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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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Wish OZ would wise up!

So I'm completely in love with the OZ Ultraleggera wheels and they fit (not to mention how awesome they look) the SS/TC and are much lighter than the stock wheels...

My only issue is that I'm not a huge fan of the bright silver or matte black colors...TOO BAD OZ ONLY MAKES 5x110 IN THOSE TWO COLORS! I love the matte graphite silver, but they are not available for our size...

Would it be so hard to offer the 5x110 in the other finishes? The unpainted wheels are sitting in their factory somewhere...just throw a few on to the other line so we can have some other color options!

Enough venting...a few pics for your enjoyment:





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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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Honestly, how many cobalt owners would spend $350 for a wheel here? My guess is may be 2% at the max. 99% of the people get wheels for the "look", the remaining 1% get it for actual unsprung weight saving and probably won't care much about color.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rocketpunch1221
Honestly, how many cobalt owners would spend $350 for a wheel here? My guess is may be 2% at the max. 99% of the people get wheels for the "look", the remaining 1% get it for actual unsprung weight saving and probably won't care much about color.
I understand where you are coming from...and that would be a good reason to not make a certain bolt pattern...but they make this wheel in our bolt pattern...all they have to do is another finishing operation...that is the worst part...

Honestly, I'm surprised they even make this wheel in our bolt pattern since it is so uncommon...
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by TrevMo
I understand where you are coming from...and that would be a good reason to not make a certain bolt pattern...but they make this wheel in our bolt pattern...all they have to do is another finishing operation...that is the worst part...

Honestly, I'm surprised they even make this wheel in our bolt pattern since it is so uncommon...
2 words , powder coating. even tho you already spent 350 a piece on wheels might as well spend and extra 50 a wheel and get em gold or whatever you want.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by rocketpunch1221
Honestly, how many cobalt owners would spend $350 for a wheel here? My guess is may be 2% at the max. 99% of the people get wheels for the "look", the remaining 1% get it for actual unsprung weight saving and probably won't care much about color.
I guess i'm part of that 2%.......... Granted I got these for summer wheels and my friend owns a powder coating company so I may have them power coated or just keep them black....
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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Its not as uncommon as you think....you have to remember that Saabs and Audis use this size as well(as well as all the other GM stuff)
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