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Old May 22, 2010 | 06:29 PM
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What they heck are the GM designers on these days? This is worse than the old wagon wheels from the 90's





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Old May 22, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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Uhh! Look like cheap Cobalt wheels!
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Old May 22, 2010 | 06:53 PM
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All silver is ok - 2 tone sucks.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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I would like somebody to be a really big hard ass and put C4 sawblade wheels on a C6. DYN-O-MITE!
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Old May 22, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Fapout,May 22 2010, 06:55 PM
I would like somebody to be a really big hard ass and put C4 sawblade wheels on a C6. DYN-O-MITE!
Those are way cooler than these lady fingered 5 spokes
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Old May 22, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by wdavis,May 22 2010, 11:05 PM
Those are way cooler than these lady fingered 5 spokes
No doubt. Real mean make wheels out of cutting items...
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Old May 22, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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I think the all-silver ones look fine. Porsche had very similar wheels for a while.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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2 tone doesn't do it for me, but the solid colors are fine.
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Old May 22, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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They remind me a bit of the 5 spokes on the Ferrari 360. I don't think their nasty but I also don't think they are all that good. They are neither distinctive nor timeless. Really, I don't think any of the base C6 wheels have been that good. I don't really like the lipless look you see on many modern wheels. I don't like seeing the surface of the spoke and the rim to be continuous. The slit spoke Z06 wheels and the ZR1 wheels do look good to me.

I'm sure I will date myself but the last set of really distinctive wheels on a Corvette were the 1984 aero look wheels. I still think they look good today (though they are definitely dated).
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