To Everyone Ordering a C7 ...Deciding on Wheel Options..
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Agreed. If GM really wanted to change the demographic for this car they should stop offering chrome wheels. Nothing says a senior is driving this car better than chrome wheels. You won't find them on a Ferrari or Lamborghini.
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GM knows who's buying the car, same old gold chain wearing guys.
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They keep selling them because the dealers keep ordering their lot cars with them.
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If the painted silver wheels are as bright as the painted wheels on my '08 Silverado, I will opt for the painted wheels.
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I am torn. I agree that if you get a light/ bright color car, the black wheels do a good job with the accents. For dark colored cars, there is not real accenting with the grills and vents because everything is already black, therefore, the chrome wheels really do the car a favor. But IMHO, chrome wheels on light colored cars still look great and you can not go wrong. I too will have to wait and see in person.
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I have been a chrome wheel person since I first owned a car. If I were ordering today it would be CG with the chrome Z51 wheels. Here's a close up I took yesterday on silver Z51 coupe in Panama City.
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It is my understanding that when you order the RQ1 you get both the original wheels and the machined face aluminum wheels. IOW two complete sets of wheels at that additional price.