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You guy's up north will love then after a nice winter snow when they salt the roads. Those babies dont rust, I've seen premium aftermarket wheels rust after being in salt.
You guy's up north will love then after a nice winter snow when they salt the roads. Those babies dont rust, I've seen premium aftermarket wheels rust after being in salt.
My neighbor next door said the same thing. I thought his were real chrome wheels, until tonight...He said nice plastic..But his always look nice. Hope they last.
My neighbor next door said the same thing. I thought his were real chrome wheels, until tonight...He said nice plastic..But his always look nice. Hope they last.
Oh they will last for sure because our hubcaps are formed from durable recycled milk gallons.
Dodge has been using "chrome clad" wheels for years. My 02 QC had them. They held up wheel, but watch the brake dust, it will etch in a bit if you leave it on for several months like I do. I did notice on my 09 Sport OEM wheel, that there is no lip for the exterior wheel weight. When we need new tires, how is the tire shop going to balance them. I noticed from the factory, there are no exterior weights, but there are some stick on weights on the inside surface of the wheel with standard clip on being used on the inside surface.
Chrome clad wheels are money makers for automakers. Eliminates cost of polishing/chroming. I've seen plastic chrome cladding delaminate/crack from water getting behind and freezing. Bare aluminum outer edge is prone to pit with corrosion. Compared to a real chrome wheel "plastichrome" gives distorted reflections...they don't have a rich/deep shine...also attract brake dust like the plague...real PITA to keep clean.
Last edited by bountyhunter; 03-24-2009 at 11:29 PM.