To Everyone Ordering a C7 ...Deciding on Wheel Options..
If I were ordering a C7 today I would consider getting the black wheel option no matter of the body color. Im not usually a fan of painted wheels but with all of C7s black trim/vents etc. Black wheels on this car ties the whole package together and I think they look sharp with every color they offer. I used to love chrome wheels but for some reason not on this design. The black wheels make the car look more modern and track ready.
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If I was to track my Vette on other than an experimental basis I would get whatever wheel/tire combo that would give me a competitive advantage regardless of what they would looked like. For a "ready to track" look I would consider black or machined. For a sophisticated car look I REALLY like this:
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Originally Posted by Torch2013C6
(Post 1583935223)
If I were ordering a C7 today I would consider getting the black wheel option no matter of the body color. Im not usually a fan of painted wheels but with all of C7s black trim/vents etc. Black wheels on this car ties the whole package together and I think they look sharp with every color they offer. I used to love chrome wheels but for some reason not on this design. The black wheels make the car look more modern and track ready.
Looking forward to next year when it will be possible to (hopefully) see the colors in person and take a test drive. -T |
Black or non chrome silver wheels for me. Chrome imo looks out of place on a modern sports cars
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Black if you are going to track the car, chrome for the street.
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Originally Posted by Torch2013C6
(Post 1583935223)
If I were ordering a C7 today I would consider getting the black wheel option no matter of the body color. Im not usually a fan of painted wheels but with all of C7s black trim/vents etc. Black wheels on this car ties the whole package together and I think they look sharp with every color they offer. I used to love chrome wheels but for some reason not on this design. The black wheels make the car look more modern and track ready.
That is why I am getting the black wheels on my Laguna Blue Z51, visible CF roof and even the carbon flash black external mirrors and rear spoiler. |
Agree on the black. The chromies were the only thing I found out of place on the C7 that I saw yesterday.
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Originally Posted by Zymurgy
(Post 1583936565)
:iagree:
That is why I am getting the black wheels on my Laguna Blue Z51, visible CF roof and even the carbon flash black external mirrors and rear spoiler. |
Originally Posted by 99HRDTP
(Post 1583936811)
Agree on the black. The chromies were the only thing I found out of place on the C7 that I saw yesterday.
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Black if you want a track/muscle look. Chrome if you want a sophisticated look.
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Chrome looks nice but I feel they are too delicate for thedaily driving roads in the ny. Metro area. Too many pot holes.
Of go polished or painted. I need to see the cars in person to decide silver or black wheels. Chrome looks nice but not for the roads in this area JMO |
Originally Posted by JudgeNjury
(Post 1583937409)
Chrome looks nice but I feel they are too delicate for thedaily driving roads in the ny. Metro area. Too many pot holes.
Of go polished or painted. I need to see the cars in person to decide silver or black wheels. Chrome looks nice but not for the roads in this area JMO |
I've never been a fan of chrome wheels; in my mind they're too "Lexus" or "Buick". As for black wheels, they seem to just disappear the way they blend in with the black tires. As such, it seems like they lose their ability to serve as a design element. Of the Corvette wheels, my all time favorites are the machine-faced ones that came standard on the 2013 427 convertibles. Unfortunately, there's no machine-faced wheel available on the 2014 Z51 so I'll be going with the standard Z51 painted wheels which, by the way, look pretty darned nice IMO.
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Is it possible to get the black Z51 wheels machine faced after purchase? Anyone know of some place that could do this?
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Originally Posted by -CM-
(Post 1583938231)
Is it possible to get the black Z51 wheels machine faced after purchase? Anyone know of some place that could do this?
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Originally Posted by mpuzach
(Post 1583938052)
I've never been a fan of chrome wheels; in my mind they're too "Lexus" or "Buick". As for black wheels, they seem to just disappear the way they blend in with the black tires. As such, it seems like they lose their ability to serve as a design element. Of the Corvette wheels, my all time favorites are the machine-faced ones that came standard on the 2013 427 convertibles. Unfortunately, there's no machine-faced wheel available on the 2014 Z51 so I'll be going with the standard Z51 painted wheels which, by the way, look pretty darned nice IMO.
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Originally Posted by Zymurgy
(Post 1583936565)
:iagree:
That is why I am getting the black wheels on my Laguna Blue Z51, visible CF roof and even the carbon flash black external mirrors and rear spoiler. |
Originally Posted by MikeyTX
(Post 1583938591)
On Ken's C7 pricing thread I thought they were ................. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1583743226-post1.html
RQ1 Machine Faced Aluminum Wheels 1YY*7 only $1,495.00 |
Originally Posted by mpuzach
(Post 1583938698)
On the C7 machine-faced wheels are available only on non-Z51 cars.
RQ1 Machine Faced Aluminum Wheels 1YY*7 only $1,495.00 |
Originally Posted by MikeyTX
(Post 1583938721)
Sucks for you Mike. Big time. :ack:
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