2LT/RS Factory Wheel Question

[Mohamed Sharaf]

My apologies if this a dumb question but I really need to know as I haven't found an answer in my searches in google.

I have a 2012 2LT/RS and I want to replace my right rear wheel with a new one, through my researches I have found that there are 3 different colors or finishes if I am not mistaken, Silver, Polished, and Smoke Brillnt. I don't know which one mine is, and the reason I am asking is that there is a guy offering me his new wheel for half the price as he bought it and kept it at home as a spare and now he needs some cash and willing to sell it to me.

A picture of my car: (not a very clear one but I'll post others if needed)

[SlingShot]

From the picture, they look polished ...

[SSpartan117]

Well the RS package always adds midnight silver. The polished wheels are a $400 add-on here in the States. The silver painted wheels only come on the SS without the RS package. I wanna say you have the MS wheels. If you take a close up pic we'd be able to tell for sure.

[Sir Nuke]

IF you have the stock RS wheels that came on the car.....then you have Midnight Silver wheels.

[Rocky1974]

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

IF you have the stock RS wheels that came on the car.....then you have Midnight Silver wheels.

Not if the polished wheels were ordered.

[Rocky1974]

Originally Posted by Mohamed Sharaf

My apologies if this a dumb question but I really need to know as I haven't found an answer in my searches in google.

I have a 2012 2LT/RS and I want to replace my right rear wheel with a new one, through my researches I have found that there are 3 different colors or finishes if I am not mistaken, Silver, Polished, and Smoke Brillnt. I don't know which one mine is, and the reason I am asking is that there is a guy offering me his new wheel for half the price as he bought it and kept it at home as a spare and now he needs some cash and willing to sell it to me.

A picture of my car: (not a very clear one but I'll post others if needed)

Look at the label on the bottom side of your spare tire cover. See if it has the RPO code for polished wheels. I think that code was R40 in 2012. If it is on there, you should have polished wheels. If it's not on there, you should have midnight silver wheels.

[Sir Nuke]

Originally Posted by Rocky1974

Not if the polished wheels were ordered.

what comes STOCK......NOT optioned......but BONE STOCK.....are the the Midnight Silver wheels is what comes on the RS pkg. and if he can't figure out or see that he either has a painted wheel or a polished wheel, there is a bigger problem at hand.

[bandier]

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

what comes STOCK......NOT optioned......but BONE STOCK.....are the the Midnight Silver wheels is what comes on the RS pkg. and if he can't figure out or see that he either has a painted wheel or a polished wheel, there is a bigger problem at hand.

[Mohamed Sharaf]

Thanks to all of you for your comments

Here are some pictures for the one offered to me for half the price:












And here are another pictures for mine (my car is at the body shop so these are the best I could find):





I honestly can't tell if they are the same as I haven't seen the difference between all three
Your help is much appreciated

[Sir Nuke]

From those pictures, they look to be the optional polished wheels, which is what came on my car.

[Mohamed Sharaf]

How can I tell if it is genuine or not?

[Sir Nuke]

Originally Posted by Mohamed Sharaf

How can I tell if it is genuine or not?

do you mean whether or not they are GM wheels or reproductions?

[Mohamed Sharaf]

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

do you mean whether or not they are GM wheels or reproductions?

Exactly, how can I tell?

[Mohamed Sharaf]

I mean => how to distinguish if it is a replica or oem?