[serper3]

Originally Posted by Grumpy1

Thanks for the info, that explains the difference I saw in the gaps.
I agree the 19's do look great and anthracite would be my color of choice with hyper blue....

not sure if you saw this thread, but sspddmn on here did a shoot with Apex not too long ago. they only shot the silver VS-5RS on his car, but his car is HBM, so may be useful. post 31.

https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=599548

[sspddmn]

Originally Posted by Grumpy1

Thanks for the info, that explains the difference I saw in the gaps.
I agree the 19's do look great and anthracite would be my color of choice with hyper blue....

Personally and this is my opinion only...i was going to go with athracite as well. However after being able to see the brushed clear on my car, I am liking the brushed better as it contrasts off the blue better. The athracite in my opinion gets drowned out by the HBM. In most lighting you cant see the design of the wheel as much. With Serper3's choice, athracite will look perfect as it contrasts with all the white of the car. Although, brushed clear looks awesome on his car too but some contrast (athracite) will bring out the wheels a lot.

Another reason i am going with brushed clear is that i plan on getting the finish re-done down the line to a darker tint. APEX wheels are painted and not powder coated so I plan on having my buddy who owns a body shop scuff them then spray a dark tinted clear on it to get the below finish.

Originally Posted by serper3

not sure if you saw this thread, but sspddmn on here did a shoot with Apex not too long ago. they only shot the silver VS-5RS on his car, but his car is HBM, so may be useful. post 31.

https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=599548

Thanks bro! Too bad they didnt have us do the shoot together. That would have been dope!

[Grumpy1]

sspddmm, the brushed clear does look good too....
I may have just gotten use to the darker colored hem wheels, tough not being able to see them in person.
Double check on the painted part. A video on their web site says they are finished off with powder coating....

[sspddmn]

Originally Posted by Grumpy1

sspddmm, the brushed clear does look good too....
I may have just gotten use to the darker colored hem wheels, tough not being able to see them in person.
Double check on the painted part. A video on their web site says they are finished off with powder coating....

That's really strange because this was straight off their website too.

[Grumpy1]

Originally Posted by sspddmn

That's really strange because this was straight off their website too.

In the video he was specially talking about the 5rs and 7rs, may be different....
It's also possible he was only referring to the power coated base coat mentioned in the description on the arc-8 and left the painted part off the video.
Will have to check...

[sspddmn]

Originally Posted by Grumpy1

In the video he was specially talking about the 5rs and 7rs, may be different....
It's also possible he was only referring to the power coated base coat mentioned in the description on the arc-8 and left the painted part off the video.
Will have to check...

Yeah will definitely have to make sure. During my research in getting my other forged wheels refinished, I found that there's a lot of controversy between powdercoating forged wheels. Just Google powdercoating vs painting forged wheels. Lot of topics back and forth of the two.

[MatthewAMEL]

APEX confirmed they are going to have a group buy starting in March for the VS-5RS forged wheel.


The full range of fitments will be avail...18" and 19".


Yes, we are hoping to get these wheels launched via an upcoming Group Buy that will go live later this month. 19" Camaro wheels will be included among other 19" fitments. We are working to finalize the photography for this deal currently. You can view the incoming Camaro fitments by clicking this link and selecting Camaro for the application: https://www.apexraceparts.com/our-wh...ontent-fitment


https://www.apexraceparts.com/our-wh...ontent-fitment

[serper3]

Originally Posted by MatthewAMEL

APEX confirmed they are going to have a group buy starting in March for the VS-5RS forged wheel.


The full range of fitments will be avail...18" and 19".


Yes, we are hoping to get these wheels launched via an upcoming Group Buy that will go live later this month. 19" Camaro wheels will be included among other 19" fitments. We are working to finalize the photography for this deal currently. You can view the incoming Camaro fitments by clicking this link and selecting Camaro for the application: https://www.apexraceparts.com/our-wh...ontent-fitment



https://www.apexraceparts.com/our-wh...ontent-fitment

I saw their answer to your question earlier. What makes you think it will be in March? They told me it would be sooner then that, and their response says later this month...?

Obviously it can get pushed back, but I am just wondering.

[MatthewAMEL]

Originally Posted by serper3

I saw their answer to your question earlier. What makes you think it will be in March? They told me it would be sooner then that, and their response says later this month...?

Obviously it can get pushed back, but I am just wondering.

Could be sooner. Was a swag on my part.

[xqwisit23]

Did the group buy ever happen? Saw a group buy for the SM-10's

[Jofu]

Originally Posted by xqwisit23

Did the group buy ever happen? Saw a group buy for the SM-10's

I think this may be the group buy you're looking for?

https://www.gangup.com/apex/19-forge...s-q1-2022.html


Geoff

[Grumpy1]

I thinking of getting in on this group buy but have one thing I'm having difficulty with so asking for some opinions.
My issue is wheel size. On the non 1le I have 20's on the car and like the stance with the fender gaps, the 19's will be ok in the rear but have more of a gap in the front, not changing springs.
Is it that much off from the 20's?
Any real benefits other than maybe turning in a little faster and more tire choices?

[serper3]

Originally Posted by Grumpy1

I thinking of getting in on this group buy but have one thing I'm having difficulty with so asking for some opinions.
My issue is wheel size. On the non 1le I have 20's on the car and like the stance with the fender gaps, the 19's will be ok in the rear but have more of a gap in the front, not changing springs.
Is it that much off from the 20's?
Any real benefits other than maybe turning in a little faster and more tire choices?

looks wise i think it is personal preference. I think personally 19" wheels are the correct size for the car. they look like they fit well. 18" looks a bit small and 20" looks a bit too big for me, personally.

Yes, i think the 19"s will have more tire options but not sure if it will change anything for you if there is a tire you want to run in a 20" wheel.

I am pretty sure you wont notice the weight difference either way 1" bigger or smaller for the same wheel.

When the group buy launched and i priced these out, even with the group buy discount, etc., these are more than I thought they would be so i am going to pass on these wheels.

[Grumpy1]

Thanks for the input…know what you mean as the personal preference thing.
Don’t have many 1le’s around here to take a look, barely have zl1’s at all..
325’s or bigger in a street perf. tire seem limited for 20’s
Price wise, yeah a little up there but still competitive. I’m also looking at a couple bcforged wheels and yes they’re up there too…