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Old Apr 9, 2005 | 07:57 PM
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Has anybody here on the forum bought wheels from SS Inserts?
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Old Apr 9, 2005 | 11:50 PM
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Has anybody here on the forum bought wheels from SS Inserts?
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I wasn't aware they sold wheels.
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 12:01 AM
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Which wheels are you looking at?
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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Yes, they sell wheels. According to their web site, and to the guy I talked to, they claim to have high quality Y2K chrome wheels that are made in the USA, have a lifetime structural warranty, and a 3 year chrome warranty, for about $1300.00. Their site claims a "counter-pressure mold technology produces a denser casting, and a superior surface for chrome plating"...and it goes on. All of what they say sounds very good, and I like the idea that the wheels are made in the USA. I was just wondering if anyone had bought wheels from them...how reliable their service was, how they delt with their customers, and so on.
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 10:38 AM
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don't know about their wheels, but their support is topnotch for their other stuff. Barry is fine to work with.
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Old Apr 10, 2005 | 11:38 AM
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I assume these are the wheels you are referring to:
http://www.ssinserts.com/Merchant2/m...tegory_Code=5e

These are just reproduction wheels and they are over price IMHO. If I were you and I wanted those wheels I would contact Bob @ house of wheels. Here is the link: http://houseofwheelsonline.com/

He is a forum vendor and definitely has the cheapest prices on repro wheels. I dont suspect that package you are looking at to be over $750.
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SS Inserts made a big deal about them being made in the USA. Bob's H of W told me his wheels are only chromed in the USA. Could they still be the same wheel?

Mike
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