truelove

does the salt from the roads damage the C7 wheels?

taylor192

Salt, sand, dirt, everything can damage your wheels. This is why you'll see many with the steel rims don't even bother putting on hubcaps. Even washing every week doesn't help, I couldn't wash my car for almost 2 weeks cause even if I did, it was so slushy out that it would've been dirty again in 10 mins of driving.

Also, like mentioned, accidently hitting something burried in the snow, like the curb, there's a good chance of that too.

I get what you mean by not wanting to spend the cash on something you don't "need", but you "need" snow tires. It does suck, cause even that $500 I blew on used tires/rims is a whole car payment, or a start towards a set of nice 18" tires/rims...

susemu

Hi,

I just received my order from tirerack - 4 16" steel rims with 205/55 Dunlop Winter Sport M2 and hubcaps. I paid $680 for it including shipping. I'll put them on this Saturday - I already came into the first snow (4-6 inches) and while it was drivable with my C7, I don't want to do it any longer then necessary....

Bjorn

schwarz c230

I bought a set of the factory 16's with the all-season Michelin tires for this winter, I bought them for 400$, I was more afraid of messing up my c7 wheels from bad road conditions, it only snows 4-5 times in the winter here, but the roads become cracked, and there seems to be a lot of potholes,and after a light snow you cant see them.