When we bring up our friends at Wheel Craft, it’s usually to talk about their PVD Bright Chrome and Black Chrome wheel finishes. I have Wheel Craft’s PDV Bright Chrome wheels on my 2025 Corvette E-Ray and love how it brightens up the car and brings attention to the Bright Red calipers and the huge carbon ceramic brake rotors. I could go on and on, but this time around, let’s switch gears and talk about Wheel Craft’s Bronze wheel finish and how it can transform the look of your C8 Corvette while also making them stand out from the crowd.
As Chevrolet rolled out its wheel designs for the Stingray and Z06, they generally gave users four different wheel finishes available from the factory. The finishes for the Stingray included a Silver painted wheel, a Polished wheel, a Gloss Black wheel, and a Carbon Flash painted wheel, while the Z06’s wheels are a bit more upscale as they are offered finishes in Titanium Satin, Pearl Nickel, Polished, and Gloss Black.
Chevrolet also offers an accessory wheel in Bronze for both the Stingray and Z06. When you buy these accessory wheels, they are added to your order IN ADDITION to the factory wheels that you select. And these accessory wheels aren’t cheap as the Z06 Bronze Spider-design wheels are $3,695 while the Stingray’s 20-Spoke Bronze wheels are $3,195.
Both look fantastic on the C8s when paired with the right color combination, that’s for sure. But what if I told you that Wheel Craft can get you a set of OEM wheels finished in Bronze for half that price, while also eliminating having to deal with an extra set of wheels? As both the Stingray and Z06 now offer two different alloy wheel designs, you can now choose which version you want in Bronze from Wheel Craft. You can even do the E-Ray’s aluminum wheels in Bronze and now you can really have something different than the guy parked next to you at a show.
If you’re ordering a new Stingray or Z06, you’ll want to select the base wheel in either of the two designs so that the dollar cost is $0. Then contact a Wheel Craft Advisor at 833-639-4231 and tell them you want to add Bronze wheels to your new Corvette, and you want them installed during PDI so that they are on your Corvette and ready to go from the moment you take delivery. Wheel Craft will coordinate with your Chevrolet dealer’s service department to get your new Bronze wheels to the dealership who will perform the wheel exchange. Your Corvette will have your Bronze Wheels while the original factory wheels are then sent back to Wheel Craft where they will be used for the next customer.
For those customers who are taking delivery of their Corvettes at the National Corvette Museum, Wheel Craft has partnered with the NCM Motorsports Park for performing wheel exchanges once the R8C delivery process has been completed. The Black C8 Corvette Z06 featured in this article is owned by Walter T. of Brier, WA. After his R8C Museum Delivery was completed, he drove over to the Wheel Craft garage at the NCM Motorsports Park and the factory wheels on his hardtop convertible Z06 were exchanged for these custom Bronze Z06 Spider wheels.
Wheel Craft’s Bright Chrome, Black Chrome, and wheels with custom colors are created through a process called Physical Vapor Deposition. Unlike the old days where your wheels were dipped in a chemical bath, Wheel Craft applies a micro-thin layer of chrome onto the entire wheel while its sealed inside a vacuum chamber. This creates an inseparable bond between the chrome finish and alloy wheels, which are then coated with a premium automotive clear coat to protect and enhance the finish. No matter which wheel finish you decide on, they are backed with a 5-year warranty.
Wheel Craft carries all the latest factory wheel designs for the C8 Corvette Stingray, Z06, and E-Ray, and they also carry popular wheel designs from the previous generations as well. In the case of new wheels like the new 10-spoke wheels for the Z06, Wheel Craft can only offer exchanges for the same design. Talk with a Wheel Craft advisor at 833-639-4231 for details.
Wheel Craft is an all-American company based in Mentor, Ohio and all work is performed in the USA. Call 833-639-4231 today and add the beauty of PVD Bright Chrome, Black Chrome, or custom tinted wheels to your Corvette. Mention the promo code CB100 on your Wheel Craft Quote Request to save $100 on your order!
Watch the Wheel Craft Virtual Tour for more on the PVD Chrome process, and make sure you check out the Wheel Craft Pit Crew to see hundreds of great looking cars that have been transformed with the look of PVD Bright Chrome or Black Chrome, including my 2025 Corvette E-Ray!
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