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Old 07-09-2010, 08:28 AM
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Great work! I'm jealous...my CAM skills aren't up to par anymore
I don't have OE wheels yet...but I'd buy the center caps first and get wheels later! Count me in if you're going to run these.
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Nice!! makes the DD c5s look a lot like CCW sp500!! If you ever make extras Ill buy a set. name your price!! LOL
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those look great . can you make one in black for the c5 wheel with black center ? would love to see them i live over in omaha. i go to flashbacks car show every wed night .why dont you bring them to the show for local feedback.
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Originally Posted by formula vincent
those look great . can you make one in black for the c5 wheel with black center ? would love to see them i live over in omaha. i go to flashbacks car show every wed night .why dont you bring them to the show for local feedback.
I'm over in CB. I would like to make it out to flashbacks more often but its hard to find extra time with work, family and car stuff, lame excuse I know

If I get some extra time to make some sets of these I could make some in black anodize.
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Old 07-10-2010, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 808z28camaro
Nice!! makes the DD c5s look a lot like CCW sp500!! If you ever make extras Ill buy a set. name your price!! LOL
I thought the same thing when I put them on the first time, really give the wheel different look. Name my price hmmmm....
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To the OP are your wheels chrome?
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I think they look pretty good. I can't see them being inexpensive though.
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Mac,

My wheels are polished, so the polished center cap matches up perfectly


Originally Posted by Beaflag VonRathburg
I think they look pretty good. I can't see them being inexpensive though.
Your right, they wouldn't be a $15/ea item. Even if I made a large QTY of them they still may be too high to get a great market for them.
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Would chrome centers be possible? I know most of us are getting ahead of ourselves but a nice center cap might give me the push to get OE's C5 DD's over C6 Spyders..
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wow that looks good, just ordered these wheels. they get here on wednesday
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Very nice! I am actually working on the same thing right now for a class project. I have the centercap and fixtures modeled in Mastercam, all I have left is to cut it out.

Yours turned out great though.

Also, for any Camaro owners that would rather have a bowtie or "SS" on their caps instead of the vette flags, 10 spoke center caps work also. I have the red bowtie 10 spoke caps on my wheels

lookz good
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Wow thats sick I need those ! Come on dude how much I have money in hand
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Originally Posted by 97pontta
Your right, they wouldn't be a $15/ea item. Even if I made a large QTY of them they still may be too high to get a great market for them.
I don't think people realize that quite yet. Once you get into machining any small part the cost goes up. These aren't stamped out plastic center caps.
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Any thought into replicating them?
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Originally Posted by mac62989
Any thought into replicating them?
I would like to but not sure when I will have the extra time. I'm going to do my best to get some numbers worked up in the next few weeks to see what kind of interest is out there.
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OP, you've got some skills man.. Those look AMAZING.
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Well I finally got a chance to get these put on the car

New pics added to the first post.
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Those wheels are awesome and those set them off very nicely, good work.
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Hell yeah! Looks great! If you don't end up making them, then OE should defenitely do it, or maybe 6LE designs, if he's still making new items. I'd like to see how those caps look on the original C5 rims too.
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Originally Posted by Revcore66
Hell yeah! Looks great! If you don't end up making them, then OE should defenitely do it, or maybe 6LE designs, if he's still making new items. I'd like to see how those caps look on the original C5 rims too.
Thanks for the mention...

Looks fantastic OP, if you need a seller I'll sell them for you.
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