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[Z06] My great experience with Gerry (Custom Wheels for Less)

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Old 11-14-2013, 09:25 PM
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Back in July I contacted Gerry about getting some wheels. I had all kinds of questions and he was extremely helpful, knowledgeable, and answered all my questions in a timely maner (usually pretty instantly). At the time I wasn't too sure about what I wanted but based on the feedback I gave Gerry, he was able to recommend a couple options all of which were great. It took me an extra week to make a final decision but I ended up picking the HRE P40 with the brush tinted clear coat finish.

I was a bit hesitant to be honest when I placed the order because they looked nice in the pictures but I wasn't sure if they'd be as nice as the amount of money I was about to spend. It also took me some time to decide on the right tire as I do many mountain trips and wanted something that would be sticky enough and comparable to the NT05's I was used to. I decided on the PS2 ZP.

During this whole time Gerry kept me up-to-date with progress and dates. From the beginning he told me it would be 4-6 weeks and that's how long it took. I must have called him and emailed him dozens of times in the weeks leading to the order and after.

My wheels and tires eventually arrived and extremely well packaged. I unwrapped one of them and as soon as I saw the wheels I knew it was all worth it. I put them on the car, the next day got an alignment, a nice car wash and was ready for a mountain drive the following weekend. The looked an handled amazingly!

Fast forward 2 months and another trip to the dragon and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. The amounts of compliments I get are crazy and the car looks plus handles great! Gerry, I'm so glad I called you and you helped me decided on these wheels because they are perfect in every way.

Time for pics: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=08d485f675







Thanks Gerry!

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If I may piggyback on your kind words and great experience with Gerry, I will. I already had a couple of sets of stock split spokes with good tires on, but neither really floats my boat. So I saw Gerry's ad for the Morr VS52 Monoblocks about a month ago and contacted him. He quoted me a price and not only put up with my incessant questions but did it with both grace and complete information each time I asked a question.

Really good wheels are not inexpensive and the necessity of getting new tires in the 19/20 sizes 3 weeks after I had bought a set of Michelin PSSs did give me some pause, but Gerry was extremely helpful and provided everything I needed to make my decision.

Now that the wheels and tires have arrived and are on the car, I have no question that it was the right decision for me. I do want to thank Gerry for his attention to detail both after I made the order and as I was making my decision. He is incredibly patient and very helpful.

We will have better pictures soon as MORR is very anxious to get a photoshoot done of what may be the first set of MORRs installed on a C6Z06 in the world. That is scheduled for tomorrow at near sundown.

Here is my amateurish attempt at a picture or two. Again much thanks to Gerry Corbo and Wheels for Less.



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Oh both of those are sick!!
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Beautiful cars.... The last picture of the red one is amazing.
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Mazroth, how wide did you end up going in the rear? 12", 12.5" or 13". I'm looking at 13" myself which fit Nittos nicely, but if/when/should they end up being discontinued I'm looking for feedback from 13" wide PS2 folks. I know they can be mounted but the overall look of the sidewall flex compared to the fronts.

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I went with 12.5. I remember looking at all kinds of tire options but didn't find much that I liked for performance with 19/20. I don't want to spend a fortune on Pilot Sport Cups which won't last me more than 5k miles but with 12.5 I can keep using the PS2 ZP or try the Cups one days if I'd like. At the time I didn't find any benefit in buying wider than 12.5.
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Originally Posted by pkincy
If I may piggyback on your kind words and great experience with Gerry, I will.
Not a problem at all.
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mazeroth:

A quick question..........where did you find the front splitter?

It looks great, I have been looking for a replacement for the factory splitter for a while.

Thanks!

PS - amazing wheels, I have had my eye on those for some time, having some trouble convincing my wife I need them though!

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Thanks, the splitter is RPI - http://www.rpidesigns.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=1751

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