'98 17" factory wheel help

[soctty7676]

I have a bent wheel and it is the 10-spoke 17" factory wheel (looks more like a 5-spoke). I went to order one last night, but there are 3 options. Machined w/charcoal vents, machined w/silver vents, or bright silver. Anyone know how I can figure this out? I am sure it's not the one with charcoal vents, but can't tell if their bright silver or machined face?

The car is a '98 GT Conv.

Thanks!

 

[squares98]

it is bright silver

 

[soctty7676]

Thanks! I ordered a bright silver one today from wheels-and-rims.com.

 

[tjm73]

Good luck with that.

My Brother runs the body shop at my Father's Ford Dealership. They recently fixed an Explorer that got crashed pretty bad. 3 out of 4 wheels were . They had 2 choices of wheel style. So they ordered 3 wheels that they thought were correct. They were totally different than the one good wheel. So they returned them and ordered the other wheels. They were different too. So neither matched what the truck had. They ordered another that matched the new wheels.

My point? Ford can't keep wheels in stock that match on current vehicles. On your '98 they may not be a perfect match.

Just a word of caution.

 

[Ronald Jones]

The bright silver are polished and the machined have more of a satin finish to them.