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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 01:47 PM
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i have a set of silver c5 zo6 rims and am having them powder coated glossy black. does anyone know if they come stock powdercoated or not?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 02:37 AM
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If there factory, then there painted.
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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ok thanks but are you 100% possitive cuz i heard different stories
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 02:35 PM
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they dont come stock powdercoated, just polished and painted
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... or chromed
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Originally Posted by night ghost
ok thanks but are you 100% possitive cuz i heard different stories
Yep. Cheaper for GM to paint then to powercoat. All factory corvette wheels are either chrome, polish or paint. No Powercoat.
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