I need wheels
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99 R/T 10
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Check with Jon B first. If he doesn't have them, he'll know where to get them. Other wise, you can also check www.viperpartslarry.com
Flash1034
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FYI, the painted silver ones are repops from Taiwan, not original polished, forged SRT wheels. If it doesnt matter, then go for it, they are cheaper.
Flash
Flash
Are you sure about this? I wanted the painted silvers because I'm planning on having them refinshed in an anthracite type color. Didn't want to ruin a set of polished wheels by painting them as they go for more. Never knew there were different manufacturers for the copperhead wheels.
Hamrhead
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Lee00blacksilverGTS
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Not sure that's correct, I seem to remember JonB saying they were blems rejected by the Viper plant and then refinished and painted. Call JonB for the correct story on these.
Thanks for the link. I'll check 'em out.
2002_Viper_GTS_ACR
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This is actually quite incorrect.
They are oem ones that were not good enough quality that were painted silver to hide the defects. These are NOT knock offs. They are infact Forged Rims that are PERFECTLY good for using on track (number of people already have !!).
Jon
rcl4668
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Flash and others who are interested in the silver painted or "blem" SRT sidewinder rims:
I ordered a set of these from Jon B at Parts Rack a coupe of months ago. Here is a pic:
My understanding from Jon is that these rims begin as polished, OEM SRT sidewinder rims. Due to blemishes in the clearcoat only such as fisheyes etc. they are rejected by CAAP and sent back to the manufacturer which strips them completely and then powdercoats them the above silver color followed by a clearcoat.
Hope this helps.
/Rich
Flash1034
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I can tell you that when I ordered a set of the SRT forged/polished wheels from PartsRack JohnB accidentally shipped me a good set and the set in plain brown boxes that had written on them "Made in Taiwan" or "Made in China." I dont remember which. It was very apparent to me the wheels were of a different quality standard as I inspected them both side by side. Do what you want...
Flash
Flash
ledfoot
Viper Owner
Flash, could it be the box (es) he shipped them in were not the original packaging ?
Flash1034
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MTGTS
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I emailed them a couple days ago and they don't have any right now.
rcl4668
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Flash --
Actually, after reading your post I went to my garage and looked at the boxes; none of them said "Made in China" or words to that effect. The boxes did have shipping information in German, Chinese (perhaps Japanese?) and English so that was also inconclusive. I then looked at the inside of the rims themselves and they are stamped with what looks like a serial number followed by the Chrysler "pentastar" corporate logo. Adding to the mix, there was also a label stamped "Japan." What this tells me is that (1) the "blems"are original Chrysler/SRT wheels but that (2) you are correct that the original manufacturer of the SRT rims is in fact in Asia, i.e. Japan.
Maybe Jon B can let us know who the actual wheel manufacturer is? (SSR, Kosei, etc?). Interesting.
/Rich
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2002_Viper_GTS_ACR
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In any case they are MOST CERTAINLY NOT "repops from Taiwan" AND They are forged SRT wheels. They were/are manufactured right along side their polished counter parts and started life as such, but due to quality of the polish/clear coat were deemed blemished and sent off on their way to be processed as less expensive alternatives to their Polished counterparts 
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Jon
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