Wheel Update....
Well, I got my quote from HRE yesterday and I was quoted $2200 for all of the work. Of course this sent me over the top. So, I called them today and had a man-to-man or shall I say customer-to-manufacturer talk. After much debate I got the charges reduced to $1600. Still a hell of alot of money, but alot cheaper considering they have to strip off the chrome and then brush the centers and powdercoat them. Believe it or not, I somehow got them to strip off the chrome for free. That saved me alot of money considering they have to send the wheels out and outsource that part of the process. There was no dealing on the labor to brush them. Lol!! So, of the $1600, most of that is the labor to brush them and the cost of the 7" outer hoops for the rear to make them 13" wide. The 7" outers had to be custom ordered as they don't keep them in stock due to not many people requesting a 20" wheel with a 7" outer hoop. I hated to use the old "I'm a repeat customer trick", but I had to use one of my trump cards and tell him I just bought a set of 22" 948R wheels for my 68 C10 shortbed last year. I told him the 22's plus the 20's for my Chevelle should speak volumes about me as a customer. So, after I gave him the serial numbers to verify my 22's, he gave me a much better deal. Here are a couple of pics of my 22's for my C10. No build thread yet until I finish the Chevelle. Got alot of neat stuff for the truck though, but I won't spoil it yet. By the way guys, I chose to go with the brushed/tinted clear centers with chrome hoops.
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