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Old 02-16-2014, 10:43 PM
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Installed today.....honest feedback sought. Thanks
Old 02-16-2014, 10:45 PM
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I like it on the red cars, not so much on white......
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Not bad.....
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Well Bob,

Since you want honest feedback, I am not a fan of the look or the product. The joint/seam makes them even worse to me.

If you really want that look I would have the wheels painted and not use the add-on trim.
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Looks like white wall tires. I think the red ones would look better, will go with the red calipers.
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GS stripes and wheel things are bad IMO. Just let the car do it on it's own
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I dig the hash stripes!
I like the idea of breaking up all the black of the rim and tire too. I'm just not sure if that's the best way
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Not bad but don't love it either. I think it looks better without but if you like it that's all that matters
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If you're asking for opinions on the wheels, I don't care for them but then again I don't like any black wheels. To my eyes, the spokes simply get lost in the wheel well. Clearly, there are many here who disagree with me and that's fine.
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Installed today.....honest feedback sought. Thanks
You asked for an honest opinion.

If the white piece just slips into a clear installed channel on the wheel, take it off and replace it with Red to match the Calipers and the Fender Stripes. Worst case, just remove the White and be done with it.

Agree with another Poster about the attachment point seam, looks tacky and it is very noticeable.

Nice looking Car otherwise. I like the Red Fender Stripes. I thought I wouldn't, but they look good against the White paint.
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I think both the stripes and lips look like cheap add-ons on an otherwise beautiful car. No need for such silliness.....looks like the kind of stuff a high-school kid would put on his $700 Honda civic.....doesn't belong on a C7. No offense meant....just the honest opinion you asked for.
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Looks really cool BUT if you go to the Alloy Gator web site you will find they advise NOT to exceed the speed limit with the gators installed! Whoa! Corvette owners occasionally exceed the speed limit, right? This was a very strange answer to the specific question; "How fast can you drive with Alloy Gators installed?" Consider: The Gator is installed and spliced where the tire meets the rim and completes the air seal. A catastrophic tire failure would occur if the Gator slipped out at high speed or maybe something less than high speed. In my opinion this is not a safe mod for a Corvette no matter how cool it looks. And does look cool! Your Vette looks terrific!
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Looks really cool BUT if you go to the Alloy Gator web site you will find they advise NOT to exceed the speed limit with the gators installed! Whoa! Corvette owners occasionally exceed the speed limit, right? This was a very strange answer to the specific question; "How fast can you drive with Alloy Gators installed?" Consider: The Gator is installed and spliced where the tire meets the rim and completes the air seal. A catastrophic tire failure would occur if the Gator slipped out at high speed or maybe something less than high speed. In my opinion this is not a safe mod for a Corvette no matter how cool it looks. And does look cool! Your Vette looks terrific!
I had forgotten how the Gators attach. For the OP, in that case just take them off. Now it's Looks and Performance. Can't exceed the Speed Limit? Sure, that works. What if you live in Germany?

I'm thinking about putting the type that have a channel installed on the outside of the Wheel. I assume it uses two sided tape to attach.

You can then add any color you want that slides into the channel. I have a CGM with Black Powder Coated Wheels and Red Calipers so I think it might look good. Luckily, it is reversible if it doesn't..
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I really don't care for the alloy gators, myself.
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Originally Posted by bnall40
Looks really cool BUT if you go to the Alloy Gator web site you will find they advise NOT to exceed the speed limit with the gators installed! Whoa! Corvette owners occasionally exceed the speed limit, right? This was a very strange answer to the specific question; "How fast can you drive with Alloy Gators installed?" Consider: The Gator is installed and spliced where the tire meets the rim and completes the air seal. A catastrophic tire failure would occur if the Gator slipped out at high speed or maybe something less than high speed. In my opinion this is not a safe mod for a Corvette no matter how cool it looks. And does look cool! Your Vette looks terrific!
Even if I liked these, that would kill it for me...
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Sometimes less really is more.
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Originally Posted by george vee
Looks like white wall tires. I think the red ones would look better, will go with the red calipers.

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It's a 1/4 mile product, up close they look like tacky JC Whitney add-ons
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I'm all for people doing as they wish to their car, but given you're asking for feedback I'll say they look terrible. The seam is very noticable and tacky and the white just looks out of place.


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