The OEM Wheels on the "wrong" car thread (Read OP)
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I don't think base C6 wheels look good on anything, honestly. C5 had this wide variety of interesting and pretty wheels (even the Wagon Wheels I've seen work, albeit not on C5s) that at any given time were available and frequently optioned and then for most of its life the C6 came with multiple flavors of Chip Foose specials unless you got a widebody.
In theory the C6 base could come with OZ-ish wheels towards the end:
But I've never seen even a picture of them equipped on anything.
In theory the C6 base could come with OZ-ish wheels towards the end:
But I've never seen even a picture of them equipped on anything.
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GM's obsession of having chrome wheels on every C6 bar the Z06 Centennial edition was just... baffling. In fact, I'd say there hasn't been a good looking Corvette OEM wheel since the C5 Z06, as seen here on a GTO/Monaro to fit the theme of the thread (along with what look like Impala SS wheels at the front, weirdly enough).
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Yeah those are... Not how I expected them to look from that thumbnail.That's because they're even more terrible, they look like they belong on an STS or something.
10/10 would spend $1700 againGM's obsession of having chrome wheels on every C6 bar the Z06 Centennial edition was just... baffling. In fact, I'd say there hasn't been a good looking Corvette OEM wheel since the C5 Z06, as seen here on a GTO/Monaro to fit the theme of the thread (along with what look like Impala SS wheels at the front, weirdly enough).
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Okay so a couple more Astros, again in 5- and 6-lug configuration. First 16" from a Tahoe Limited and then 17" from a later GMC Yukon. I think the Yukon wheels look a real treat on the van.A couple of AWD Astros, one on Impala SS wheels and the other on those from a Tacoma.
A friendly reminder that these could be equipped as either 5-lug (5") or 6-lug (5.5") depending on year.
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Disagree - the later C6 Z06s came with some pretty nice BBS looking wheels that were not chrome. The post-Great Recession C6 Zs seem to be incredibly rare, but they evolved into much better looking cars IMOGM's obsession of having chrome wheels on every C6 bar the Z06 Centennial edition was just... baffling. In fact, I'd say there hasn't been a good looking Corvette OEM wheel since the C5 Z06, as seen here on a GTO/Monaro to fit the theme of the thread (along with what look like Impala SS wheels at the front, weirdly enough).
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Lovely spec, but how the hell is one supposed to tell it apart from the ZR1?
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It doesn't have the stupid hood.
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IMO the Z06 Carbon managed to pull off the power bulge since it did away with the tacky plexiglass.
Never cared for the C6 ZR1 meshes in any guise personally (Cup and Spyder designs were by far the better looking wheels); they're too flat and there's zero white space in the spokes. C7 Z06 shoes are a big improvement though:
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I mean, at least if the hood window showcased something nice to look at, like the rear window on the F40 for instance then maybe I could give it a pass, but the top of the LS9 intercooler looks like a griddle.
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