Why did Gunmetal ZR1's go out of production?

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06-01-2009, 01:57 PM

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Why did Gunmetal ZR1's go out of production?

Out of curiosity why are they no longer made? The demand is there. Is there an issue with rights?

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06-01-2009, 02:36 PM

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+1, I've even thought of getting silver and painting them gunmetal. They only have 2 new ones left but that won't work unless you already have a full set.

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06-01-2009, 04:33 PM

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i want answers

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06-02-2009, 09:10 AM

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just paint them...
i did on my old wheels, they turned out good!

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06-02-2009, 09:52 AM

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just paint them...
i did on my old wheels, they turned out good!

i was going to do that too and i still might. how did you find the right color?

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06-02-2009, 10:00 AM

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we mixed they paint, it was a ford color from 01 i think the paint code is f1 but im not 100%

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06-02-2009, 11:26 AM

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just paint them...
i did on my old wheels, they turned out good!

im happy with my silver ones but i know others want the gunmetal. and there are gunmetal C5 and C6 ZO6s, Y2K, etc... so i was just wondering why there arent any ZR1s

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06-02-2009, 04:37 PM

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i just got quoted 240 to powdercoat all 4. very tempting....

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06-02-2009, 05:20 PM

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sounds like a good deal go for it......but will you be able to keep the polished lip?

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06-02-2009, 05:51 PM

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sounds like a good deal go for it......but will you be able to keep the polished lip?

i wouldnt want to. there are no other silver accents on the car

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06-02-2009, 06:21 PM

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i wouldnt want to. there are no other silver accents on the car

just imo the wheels look funny mounted with no polished lip. very seldomly black looks good with no polished lip, the gunmetal just looks bad mounted next the black tire with nothing to break it up imo

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