whos chrome 10 spokes are flaking?
02-27-2006, 11:58 AM
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whos chrome 10 spokes are flaking? thinking about buying a set of chrome ss 10 spokes but ive heard alot of people complain the chrome flakes off on them eventually. just wanna know if this happens all the time or just sometimes, also what could i do to prevent this, is there some kind of special polish? and last but not least.....245's will fit on a 17x9 correct?
02-28-2006, 02:21 PM
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mine are definitely flaking. I believe 2 of them are, one more than the other. Im debating between getting them rechromed and getting Z06's. I dont know of any good places to have them chromed at so im stuck on the decision.
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Sadly enough it was a common enough problem right out of the box on brand new 2001 SS's from SLP. On 2001's at least. I knew of several cars at that time that they were replaced under warranty. My 2001 included at 2700 miles here in sunny ( no snow/salt ) Florida.
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So is there a good way to clean these up I just got a set, and they are flaking pretty bad. I don't want to have to get them re-chromed so what can I do, it is mostly on the inside, so I should just be able to sand that down and then polisjh and paint, but what about the little bit on the outside. Is there anything?
03-21-2006, 03:32 AM
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So is there a good way to clean these up I just got a set, and they are flaking pretty bad. I don't want to have to get them re-chromed so what can I do, it is mostly on the inside, so I should just be able to sand that down and then polisjh and paint, but what about the little bit on the outside. Is there anything?
03-21-2006, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 1FASTZ28
So is there a good way to clean these up I just got a set, and they are flaking pretty bad. I don't want to have to get them re-chromed so what can I do, it is mostly on the inside, so I should just be able to sand that down and then polisjh and paint, but what about the little bit on the outside. Is there anything?
03-21-2006, 08:38 AM
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Here they are, I got them yesterday and the chrome is peeling pretty bad on the inside, but the outside of them looks pretty good yet, only minor pitting on them. But I put them on when I got them and took some pictures this morning.
It is a nice change from the stock snowflakes I had on there that you can still see in my signature picture.
It is a nice change from the stock snowflakes I had on there that you can still see in my signature picture.
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03-21-2006, 01:13 PM
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Does anyone know how much it would eventually cost me to get these re-chromed, because I love the look of them on my car, I just know that sooner or later it is going to come to the point that I am going to be sick of the peeling and want them to look like new again. Maybe when I can afford to do it, but any ideas right now.
