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Old 09-16-2008, 12:20 AM
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Very Happy with my 17X9.5 & 17x11s from OE wheels!!!!

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I lost my SS center cap for now. ill have to figure out what to do about it. i dont like the vetter flags on there.

but im very happy with the apperance. i actually like them more than the original ZR1s that came on the car....
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Old 09-16-2008, 07:23 AM
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I like the lip on those rears. It looks like a machined or polished lip on the back wheels. Does the front lip's finish match? I can't tell from the pics.
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Old 09-16-2008, 04:22 PM
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yeah, the polished edge goes from the edge of the rim to right about the end of the spoke. the polished area is a lot wider than it is on the factory zr1 wheels. they are real sharp looking IMO.

here is a larger pic so you can see the lip on the front wheel a little better ( click the hi-res option on the top left once you go to the page, then put your mouse on the pic and click it with when it looks like a magnafine glass to blow it up full size)....
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i didnt expect to be so pleased with them. i really only ordered them because i wanted the 11" rim....

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Old 09-16-2008, 04:54 PM
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Did you have to special order them with the lip. I looked on oe`s website but didn`t see that specific wheel
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Old 09-16-2008, 06:12 PM
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Yep, those definitely look really nice, and the stance of the car looks really good too.
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Old 09-16-2008, 07:58 PM
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Did you have to special order them with the lip. I looked on oe`s website but didn`t see that specific wheel
nope, i just found them on ebay. i ended up calling and ordering them directly.

here is the ebay auction that was looking at. i just gave them the ebay item number and it was as simple as that..... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=290256407169
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here's a couple pics of the whole car with the new wheels....

if you want to see a more full size pictures just check out my fquick link and there are a lot of hi-res photos....

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Old 09-18-2008, 03:23 PM
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Have you had any problem with vibration or the wheels not balancing.I had read some reviews where there were some people with those issues with oe wheels
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well, ive only driven it about 50 miles so far, but i havent noticed anything at this point.
ill be paying attention though.

when i took the tires and rims to have them mounted and balanced the guy didnt say anything about them being hard to balance and it didnt take very long either. but i was surprised to see how much weight was used on one of the wheels.......
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Originally Posted by U240
Have you had any problem with vibration or the wheels not balancing.I had read some reviews where there were some people with those issues with oe wheels
I was a little worried with my 18" Z06s, but they balanced out very nicely
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i had this same set of wheels on my old ss, and they were nice wheels, got to love the polished lip, it gives it a nice look. i didnt notice any vibrations with mine at all the whole time i had the car...
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do they sell deep dish black c5 z06 rims? ive always loved the c5 z06 rims and have had them on my other Z's just wished they had wider dish out back.
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they've got lots of wheels....

well i cant get a link to work. but the seller's name is moore9911

and his store name is O E Wheels

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Old 09-19-2008, 04:22 PM
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That looks awesome! Just wondering, have you had your car repainted? I noticed you said you've had it since you were 16. It's nice to see a well kept SS!
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Hard to beat the looks of a clean LT1 SS! Nice car!
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