Chrome wheels for winter
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From: North/Central NJ - a.k.a. Gotti in the CFNE section
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Chrome wheels for winter
Well I am purchasing a 2000 Mil Yellow Vette.. bought it from 98tranz great guy.. on the car it only has the z06 chrome replicas from corvette of houston.. I live in NJ where in the winter we get snow/salt etc etc.. I know you should never drive chrome in the winter but see people all the time.. these are stock c5 factory size 17s and 18s ... i know on my caddy with 20s i take them off but does size make a difference? Does anyone leave their chrome z06 reps on in the winter is areas that receive snow/sleet/ice ?
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I have chromies (Z06's) from Bob. I live in Tennessee so we don't get much snow. But when we do I just leave it in the garage. If I were you I wouldn't expose the wheels to the salt on the roads.
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Chrome Year Round
I live Massachusettes.
Winters have been pretty tough the last two years.
While I don't take the Vette out when it's snowing, I do drive it in the winter thru all the salt and slush.
I have a set of Repros from Corvette Mikes. I have had them for 4 years. They still look damn good. I put a coat of wax on them every so often and they're good to go.
My Buddy bought a set thru West Coast Corvettes and they are a mess.
The Chrome is much better on mine and they took my OEM wheels in for credit. The whole deal cost me $850 with shipping.
Winters have been pretty tough the last two years.
While I don't take the Vette out when it's snowing, I do drive it in the winter thru all the salt and slush.
I have a set of Repros from Corvette Mikes. I have had them for 4 years. They still look damn good. I put a coat of wax on them every so often and they're good to go.
My Buddy bought a set thru West Coast Corvettes and they are a mess.
The Chrome is much better on mine and they took my OEM wheels in for credit. The whole deal cost me $850 with shipping.
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I've got chrome (not polished but real chrome) Y2K rims on my 98 coupe and I drove the car everyday last winter, even in snow. I simply put on some Blue Magic chrome polish and it protected the rims, plus got rid of any nasty stuff which was dulling the finish.
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I have a set of the chrome Z06's on mine. When it gets to be about November, I swap out my chrome wheels for a set of factory painted ones. The chrome ones go back on usually in March. I just do not want to use the chrome wheels after they lay salt down.
