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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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Can the stock wheels be chrome dipped? I was told, years ago, that you can only chrome dip a steel wheel. Can someone bring me up to date?

I kinda like the stock wheels but really want chrome. Yea, yea, I know it adds a ton of weight, but I'm not too concerned. Are there dipping companies out there? Any CL vendors?
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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Yes they can be. They can chrome a football if you wanted them too. It should add too much weight to affect anything though.

There us to be a LA wheels that you can trade in wheels for chrome ones for like $500. They use to be a CL vendor not sure if they still were or not. I saw some chrome spiders that they had.

Hope it helps
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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Mine were factory wheels chromed.
Look good with the black car
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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your best bet is to do a "chrome exchange", you trade in your stocks for the same stocks that are already chromed, just make sure free of blems, the best thing is you dont have no downtime....i paid $1000, 5 for labor and 5 for wheels...took 3 days to get, 2 hours to do...got them the same week got my car...
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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I got a brand new set to sell.....

PM me or check the classifieds post
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 07:46 AM
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Kickin you still have your wheels? thought you might have sold them by now!
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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I have chrome IS wheels for sale in wheels classified
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 12:01 PM
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The chrome dip would not last so much like stock chrome. For the money if you shop around I'm sure you can land on some nice 19'' or 20'' shoes.
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