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Old 10-07-2013, 10:08 AM
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Old 10-07-2013, 10:35 AM
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Old 10-07-2013, 11:08 AM
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time to unsubscribe from version 347 of this topic.

y'all enjoy your wheels, and I'll enjoy mine
Old 10-07-2013, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by svtkeith
It's very simple for me if you want your Vette to look like a dull taxi cab or police car go with black wheels........
What a load of BS.
Old 10-07-2013, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by svtkeith
It's very simple for me if you want your Vette to look like a dull taxi cab or police car go with black wheels..If you want it to make it pop no matter what color the Vette is go with chrome or painted silver or brushed alum or anything else that's bright JMHO!!
Amen. Back in the olden days of the corvette, they were made attractive with white wall tires and beautiful hub caps. The only time you saw a vette with black wall tires and no hup caps, was on the race track or someone with zero taste or very limited budget cause it looked like ----.Now it's a fashion statement in the minds of some. Amazing.
Old 10-07-2013, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Glenmcp
Originally Posted by JoesC5 View Post
Which do you have the most of? Hair or gold chains?

I have full head of hair, do not own a gold chain and have chrome wheels.
And they wrote a song about you too.

Old 10-07-2013, 01:18 PM
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Always best to pick the wheels you like the best. For the C7 I'm going with black wheels.
Old 10-07-2013, 02:09 PM
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I really think we are all pretty lucky to even be having a conversation like this. It shows that in general, we all agree on the big things like, this is one BAD A$$ car and most of us will be driving one in the future......I love my problem of deciding on a color. I revel in it!
Old 10-07-2013, 02:12 PM
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If you want to look like your stuck in the 80's/90's, get chrome. You'll outshine the gold aound your neck. If you want a modern look that will make your vette look bad ***, get the black wheels.
Old 10-07-2013, 02:16 PM
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Since I can't even decide on a color, what chance do I have between chrome and black?

Silver? White? Laguna Blue?

To me, all three look good with chrome or black.

Pick what you like and drive it. As long as you're happy, who cares what others think.
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Originally Posted by Stingray23
If you want to look like your stuck in the 80's/90's, get chrome. You'll outshine the gold aound your neck. If you want a modern look that will make your vette look bad ***, get the black wheels.
So tired.
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Originally Posted by BMadden
So tired.
Exactly
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Originally Posted by Stingray23
If you want to look like your stuck in the 80's/90's, get chrome. You'll outshine the gold aound your neck. If you want a modern look that will make your vette look bad ***, get the black wheels.
Yeah, bad *** like Justin Bieber.
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Originally Posted by Speednet
Yeah, bad *** like Justin Bieber.
Old 10-07-2013, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BMadden
So tired.
But so true!
Old 10-07-2013, 04:27 PM
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well I may go with the standard painted silver stock z51 wheels then roll to the black chrome when all the aftermarket wheels start to hit the market. basicly z51 wheels in black chrome a little shine with the dark look best of both worlds

I do have all my hair, no gold, gone through the 60's 70's 80's and so on had cragers, centerlines, moons, chrome spokes, brushed aluminum, painted, and so on never the chrome black , never to old to try something new

thanks again for all the replies
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Originally Posted by 3GenVettes
Chrome or silver wheels both are better choices with white.

On black wheels the appearance of the wheels are lost, and they simply become a dark blob in wheel wells.
If you like wheels that look like black blobs with no detail then by all means go with black.
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Old 10-07-2013, 05:44 PM
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I bought my car with chrome wheels. and ended up putting black wheels on it later. I still like the chrome, and might put them back on at some point.

Either way, you aren't talking about a life changing decision here. Make the decision and own it! It's your car, so choose what you like, not what the popular vote is.

You can't see the wheels when your driving it anyway!
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Old 10-07-2013, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by JoesC5
And they wrote a song about you too.

The Crystals - Hes a rebel - YouTube
Wow! And I thought I was a smart-***!

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All you guys kill me.


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