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Old 02-20-2016, 04:00 PM
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Black can be beautiful but......



a touch of bling will bring out the more detail in the lines....



I love the bling looks of my new C7.....



BUT then a touch of the nasty's works too!

Old 02-20-2016, 04:11 PM
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This will go on & on until the black wheel's paint wears off. I told my buddy, and he agrees, that when he orders his new C7 get it with black wheels so he can sell them and make enough profit to buy the ZO6 chromies and have enough left over for a year's supply of Woodford Reserve!
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If you like chrome wheels, why don't you put the chrome strip back in the grill??
Old 02-20-2016, 04:26 PM
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Love the chrome but I'm an old guy and I just don't get black . Guess it comes with old age. Car looks great!
Old 02-20-2016, 04:54 PM
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The chromes look great. Not a fan of black wheels.
Old 02-20-2016, 04:58 PM
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100% black - the other looks old school boring to me
Old 02-20-2016, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by PegasusCapital
If you like chrome wheels, why don't you put the chrome strip back in the grill??
It was ordered with the exposed carbon fiber roof, carbon flash emblems, carbon flash spoiler and carbon flash outside mirrors so it never came with a chrome strip in the grille from the factory. Like I said, the only chrome on the car are the wheels.

Maybe I should run chrome on one side and black on the other. Depending on who I run into that night I can turn the car either direction and everyone is happy!





Old 02-20-2016, 05:16 PM
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Boring





Cool
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Black wheels look like crap a ricer would put on a Honda.
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Black is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old 02-20-2016, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Phanni
Black wheels look like crap a ricer would put on a Honda.
Black wheels do look like crap on a C5 and would make a C5 look like a ricer but look awesome on the C7! Look at above post!



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Old 02-20-2016, 06:51 PM
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Why not split the difference and go machine faced wheels

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Originally Posted by Mike02Z
Why not split the difference and go machine faced wheels

Machine faced would be my second choice for a C7 after all BLACK!





Old 02-20-2016, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike02Z
Why not split the difference and go machine faced wheels

Good suggestion.
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CHROME. Hands-down.
There is no way that Torch Red can be eclipsed by Chrome wheels.

Personally I've only seen two cars in my life that had black wheels, that looked good.
IMO A 'Vette isn't one of them. YMMV. I don't like the now-outdone "murderered-out look", let alone black wheels period....Nice switch.

I'd agree that the machine-faced would be a great option. They look great on the right car and paint color.

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My car:



That is a stunning combo. Well done. I love the Kalahari and picked my exterior based on what I thought would look good with the interior. I would own your combo in a heartbeat. Nice work.
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Chrome Z06 wheels to enhance any color C7 Stingray base or Z51 model.
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Old 02-20-2016, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 1BlinkGone
CHROME. Hands-down.
There is no way that Torch Red can be eclipsed by Chrome wheels.

I'd agree that the machine-faced would be a great option. They look great on the right car and paint color.
Would Shark Gray be one of those colors?

Old 02-21-2016, 12:03 AM
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I'm really+really old, but after purchasing this one a few weeks back, I don't think it would look as good with chrome wheels.

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Old 02-21-2016, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeLsx
nothing says you are old like a red corvette with chrome rims. literally the good to setup.

nice car though. gotta give you something
Growing old is mandatory
Growing up is optional

I would suggest that owning a Vette with Chrome wheels fits the profile.


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