half the car's value just for wheels....but there's a sucker born every day!

TXGS507

Thats a pretty broad statement.. More of an opinion, which everyone is entitled to...

Obviously the guy is considering some high end wheels for his CORVETTE... Some here are probably even capable of managing their money AND purchasing high end parts for their cars... Me being one of them.

Suckers are in fact born everyday... and some even drive Corvettes...

Back to the OP... HRE seems to be the flavor of the day.. Keep us posted...

ezrider4u2

I think that when it comes to wheels the owner has to like them enough to spend the money and be able to live with them for a while- depending on how you drive this car would determine how much I would spend on wheels. Wheels specially as you go +1 or 2 or more are not cheap. I'm debating this myself. My 540s are a bit dated and heavy; there are better wheels outthere right now. But with the $6-7K it would cost me to get the ones I want in the dimensions I need, I could do a few other things as well. All about give and take.

I'm thinking about taking the wheels off and getting them professionally repolished and cleaned up, maybe even refinishing the center and hold on to them a little longer.

TXGS507

That is an excellent idea... I would like to send mine off to HRE and have them Powdercoated Black like some of the new one previously pictured... Definitely a consideration as i highly doubt i will ever part with these..

MotoJB

THOSE HRE's ARE SICK

MotoJB

I thought about these Forgeline's as well...

http://www.forgeline.com/products/co...large=1&asdf=0

http://www.forgeline.com/products/pr...ries/de3p.html

meflyfrc

I am sure you will get many volunteers if you would sponsor a set for a C5 owner. Just a thought

$$$frumnuttin'

Wasn't calling anyone in particular a name, however, there are tons of members here who agree with me, that it is odd to put half the value of the car into wheels...only salvation is if you sell the car you can get at least half your money back as long as you keep your old wheels. Now, on a new C7 it would make sense!

91LSMAN

Or you could buy your HREs used, with tires......oh wait....that sounds familiar.

meflyfrc

I agree, After installing the TPE rear quarters I seriously considered the 360s shown above. I wanted them so bad I could taste' em. After getting quoted over 8K for wheels and tires and knowing I wanted to install coilovers something had to give. So I was able to find a excellent set of used CCW 505a's is the size I wanted, new Pfadt coilovers and new tires for much less. Give and take

4deatr

Some great looking wheels I just cant get into rivets on wheels.

MotoJB

That's another cool thing I like about the forgelines...you can order any model with or without exposed hardware (rivets).

zguy

I have rivets on mine but I do like the clean look without them. When I was wheel shopping a long long time ago I don't believe you could get forged wheels unless they were 3 piece. At least that's what I recall.

dagon138

Hate to say it but my favorite have always been a design just like the C5 Z06 rims, think these are HRE's 541R's.
However, it think it would be hard to reproduce the same look on a stock C5 without tubs or flared fenders.

'Shifter

These guys, all the way!

ezrider4u2

You may be able to find local business that can take care of it. I found this one near where I live and they can do everything. I would save a bit of $$ on shipping by being able to drop off.

http://www.wheelcollision.com/powder.html

I'm sure you can find something similar in your neck of the woods.

ezrider4u2

I love those

$$$frumnuttin'

That would be possible...those deals come up a lot in the C6 section, not so much here anymore....