Chrome wheels! Crap story
10-27-2019, 09:56 PM
#41
I'm 32, I have two cars with chrome wheels. I like the chrome, much more durable than painted. Where I live every painted wheel is pitted from salt on the road and stained with brake dust. Chrome wheels on the other hand look like new from a quick wipe down. Polished aluminum also works well but requires a bit more to clean up.
So yea no painted for me, won't survive the winter.
So yea no painted for me, won't survive the winter.
10-27-2019, 10:29 PM
#43
Race Director
As soon as I bought my 08 C6 first thing I did was tint.... black halo.... and black wheels...
And ps...
Did some digging on "C8jake"
I discovered he is about he has to be about 83 years old.. see... he started at age 17 in 1953 when his nickname was C1jake.. then every gen he updated his name... rumor has it that C1jake was the first person to put black wheels on a Corvette (his 53 his only white one.. got it early paid msrp +5k like every new gen car that comes out.. has to be first!)..
Explains most of those posts doesn't it?
And ps...
Did some digging on "C8jake"
I discovered he is about he has to be about 83 years old.. see... he started at age 17 in 1953 when his nickname was C1jake.. then every gen he updated his name... rumor has it that C1jake was the first person to put black wheels on a Corvette (his 53 his only white one.. got it early paid msrp +5k like every new gen car that comes out.. has to be first!)..
Explains most of those posts doesn't it?
10-27-2019, 10:36 PM
#44
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Because one is a truck and the other is a mid engine sports car. There’s your answer.
10-27-2019, 11:54 PM
#45
Wheel-wise, I dig the bling. I just leave the boy racer stuff off the rest of the car. Would do the same if offered the opportunity on the C8.
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10-28-2019, 05:37 AM
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10-28-2019, 11:15 AM
#50
Melting Slicks
GMC wheels are PVD coated. Can't tell looking at them one way or another. PVD is supposed to be better though from my understanding.
10-28-2019, 01:08 PM
#51
Le Mans Master
I know for a fact that they are painted chrome. I watched a Louisville Chevy Dude video (I never do that lol, can't stand him) where he was having trouble selling a 2019 ZR1 due to the chrome wheels. They are indeed painted, he had them media blasted to remove the paint and then had them either painted or powdercoated black.
10-28-2019, 03:31 PM
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10-28-2019, 06:01 PM
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Le Mans Master
10-28-2019, 06:26 PM
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10-28-2019, 07:21 PM
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Don't post I’m x old and I got black or chrome wheels........go to a corvette gathering look at the cars and the owners and see who’s driving chrome. Guaranteed old is chrome
10-28-2019, 07:24 PM
#57
I'm saying it is painted just like the chrome ZR1 wheels. Look at your lug holes and the inner barrel. That is just grey paint, and the rest is painted chrome.
10-28-2019, 07:44 PM
#58
Le Mans Master
Yes, the wheels have some painted surfaces but that doesn't mean the chromed surfaces aren't plated. I used to work in a facility that had a nickel plating operation. You can mask off areas that you don't want plating on. The Z51 wheel chromed surfaces are metal, not paint. They are very scratch resistant compared to paint. You can also tell when looking at the areas with curb rash. Paint can be touched up, chrome can't.
10-28-2019, 10:12 PM
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10-28-2019, 10:17 PM
#60
That is so great! What about a Hawaiin shirt and a Bowzer Sha Na Na record ?