1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

[Robert B.]

Anyone know of a good place to have 1993 Chrome wheels refinished?

[Rick A.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

have used the following shop for wheel repairs of all kinds

http://www.yeolewheelshop.net/

[Joe L.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

Anyone know of a good place to have 1993 Chrome wheels refinished?

Robert------


I do not recollect that the 1993 40th Anniversary was originally equipped with chrome wheels.

[Robert B.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

Robert------


I do not recollect that the 1993 40th Anniversary was originally equipped with chrome wheels.

That's interesting! Well now I need to find new wheels. Wonder where these came from Oh Well

[Keith B.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

Are they the chrome saw blade wheels or A-molds five spoke wheels? The aftermarket world has been making chrome ones for years

[Jimmy P.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

That's interesting! Well now I need to find new wheels. Wonder where these came from Oh Well

Hi Robert,
Hers a photo of what the original 40th Anniversary wheels should look like
Regards,
Jimmy

[Joe L.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

That's interesting! Well now I need to find new wheels. Wonder where these came from Oh Well

Robert------

I'm not 100% sure but I'm about 99% sure on this.

Lots of folks have been having their wheels chromed for quite some time. I see it often on C4's, especially these 91-96 "sawblade" wheels. The original wheels are GM-discontinued. You might be able to have yours stripped and re-finished. A better plan might be to sell these as-is and buy a set of restored wheels. You want the 93-96 style, though and not the 91-91. The configuration is the same but the 91-92 are painted/powder-coated silver whereas the 93-96 are mostly clear-coated, machined aluminum finish.

[Robert B.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

They are saw blade wheels. Send me your email address and I'll return pictures sblowers@skipco.com

[Loren L.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

I'm the 3rd owner of a 2-top Anniv. cvt from the Chicago area with chrome wheels. As Joe indicates, no mention of chrome on the invoice, so I suspect some sort of dealer "extras" package. They do look good, unfortunately - forces periodic attacks with compound to remove brake dust residue, etc.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

They are saw blade wheels. Send me your email address and I'll return pictures sblowers@skipco.com

Robert------


By the way, what is the wheel code on your service parts identification label? This label should be under the console lid on your car. It will be a 3 character code beginning with "Q".

[Loren L.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

The code on my invoice is QE6.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

The code on my invoice is QE6.

Loren-----

I cannot find a QE6 wheel code for 1993. Are you sure it's not QB6?

[Loren L.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

Send me your snail mail address Joe and you can serve as "Official Reader" - it is not in the chart, but in the notations below.

[Loren L.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

Joe, I went back to the invoice and compared the symbol I read in Q_6 to known "B" in "BRK" and "BOSE" and it is a B, so QB6. The next time I have to have tire work done, I'll try to remember to look for markings.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1993 40th Anniversary Chrome wheels

Joe, I went back to the invoice and compared the symbol I read in Q_6 to known "B" in "BRK" and "BOSE" and it is a B, so QB6. The next time I have to have tire work done, I'll try to remember to look for markings.

Loren------


QB6 are the standard, "sawblade" wheels used for 1993-96. These have a machined finish over most of the wheel. Part numbers are as follows:

10180879-----front, left 17X8.5"
10180880-----front, right 17X8.5"
10180881-----rear, left 17X9.5"
10180882-----rear, right 17X9.5"

All are GM-discontinued. Isn't it great to have a car which uses a different wheel for each corner? Makes it so much easier if one needs to replace a wheel. Yeah, sure. Now, if the car was equipped with Z07, you'd only have 2 wheel part numbers to contend with.