HyperBlack/Machined Face with Black Vent Rims?

**BashamWS6** · 07-16-2010, 11:04 PM

So after ordering Triple Chrome Plated rims (opening them only to find they were already bubbling and flaking) i have sent them back and my search continues...

i have been told to stay away from chrome because my car is a DD and weather in indiana sucks.
Many have recommended black. but i do not want all black (no offense to those who do have all black)

i have found three rims on OEWheels (is this company a good company to order from?)

Pick #1-- C6 Z06 Machined Face wth Black vents Replicas($459+s/h+black lugnuts)
http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels-fo...39462-2-1.html

Pick #2-- C5 Machined Face with Black vents Replicas($447+s/h+lugnuts)
http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels-fo...39431-2-1.html

Pick #3-- C6 Hyperblack with Machined lip Replicas
($449+s/h+lugnuts)
http://www.oewheelsllc.com/Wheels-fo...39437-2-1.html

how shiney are the machined face/hyperblack finishes?
how durible are these finishes? better than thriple plated chrome i hope? (im hoping to get 8-10 years out of these rims)
would the black have a glossy appearence?

ill be ordering (4) 17x9.5s and the offsets are +54mm (which should fit without modifications on 275/40R17s)
PICTURES WOULD BE AWESOME (i know theres a whole thread with photos but speed here is super slow! it would take hours to sort through all 20+ pages of pics!!!)

Opinions and Suggestions about these rims and others are welcome!

**dennis ss** · 07-17-2010, 06:22 AM

I ordered my wheels from oewheels and they are great. All the finishes that are not chrome are clear coated which will provide a very glossy finish. Mine are black with machined lip. The black is nice and shiney and the machined lip looks bright, just not as bright as chrome. I went with that combo because I don't want any chrome on the car. You will be happy buying from them

**dennis ss** · 07-17-2010, 06:24 AM

And typically clear coated wheels will last longer than triple plated chrome. The only way chrome lasts is if you spend a ton of money and have the rims chromed by a trusted company, then spend half your time keeping them clean, lol.

**V8MUSCLE** · 07-20-2010, 07:57 AM

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**V8MUSCLE** · 07-20-2010, 08:02 AM

they are dirty, but i hope it helps, i think they are the same as the first ones you put up. the only thing i dont like about em is the lip isnt the same thickness all the way around. in the second picture look at the lip at 12oclock and at 9 oclock. they all balanced with less than 1 oz of weight though.

**BashamWS6** · 07-20-2010, 10:03 AM

amazing. how hard is it to keep clean? and were u happy with quality?

**V8MUSCLE** · 07-20-2010, 12:18 PM

other than the lip being different widths they've been fine. i usually wash my car like its a religion, but its been hot as balls lately so its just been sitting in the garage. every 10k miles when i rotate them i wash and wax the inside of the rim. the original rims i had on the car were eaten up on the inside, so hopefully this helps.

**BashamWS6** · 07-20-2010, 12:28 PM

well well. this is a sharp car. and hardly no one has the mach'd face with black vents. ive seen a camaro with C6s machd and vented but this looks great.
and i know what you mean. i wash mine once or twice a week. (normally handwahs but if im feeling lazy ill run it through a car wash.)
Are Those Different Center Caps??

**V8MUSCLE** · 07-20-2010, 07:22 PM

those are the caps it came with. they are plastic and have the vette emblem on it.

**One_Bad_TA** · 07-20-2010, 08:23 PM

Im actually looking for your number 1 or a completely black c6 zo6 set. But Ill need something a bit wider for the back. Im thinking of the 18" that are 10.5 wide. Let me know any more info any of you guys have because this is the company I plan to go with too.

**BashamWS6** · 07-23-2010, 06:52 AM

well im waiting to see what kind of money ill have by the time school starts.
itll be close to $1500 to upgrade to 18s. Nittos are $208 a tire for 275/35R18s. im still searching for prices...two places ive looked wont even order that size.
but itll be $621 to stay with 17s. but if i go all black ill have to get d/s rotors, repaint my calipers, and get lowering springs. $275 for stranos 1.2"/$250 for Hotchkis 1"
but my rearend and tie rods might be going out....so that would fuck up my plans slightly

but will 275/40R18s work with a +56 offset without modifications/spacers/etc.
and what if i lower it? will it rub then?

**BashamWS6** · 07-25-2010, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by One_Bad_TA

Im actually looking for your number 1 or a completely black c6 zo6 set. But Ill need something a bit wider for the back. Im thinking of the 18" that are 10.5 wide. Let me know any more info any of you guys have because this is the company I plan to go with too.

well OE Wheels is good so ive heard. im also highly considering black C6.
but as for 10.5 in the back. i would like them too. but these tire are expensive enough for 275s...i couldnt imagine 295s or 315s