rims --> polished vs chrome
-Polished will look like a very bright white sparkle when driving, looks like white gold parked.
-Chrome is like a silvery/gray mirror so sparkle color depends more on what color of light hits it.
Heres my way of explaning it:
chrome shine in the sunlight like looking straight at your headlights at night,bright yellow/white
polished shine like those white silverstar lights,very intense white
Maybe my rants made some sense, oh and chrome can just be washed off while polished need to be well...polished.
-Chrome is like a silvery/gray mirror so sparkle color depends more on what color of light hits it.
Heres my way of explaning it:
chrome shine in the sunlight like looking straight at your headlights at night,bright yellow/white
polished shine like those white silverstar lights,very intense white
Maybe my rants made some sense, oh and chrome can just be washed off while polished need to be well...polished.
polished wheels are a pain in the *** to keep water-spots off of, especially for daily drivers. You really do have to polish them every week to keep them new looking.
chrome wheels are simple to maintain, just wash them and dry them. They always look new when clean.
If you curb rash a chrome wheel, the chrome will start to flake off. Costs more to repair/replace than a polished wheel.
Tony
chrome wheels are simple to maintain, just wash them and dry them. They always look new when clean.
If you curb rash a chrome wheel, the chrome will start to flake off. Costs more to repair/replace than a polished wheel.
Tony
Polished, like everyone here has said.. are a PITA!
When freshly polished, they kick ***.. but it's nearly impossible to keep up with them on a daily driver.
As Tony said, the polished wheels are alot more "durable". I'm glad that I had the polished 17x11's first on my car. It's easy to forget you have monsters on there and do something stupid. They were my "training" wheels
I have pictures of my car with both Chrome & Polished rims on my website, check them out http://www.johnbrown.net/
When freshly polished, they kick ***.. but it's nearly impossible to keep up with them on a daily driver.
As Tony said, the polished wheels are alot more "durable". I'm glad that I had the polished 17x11's first on my car. It's easy to forget you have monsters on there and do something stupid. They were my "training" wheels
I have pictures of my car with both Chrome & Polished rims on my website, check them out http://www.johnbrown.net/
Actually keeping polished wheels looking good has gotten much easier. There are a couple sealers out there that work well. I'm using Master Formula Polish/Sealer now and my wheels are holding up very well after about 4 months. Probably need to polish them about twice a year. I've heard good reviews on Zoopseal also.
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I agree with everyone else. Slightly different look (I prefer polished) and different maintenance requirements (I prefer chrome).
Chrome wheels also tend to be heavier. (dunno ifyou care...
)
Good luck!
Shane
Chrome wheels also tend to be heavier. (dunno ifyou care...
)Good luck!
Shane
