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Old 09-26-2010, 08:11 PM
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As you can see in the picture of my car, my rear drivers side rim is bent and makes the most annoying noise driving down the road, at just about any mph. The hardest part of this decision is that everyone loves these rims and its my number 1 complement that I get for my car. So, should I buy a new rim for ~$190 or get a new set of 4 C6 Z06 replicas for ~$500?

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I honestly think those wheels look great with your car.
they flow really well. I say just replace 1.
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I'd replace the one those look great......question are you selling your car? just wondering hy there is a price and number on the back window?
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This picture was taken the weekend before I bought the car, its the old window paint that the previous owner had on it. Definitely not selling my beauty
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replace the one, those look good and are not overplayed. ZO6's are sexy, but the norm.. if you switch, all black Z..
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yeah i would just get another wheel for it and replace the one
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or see if it can be repaired for cheaper than a new one
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I've talked to some guys that do a really good job fixing rims and they quoted me 150, would rather buy a brand new one. The only thing that will suck is getting rid of the damaged one, I figure it would be hard to sell 1 bent rim...
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I say replace the one! Not very common on your car, Looks great. Easy to get rid of wheel, take it to the local scrap yard and get rid of it for scrap aluminum prices. Most places around here will give you $20 for a wheel. They dont usually weigh wheels like they would other aluminum scrap.
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Yes, just replace the bent wheel.
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The wheels look good, another vote for replacing just one wheel but is that pic with them cleaned up well? I'd love to see em with some nice tire shine! That pic just says, it's missing something....
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Replace the single wheel.




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