Is it time for GM to stop offering chrome wheels on Corvettes??
09-04-2015, 10:32 AM
#101
Drifting
Black wheels look good on trains, police cars, garbage trucks, construction equipment and snow plows!! Shiny wheels look good on classy cars.
09-04-2015, 10:36 AM
#102
09-04-2015, 10:37 AM
#103
Racer
1. Sincerely hope you're not driving and texting (not presuming you are, just sayin')
2. Might try slowing down a bit. "hawaiin shurts" Really? Seems to beg the point...
09-04-2015, 10:37 AM
#104
Gotta run ...im actually a very friendly guy but I wanted to push buttons because this is a topic that needs airing. You gents are not helping the car image for the future ...chrome has to go and I bet it does sooner than you think. As that great poet AdamAnt once said " the future will not stand still " Thanks for letting me jack you guys up !
09-04-2015, 10:40 AM
#105
Gotta run ...im actually a very friendly guy but I wanted to push buttons because this is a topic that needs airing. You gents are not helping the car image for the future ...chrome has to go and I bet it does sooner than you think. As that great poet AdamAnt once said " the future will not stand still " Thanks for letting me jack you guys up !
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09-04-2015, 10:41 AM
#106
Pro
My sentiments exactly. I actually have chrome wheels and love them. From GM's point of view, why in the world would they even think about ending an option where there is sufficient demand to support it? I am sure there is probably some minimum number of them they have to sell in a year to make it worth while to offer them. But as long as they are above that number why wouldn't they keep selling them? It wouldn't make sense to stop selling a $1995 option that people are still buying
09-04-2015, 10:42 AM
#107
Drifting
Chrome Wheels are nice and the chrome grill part helps tie them to the car.
09-04-2015, 10:48 AM
#108
Pro
Gotta run ...im actually a very friendly guy but I wanted to push buttons because this is a topic that needs airing. You gents are not helping the car image for the future ...chrome has to go and I bet it does sooner than you think. As that great poet AdamAnt once said " the future will not stand still " Thanks for letting me jack you guys up !
I'm 54 and only on my second Corvette. But in July while I was visiting the Corvette Museum I met a guy who looked maybe 10 years older than me and said he was on his 8th Corvette. I really know of no other vehicle that has the kind of loyal customers that the Corvette has (at least among any car I could remotely ever hope to buy). Obviously this guy started buying Vettes when he was young and kept on buying them. After all these years of supporting the brand, do you really believe that if he wanted chrome, that GM should refuse to sell it to him?
09-04-2015, 10:59 AM
#110
Chrome wheels are silly.
They are too heavy. They announce that you drive the car like an old fart. They rarely attain the posted speed limit.
They are never seen on real race cars.
Usually seen sitting in a parking lot all day with the owner chasing dust bunnies, if he or she can get their fat A$$ out of their chair, and don't trip over their bucket of detail wax and rags.
So sell those bogus shiny wheels and get the beautiful stock rims, or step out of the clone box and get some gray or black beauties. Then sign up for an autox or track event and learn how to drive this terrific SPORTS/PERFORMANCE CAR!
They are too heavy. They announce that you drive the car like an old fart. They rarely attain the posted speed limit.
They are never seen on real race cars.
Usually seen sitting in a parking lot all day with the owner chasing dust bunnies, if he or she can get their fat A$$ out of their chair, and don't trip over their bucket of detail wax and rags.
So sell those bogus shiny wheels and get the beautiful stock rims, or step out of the clone box and get some gray or black beauties. Then sign up for an autox or track event and learn how to drive this terrific SPORTS/PERFORMANCE CAR!
09-04-2015, 11:05 AM
#112
I used to paint my curbed wheels black since it was the easiest fix for me back before the look was in vogue. So I am tired of the look and prefer chrome now. I like that Chevy offers choices and they will do so as long as it is profitable. Different strokes for different folks!
09-04-2015, 11:09 AM
#113
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Chrome wheels are silly.
They are too heavy. They announce that you drive the car like an old fart. They rarely attain the posted speed limit.
They are never seen on real race cars.
Usually seen sitting in a parking lot all day with the owner chasing dust bunnies, if he or she can get their fat A$$ out of their chair, and don't trip over their bucket of detail wax and rags.
