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know of any chrome 19's that are light weight??

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Old 01-12-08, 10:40 PM
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Does anyone know of any chrome 19" wheels that are good looking and weigh anywhere from 20-25lbs max?

thanks in advanced..
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Chrome and lightweight are polar opposites.

I'd suggest getting polished wheels instead. They're as flashy as chrome without the weight. Many higher end forged 3 piece wheels are lightweight and come in a polished finish.
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Got to +1 this one. People interested in chrome are rarely interested in performance by way of weight savings. Chrome is for flash, polished is for dash.
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ok.. then do you guys know of any particluar wheels or brands that are polished and light weight
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=310997
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thanks^^^^^
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You could look into Work, Volk, BBS perhaps?
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Work Rezaxx II... super chrome forged 3pc. clear coat polished lip and super chrome center.
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Originally Posted by GSing430
Work Rezaxx II... super chrome forged 3pc. clear coat polished lip and super chrome center.
Of course you're a bit biased....
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You could also get something with Rays metal coat finish or Enkei's SBC. Both look like chrome but are lightweight.
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Originally Posted by chrispy
Chrome and lightweight are polar opposites.

I'd suggest getting polished wheels instead. They're as flashy as chrome without the weight. Many higher end forged 3 piece wheels are lightweight and come in a polished finish.
That's a very common misconception. Chrome wheels don't weigh much more than their painted equivalent, the difference is in ounces. It's the fact that alot of wheels that come in chrome finish are crappy heavy wheels, but if you had a chrome volk rim, it wouldn't weigh much more than the same rim in a painted finish.
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Originally Posted by f22cb9
That's a very common misconception. Chrome wheels don't weigh much more than their painted equivalent, the difference is in ounces. It's the fact that alot of wheels that come in chrome finish are crappy heavy wheels, but if you had a chrome volk rim, it wouldn't weigh much more than the same rim in a painted finish.
I guess that's why the Work Rezax comes in chrome. Thanks for the info.
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why not get some HREs/ IForged/ JLines/ DPEs the come in high polish. pretty much same look and they'll be pretty light. or they can chrome them if you wish.

http://www.hrewheels.com/wheels.html
http://www.iforged.com/v5/main.php
http://www.jlinewheels.com/
http://www.dpengineering.cc/wheels.htm

iforged example:
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There are alot of 19" forged chrome wheels in that weight range of 25lbs. However these are custom wheels which cost over 3k, not sure if you wanted to spend that on wheels alone.
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no im not looking to spend over 3k.. closer to 2 or 2.5k if possible..
i guess iw ill have to search hard to find the light ones.. TE-7 from iforged so far


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