OEM Replacement Firehawk Parts
02-16-2015, 09:08 PM
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OEM Replacement Firehawk Parts Picked up a Firehawk a couple weeks ago and I need to replace two of the painted style rims. Wheels have been curbed and took some deep gouges out. I've searched high low trying to find somewhere to order the rims (if it's even possible). I'm assuming they are unavailable and I'll have to find some via private party. However, if anybody has any leads, let me know.
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02-18-2015, 10:41 AM
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Places like hubcaphaven, originalwheels, hawksthirdgen, Cleveland Pick-A-Part, etc. will have the wheels you are looking for. The first two may even carry them already restored.
Last spring, my car got in to a disagreement (at a high rate of speed) with a curb and I destroyed two of my wheels. I recall that the body shop sourced the replacement from originalwheels and that they required the old wheels back in lieu of a core charge.
02-18-2015, 09:51 PM
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What I am saying is all 4 of the wheels have some form of curb rash on them. The driver side can be repaired. Front passenger has such a large gouge that it can't be repaired. The rear passenger was the one that was in question. Just looking to get the same style wheel the car came with and avoid having to paint match one to the others.
02-20-2015, 09:16 AM
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It could be a long search. You might try a local body shop to see if they have a secret source of supply.
When I needed two 17" replacements last spring, it took weeks for my body shop to find some. We were about to take any 17" we could find and then re-finish it to spec.
When I needed two 17" replacements last spring, it took weeks for my body shop to find some. We were about to take any 17" we could find and then re-finish it to spec.
02-20-2015, 09:33 AM
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I have a question and this is coming from an owner that believes stock is best. Is your Firehawk a collector quality car or one with high miles and well used? If the latter, get some some sweet aftermarket rims and just enjoy the car. Collectors are not paying good $$ for high mileage examples when others can be had. Rarity is good, but only to a point. I won't pay solid $$ for a high mileage F-body and most others feel the same way. I've been around collector cars for decades. That's the way it works. Are there exceptions? Sure, but not many, and your car better be an elite example. Now if your car is near mint with low miles, then best of luck with your search for those wheels. I totally understand and think you are right in your pursuit of them.
*** I do want to add also, that if you are searching for those rims solely for yourself and your own desire to have them, that's a totally different story, and again, best of luck with the search. I was just bringing up a financial aspect of ownership because quality replacements are going to cost a small fortune. Even in my own stock world, that's tough $$ to lay out.
*** I do want to add also, that if you are searching for those rims solely for yourself and your own desire to have them, that's a totally different story, and again, best of luck with the search. I was just bringing up a financial aspect of ownership because quality replacements are going to cost a small fortune. Even in my own stock world, that's tough $$ to lay out.
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02-20-2015, 10:58 AM
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I have a question and this is coming from an owner that believes stock is best. Is your Firehawk a collector quality car or one with high miles and well used? If the latter, get some some sweet aftermarket rims and just enjoy the car. Collectors are not paying good $$ for high mileage examples when others can be had. Rarity is good, but only to a point. I won't pay solid $$ for a high mileage F-body and most others feel the same way. I've been around collector cars for decades. That's the way it works. Are there exceptions? Sure, but not many, and your car better be an elite example. Now if your car is near mint with low miles, then best of luck with your search for those wheels. I totally understand and think you are right in your pursuit of them.
*** I do want to add also, that if you are searching for those rims solely for yourself and your own desire to have them, that's a totally different story, and again, best of luck with the search. I was just bringing up a financial aspect of ownership because quality replacements are going to cost a small fortune. Even in my own stock world, that's tough $$ to lay out.
*** I do want to add also, that if you are searching for those rims solely for yourself and your own desire to have them, that's a totally different story, and again, best of luck with the search. I was just bringing up a financial aspect of ownership because quality replacements are going to cost a small fortune. Even in my own stock world, that's tough $$ to lay out.
02-20-2015, 11:55 AM
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Robbie has a nice set of chrome wheels for $1000 in Athens, GA.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161606236359...#ht_714wt_1196
https://ls1tech.com/forums/parts-cla...wk-wheels.html
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161606236359...#ht_714wt_1196
https://ls1tech.com/forums/parts-cla...wk-wheels.html
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02-20-2015, 01:05 PM
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Getting stock wheels could be a good investment. By the time you'd switch them out for aftermarket, they will probably be worth a ton. I recall that there are some reproductions out there but they don't have the original GM stamp cast in to them.
