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Chevy Cowboy 02-04-2009 09:24 AM

Chrome or high polished wheels?
 
Ive been looking at centerline stingray 3s and think I decided to go with the 18s instead of the 20s (am I crazy??) anyways the 18s polished are 200 bucks each but the chrome are 300 each, whats the real difference? Are polished harder to care for etc? not as durable? Anything else I should know when deciding between the 2?

ChevyTruck 02-04-2009 09:34 AM

Polish= shit load of cleaning to keep clean
Chrome= wash and dry one and a while polish.

I wish that I would of got chrome wheels.

BIRCHZ71 02-04-2009 09:41 AM

wish i had chrome too.....let me tell you. I have polished billet swpecialties and in my opinion polished wheels look great when they are clean but they take a good hour or 2 to clean. (per wheel!!!) Polished wheels are great for your Sunday cruiser vehicle or hot rod but on a daily driver i would definitely go with chrome. Just my .02

sureshot 02-04-2009 09:42 AM

Spend the extra money on the chrome wheels. Chevytruck is right, you'll be glad you did in the long run.

nlawson6.0 02-04-2009 06:50 PM

chrome looks like ass when it cracks and flakes also if u dont take care of the brake dust it will mess then up, with polished u can fix mistakes easier.

-Nate

Mangled03gmc 02-04-2009 06:53 PM

CHROME, esp where you live at.. Aluminum is a pia, take it from somebody that knows.. It is alot of up keep vs chrome. If you get good quality wheels they will last a long long time..

NHolds 02-04-2009 06:56 PM

Here are my polished rims in the winter time... I don't bother cleaning them at all during the winter... to much road grime, and salt
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...s/P3040752.jpg

NHolds 02-04-2009 06:57 PM

Here they are kinda polished... the more time you take, the better they look.http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...s/P3040751.jpg

charcold-bowtie 02-04-2009 07:59 PM

Ive swtiched back and forth a few times. I regret going back to polished stingray 3's.

They look good but dam chrome wipes off easy....

12sec.5.3 02-04-2009 08:26 PM

Chrome is a lot easier to care for for but not good for anyone trying to make hp which includes just about everyone here. It's just too damn heavy. I don't regret getting rid of my chrome 20's at all. I really like my 18's. They are harder to keep up but polished looks better than chrome IMO. This summer I plan on trying the zoop seal. When I first got my wheels I waxed them with meguires and washed them regularly and that kept them new looking.


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