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Old 03-07-2003, 03:44 PM
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Anyone know where I can find a good selection of gun metal wheels or black wheels for a LS1, my 01 z28 needs some wheels, tyring to do something diffrent. My car is white, with black top, black LS1 decals, black bowtie on wings west grill insert.
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Good Luck!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

I've been looking for some black wheels that aren't a million $$$, and all I can find are the Grand Sport wheels (which are close to a million $$$) I'm gonna pick up some silver wheels and paint/powdercoat them black.
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Thanks for the reply....thats cool, just what I figured, Ill probly end up doing the same if I dont go with chrome.
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I often considered plating my ZR1s in 'black chrome'.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Mark IXZD 150:
<strong> I often considered plating my ZR1s in 'black chrome'. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is black chrome? I think I've heard of that before. Please explain.
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Check sig for pic.

ROH ZS wheels. costs about $50-$80 per wheel to have powder coated and have the lips polished. Wheels themselves I think are $275ish each. I got them for a really good price as a set though so i'm not sure.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by joez28:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Mark IXZD 150:
<strong> I often considered plating my ZR1s in 'black chrome'. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is black chrome? I think I've heard of that before. Please explain. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It's chrome but much darker in color. Same reflective qualities as chrome.

I think the new BMW M5s have 'black chrome' wheels. It looks pretty cool. Some wheel companies try to fake it with a metallic dark grey powdercoat finish.
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depends on how much youre willing to spend, but Simmons, Forgeline, Fikse all offer colors...for a price of course. i want to throw HRE in there as well, but im not totally sure if they do, but certainly check them as well. certainly 4 of the finest wheel manufacturers in the business today.
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Thanks a bunch guys!




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