Painted wheel question
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I have a set of them and no problems at all. I keep them clean and waxed and that has to help. Plus, I don't drive the car when there is salt, etc on the roads.
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Originally Posted by vettecop1125
No problems at all with the painted wheels on my Y2K.
Me either
Are you the origianal owner? If not, are the real GM or repos?
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painted hold up best but don't wear like iron.
I have painted wheels on a Y2K. The paint has never peeled, but when I bought the car the wheels were already a bit chewed on some of the edges from whoever mounted the tires. I do also have some rock chips that I need to touch up. But generally I would say that the painted wheels hold up better than both the factory polished and the chromed after market wheels. (We have an 01 with polished, and I have an 'extra' set of chromes for my Y2k, so I speak from experience with all three types of wheels.) 
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Originally Posted by screw991le
Me either
Are you the origianal owner? If not, are the real GM or repos?
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My only painted wheel that shows any damaged was the one that I had a flat repaired on. A couple chips around were the weight was removed. Also one of the spokes looks like the tech created a 3/8-inch dia. dull spot on it some how. I have never had a tire dismounted and remounted and the wheel did not have some damage. The wheels included steel, polish aluminum, chrome and painted. If you have weights mounted on the outside the minimal damage will be where the weight was removed.
