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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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Just curious. On chrome aftermarket wheels, is the barrel chromed or unfinished?
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Both. Any other wildly generic questions you need answers for?
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That was kinda of cold
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Originally Posted by trickflow
Just curious. On chrome aftermarket wheels, is the barrel chromed or unfinished?
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Becareful buying chromed wheels only the outside edge warrantied, the barrels are not.
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Originally Posted by OutKlast
Both. Any other wildly generic questions you need answers for?
Gee, I'm sorry I offended you. I don't know what's worse, vague questions or down right ignorant replies.
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Originally Posted by trickflow
Gee, I'm sorry I offended you. I don't know what's worse, vague questions or down right ignorant replies.
It's a toss up. But hey I did answer your question, points for trying? :o
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Not many, but yea a couple
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It really depends on the wheels - the more expensive ones have a much better layer of chrome on the barrels than do the cheaper sets. I had a set of reproduction Z06 wheels and they were chrome but no where near the shine of the face of the wheel. Still they looked very good.
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same here if have repro chrome z06's and the barrels are chrome but they have a machine turned finsish, like grooves. barely noticible on stock sizes though.
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