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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 12:29 AM
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Cheap ebay Corvette wheels

Anyone messed with these yet?

They're WAAAAAAAAY too cheap for me to be comfortable with them but they look EXACTLY like what they're selling at oewheelsllc.com

Makes me wonder if there's some other retailer buying the same stock and selling it a lot closer to the wholesale price. But at $60 for an 18 inch wheel I cant see how they could possibly be safe.

I'd link to an auction, but Im not sure about the policies on that to be honest. But they're being sold by "affordablerims" in Florida with 98.7 percent positive feedback... which were from 2 neutrals and one negative over amount of wheels in stock and shipping to wrong address. Nothing scam-ish and no quality complaints...

$60 a wheel for an 18 inch Z06 wheel? Thats insane.

Their return policy is pretty garbage too. 10 days for shipping... Is that about how long it takes for something to get from China to Florida and then to customers?

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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 08:06 AM
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Re: Cheap ebay Corvette wheels

Same contact info for oewheels. Same phone # and location (Sarasota Fl). I'd like to hear some feedback from this site, too.
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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Re: Cheap ebay Corvette wheels

Maybe they're returns? Stock seems pretty limited? Scratch and blemished type wheels from oewheels maybe?
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 09:53 AM
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Re: Cheap ebay Corvette wheels

gotta link? not seein'em
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 09:56 AM
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Re: Cheap ebay Corvette wheels

http://www.ebay.com/itm/18-rims-Fits...sories&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/18-Fits-Cama...sories&vxp=mtr

Theres others... the selection IS limited though. I think they had 4 different Corvette wheels. Some wont fit on all four corners...
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 09:59 AM
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Re: Cheap ebay Corvette wheels

Originally Posted by InfernalVortex
http://www.ebay.com/itm/18-rims-Fits...sories&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/18-Fits-Cama...sories&vxp=mtr

Theres others... the selection IS limited though. I think they had 4 different Corvette wheels. Some wont fit on all four corners...
Bah! i was hoping they were the newer double 5 spoke Z06 wheels. thanks though,
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 10:09 AM
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Re: Cheap ebay Corvette wheels

I bought my wheels from oewheels. They have a pretty good rep on some of the other forums (ls1tech.com etc).
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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Re: Cheap ebay Corvette wheels

Do they have all four available? The listings say they are only for one wheel, and there doesn't seem to be any option to order more than one at a time. Either way, that's a good deal in my eyes. They seem to either be returns or overstock, because the one auction says it has a small ding. *shrugs*
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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Re: Cheap ebay Corvette wheels

Wow, those are insanely cheap. Buying tires would be more expensive than the wheels themselves.
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