My new 06 ZR has a blue paint dot on every wheel. Honestly I should have noticed before I took delivery but, It was night and I was too excited. Anyone know why they are there or how best to remove them?

06 SS ZR

 

That dot shows either the heavy or light area of the wheel. The tires should have had a dot also to indicate to opposite weight (light or heavy side). Those dots should be lined up. When they are and the assembly is balanced it should take very little weights to achieve balance.

 

? Say what?

 

FOR REAL WTF??

I have the same dots even after a year later.. looks like a job for a careful razor blade. GOOD LUCK!

 

he's right. its common on OEM wheels/tires. never seen it on aftermarket.

 

Yeah my OEM 2006 wheels have that too. Definitely tried to scrape it off with a finger nail, that didn't work.

 

a fingernail worked on mine, Grow them out a bit.

 

damn guys just get some acetone or some gasoline and a paper towel , that should do the job .

 

i have the dots on my 2004 wheels also. Not as noticable as yours though.

 

Whew. I found mine the day after I took the car home and was wondering the same. I'll try the acetone or gasoline tomorrow. Thanks guys.

 

isnt that under the clear?

 

dont use too much acetone , just pour it one the paper towel and scrub it off .
<< he knows his shizz (nail tech) lols

 

No! Fibreguy is correct. The mark is the heavy point of the OEM wheel. It is intended to be matched when mounted, to the dot on the tire, which is the lightest point of the tire. That way, the car manufacturer will save on the cost of extra wheel weights and labor to install them. Car companies look at EVERYTHING to save bux! The wheel dot is marked to the tire AFTER the clearcoat, so that the wheel is measured for balance as a last step in the wheel manufacturing process.

 

O.o too late i already scraped mine off