So sell those bogus shiny wheels and get the beautiful stock rims, or step out of the clone box and get some gray or black beauties. Then sign up for an autox or track event and learn how to drive this terrific SPORTS/PERFORMANCE CAR!
They are too heavy. They announce that you drive the car like an old fart. They rarely attain the posted speed limit.
They are never seen on real race cars.
Usually seen sitting in a parking lot all day with the owner chasing dust bunnies, if he or she can get their fat A$$ out of their chair, and don't trip over their bucket of detail wax and rags.
So sell those bogus shiny wheels and get the beautiful stock rims, or step out of the clone box and get some gray or black beauties. Then sign up for an autox or track event and learn how to drive this terrific SPORTS/PERFORMANCE CAR!
09-04-2015, 11:13 AM
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Great wheel choices, the color of the car you choose for me is followed by the wheel choice. I don't have chromes on my C7 but there are certain colors that it looks great on. Other colors I like the black wheels on. Sorta like what color shoes do you where with your suit. Chrome will never go away, fact is give it a few years and it's probably due for a resurgence with the mainstream fashion folks. Always that way, remember Cragar mags, only 50 yrs ago now , chrome lives on.
I look at the entire car and the complete trim package as to how well the exterior and interior colors match up with the wheel finish being the final accessory that makes or breaks the look.
I've seen some very nice Crystal Red and Shark Gray Z06s with chrome wheels that IMO look better than black because of their darker paint. I've also seen some exotic Ferraris and Lambos with black uber-expensive custom carbon fiber wheels that I'm sure are fantastic, however disappear from 10 feet away.
As mentioned, I'm leaning toward Longbeach Red and I'm thinking either the Forgeline polished brushed finish or their transparent smoke would be a great match.
09-04-2015, 11:17 AM
#115
Chrome wheels are silly.
They are too heavy. They announce that you drive the car like an old fart. They rarely attain the posted speed limit.
They are never seen on real race cars.
Usually seen sitting in a parking lot all day with the owner chasing dust bunnies, if he or she can get their fat A$$ out of their chair, and don't trip over their bucket of detail wax and rags.
So sell those bogus shiny wheels and get the beautiful stock rims, or step out of the clone box and get some gray or black beauties. Then sign up for an autox or track event and learn how to drive this terrific SPORTS/PERFORMANCE CAR!
They are too heavy. They announce that you drive the car like an old fart. They rarely attain the posted speed limit.
They are never seen on real race cars.
Usually seen sitting in a parking lot all day with the owner chasing dust bunnies, if he or she can get their fat A$$ out of their chair, and don't trip over their bucket of detail wax and rags.
So sell those bogus shiny wheels and get the beautiful stock rims, or step out of the clone box and get some gray or black beauties. Then sign up for an autox or track event and learn how to drive this terrific SPORTS/PERFORMANCE CAR!
09-04-2015, 11:19 AM
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09-04-2015, 11:21 AM
#117
This is a topic that needs to be talked about over and over. You have a terrific new platform to grow the market for the Corvette but you have the doo wop crowd that won't let go and move on which turns OFF cross over buyers. I know because many of my friends are European sports car buyers who love the new vette and are horrified ....yes horrified by chrome wheels. I PRAY they go away sooner than later. So for the sake of moving on dont stop telling Harlan to end the chrome and out all of us under 60 out of our misery. Vive Le Hawaiin shirts and Members Only jackets !! The Carter Administration called they want their clothes back
09-04-2015, 11:28 AM
#118
Let's end this thread before someone gets hurt!
09-04-2015, 11:33 AM
#120
Drifting
They shouldn't go away at all. While they're out of style now, you never know when they'll be back 'in.'
Sports cars like this should give you as much choice as possible. Porsche gives its customers a ton of choices and people happily pony up the dough for it. I'm glad they're bringing back stitching options, but there should be all kinds of options like that for wheels, leathers, even the seatbelts that we scoff at for Porsche and Viper would probably sell in Corvettes. Red/Yellow/Blue/White color options would really tie the room together!
Sports cars like this should give you as much choice as possible. Porsche gives its customers a ton of choices and people happily pony up the dough for it. I'm glad they're bringing back stitching options, but there should be all kinds of options like that for wheels, leathers, even the seatbelts that we scoff at for Porsche and Viper would probably sell in Corvettes. Red/Yellow/Blue/White color options would really tie the room together!