View Poll Results: Would you purchase black graphite wheels if they were a production option (SS/TC)?
YES
756
89.05%
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93
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Ok, I'm not gonna read all 9 pages.... stopped at 4.
But here's my take. Those wheels are nice looking, but too dark for a factory GM car. Correct me if I'm wrong but the only car that GM has done with black wheels in recent years (i know the pictured ones are not solid black...but its close enough) was the Corvette GS in 96. Now GM does have a darker wheel option on the Corvette with the Comp Grey wheels. My personal opinion on those is they are very car color dependent. Some colors go well with it, others, not so much. That being said, a SS/TC would look really good with Comp Grey. If GM doesn't do it officially....I just might for my SS.
As for pricing, some of you guys are way off. Take a look at the Corvette price for Comp Grey wheels which are painted/clearcoated. Any special wheels that GM does for the cobalt are likely to be paint/clear as well. Don't look for powdercoat as it is unlikely. The Corvette's wheels are larger, but the price for the option is only $395.00. So you could figure a safe number would be $345.00-375.00 for the Cobalt since they are smaller.
But here's my take. Those wheels are nice looking, but too dark for a factory GM car. Correct me if I'm wrong but the only car that GM has done with black wheels in recent years (i know the pictured ones are not solid black...but its close enough) was the Corvette GS in 96. Now GM does have a darker wheel option on the Corvette with the Comp Grey wheels. My personal opinion on those is they are very car color dependent. Some colors go well with it, others, not so much. That being said, a SS/TC would look really good with Comp Grey. If GM doesn't do it officially....I just might for my SS.
As for pricing, some of you guys are way off. Take a look at the Corvette price for Comp Grey wheels which are painted/clearcoated. Any special wheels that GM does for the cobalt are likely to be paint/clear as well. Don't look for powdercoat as it is unlikely. The Corvette's wheels are larger, but the price for the option is only $395.00. So you could figure a safe number would be $345.00-375.00 for the Cobalt since they are smaller.
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I wouldn't consider the others recent years though, and my own example of 96 i think barely qualifies as recent.
It would be nice to see them return though.
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just have them powdercoated... thats what I am going to do to my rims... MUCH CHEAPER
i just have to find tires that fit over my brembos as I tried the S/C stock rims and they wouldnt fit
i just have to find tires that fit over my brembos as I tried the S/C stock rims and they wouldnt fit
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Did you see when this thread was started??? I mattered then...Before the Turbo Cobalt was even in production. Also, this was to be an option for the 09 but as posted, never made it through testing. GM just wanted to know if anyone even had any interest.