You are browsing corvette7 
10-10-2016, 10:57 AM
|
#1 |
 Drives: 1967 & 2017 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Novato, CA
Posts: 1
|
"Polished" Rims
Just purchased a 2017 RS that came with the black rims. We wanted the "polished" rims and were told no problem, they would be switched out.
Recently we got a little scrape on one of the rims, and the "paint" peeled off! Revealing black below. Are these supposed to be polished or painted rims? I have a feeling the dealer did a quick paint-over on the original rims. |
|
|
|
10-10-2016, 11:36 AM
|
#2 |
          
Drives: Race Car Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Seffner, FL
Posts: 6,226
|
Pictures!
|
|
|
|
|
10-10-2016, 11:19 PM
|
#3 |
|
SoCal C5 Family Member
Drives: 1996 Z28 SS & 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Santee, CA
Posts: 821
|
Sounds like a painted rim.
Fifth gen models had Midnight Silver wheels standard with the RS packages, which had black undercoats. I believe most all of the "chromatic" silver paints require black undercoats. (I know this to be true for the Duplicolor and the Krylon chrome silver paints).
__________________
Vance Chula -
1996 Camaro Z28 SS #1688 2014 Camaro ZL1 Coupe #1956 |
|
|
|
10-11-2016, 06:32 AM
|
#4 |
|
Master of All Things
Drives: '26 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas
Posts: 22,695
|
The POLISHED wheels were a upgrade......when I ordered my RS, the silver wheels are standard, the polished wheels are extra.
__________________
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
