Nice Wheels Richzak

 

Great info, the coventry wheels are nice, and I exclusively use the local discount tire for all my vehicles rubber. Thanks for the lead!

 

California Chrome will only exchange for wheels that are factory painted and NOT chrome. But then they swap them with chromed wheels... odd.... Just got off the phone with them. Turn around time to have them strip the chrome and rechrome the wheels is 3-4 weeks and $245 wheel but $150 shipping.... pass....

 

If the chrome on your factory wheels came apart, the environment will do it again if you re-plate. The unfortunate thing about Chrome plating, is oxidation can destroy the metal behind it without you knowing of the weakness. It will oxidize sideways from any break in the plating. This is not something you want on wheels, its safest to not chrome plate the structural parts of wheels.

Leeper, I was thinking it would be nice to get my wheels stripped and polished + cleared for the chrome-ish look, good to know it works. I was one day going to start a thread asking about it.


The polished aluminum barrels on my 944 in the background do not seem too far off from matching the chrome plastic trim on my XK.
http://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.jagu...80e6e0d014.jpg

 

Have you considered powder coating?

 

Since owning a Cadillac with chrome wheels, I'm not a fan. The wheels did as you have experienced. If you love your current wheel style, have them stripped and painted. There are some very nice wheels available for our brand.

 

I've had several sets of PVD chrome wheels with none of the ill effects of real chrome. It is also a lot less costly.

 

Those wheels look great...which wheel is that?