chrome wheels chip or damage easy?

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

did a search and couldnt find the answer so as posted, im thinking about getting a set of 19" chrome rims but im worried that they will chip or scratch easy? does anyone with chrome rims have any recomendations on how to avoid getting them damaged (aside from the obvious e.g scraping gutters and dirt roads ect)

[CANYONERO]

i havent had a problem with mine but im very careful when it come to gutters. mine havent had a problem on dirt roads and the've spent a fair bit of time on dirt and in paddocks etc. dont clean them with a wire brush and should be right lol.

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

i havent had a problem with mine but im very careful when it come to gutters. mine havent had a problem on dirt roads and the've spent a fair bit of time on dirt and in paddocks etc. dont clean them with a wire brush and should be right lol.

no worries also ive heard that they get stone chips easy is that true??

[AttaBoy]

Chrome rims or any othe rims for that matter are not really like the paint on your car so it is harder to get stone chips on it.

The only bad side is brake dust that accumulate on it which can be seen very easily and requires more frequent clean to keep it shiny. But that depends on what pads you use and how you use the brakes.

I'd say not to worry too much about, just get it, shove it on and take pics for us all to see.

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

Chrome rims or any othe rims for that matter are not really like the paint on your car so it is harder to get stone chips on it.

The only bad side is brake dust that accumulate on it which can be seen very easily and requires more frequent clean to keep it shiny. But that depends on what pads you use and how you use the brakes.

I'd say not to worry too much about, just get it, shove it on and take pics for us all to see.

no worries im not to worried about the brake dust (thats what the gernie is for) now to convince the missus for the loan

[sganro]

If there are hard to get to places on the rims, make sure you clean then regularly as they can tarnish over time from all the crap stuck in the little crevases. Using your gernie should take care of most of that though

[dijm8]

yep i can tell ya they chip pretty easy, i had a set on my vk didnt really care about them though but once u chip em they start to flake n just peel off, so just b real careful, just go for the hyper silver wheels to b much safer

[davey g-force]

I wouldn't say chrome chips/scratches easier but the thing is once it does get scratched, it is much harder and more expensive to repair than alloy rims.

[pepsi]

ive had my chrome mags 17" for about 10-12 months and i havent had one scratch on them. just got be carefull when you pull over near gutters and when your parking

[Troy711]

just dont be over cautious like me, i park 2 foot away from the gutter

[f1tzy]

I tilt my passenger side mirror down so i can see how far my wheels are from the gutter lol

[GAMBLR]

lol good tips.
when ya cleaning them, if they have big flat patches of chrome, use tissue or toilet paper to clean them. i'v used soft cloths, but when the grime gets caught in that, it marks the rim. not quite a scratch, but it marks it. done it to mine a few times. anyone got any good tips to get rid of surface marks on chrome rims?

[pepsi]

I tilt my passenger side mirror down so i can see how far my wheels are from the gutter lol

haha i thought i was the only one that done that...

[AttaBoy]

I have those small round concave or convex mirror (dunno which one) on the passenger mirror to see the wheels without tilting.

It helps heaps also when changing lanes it helps as well. Its useful.

[STEALTHY™]

I know how wide my car is. The only scratches my rims have are when they weren't on the car (one went flying doing 80k's, and the other dropped onto the face on the road when i was changing tyres)


Just so you know, Black is the new chrome Don't get left in 2006