Chrome Rotor Hub Covers
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,682
Likes: 2
From: Plano Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
Chrome Rotor Hub Covers
I have been wanting to get some chrome rotor hats/hub covers for a while. Originally I ordered a set of chrome ones from west coast corvettes. Unfortunately, the quality of the chrome was poor. there were discolorations, burn marks and bubbles on them. Here are a couple pics of those:
So I returned those. I asked them to check their stock of the other chrome ones they had to see if I could get 4 good ones, but they said all of them that they had were like this.... so I'm guessing whoever the supplier of these chrome ones is, just doesn't do quality work.
What I ended up doing was I ordered a set of unfinished ones from west coast corvettes ($89 for the unfinished versus $199 for the chrome ones), and I sent them out to California Chrome Wheel to have them chromed there. They charged $35 each to chrome the hub covers. So total was $229 + shipping for a much better product. Here they are back from chroming:
I'll post up some pics once I get them installed hopefully this week. I had them repair one of the ccw 505a chrome wheels I bought here on the forum as well and got that back. So hopefully I'll have a whole new setup soon.
So I returned those. I asked them to check their stock of the other chrome ones they had to see if I could get 4 good ones, but they said all of them that they had were like this.... so I'm guessing whoever the supplier of these chrome ones is, just doesn't do quality work.
What I ended up doing was I ordered a set of unfinished ones from west coast corvettes ($89 for the unfinished versus $199 for the chrome ones), and I sent them out to California Chrome Wheel to have them chromed there. They charged $35 each to chrome the hub covers. So total was $229 + shipping for a much better product. Here they are back from chroming:
I'll post up some pics once I get them installed hopefully this week. I had them repair one of the ccw 505a chrome wheels I bought here on the forum as well and got that back. So hopefully I'll have a whole new setup soon.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,682
Likes: 2
From: Plano Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,866
Likes: 45
From: Tampa Bay, Go BUCS!!!Go Rays!!!Go Lightning!!!
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
No thanks, not for me....................I'm pretty sure they're better quality chrome than my wheels. 
Then where will I be?
Seriously, the first ones don't have any defect that would show while mounted but I see your point. If you can get them perfect for $30 more its a no brainer.
Don't forget the pic's when mounted up.
Then where will I be?Seriously, the first ones don't have any defect that would show while mounted but I see your point. If you can get them perfect for $30 more its a no brainer.
Don't forget the pic's when mounted up.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,682
Likes: 2
From: Plano Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
No thanks, not for me....................I'm pretty sure they're better quality chrome than my wheels. Then where will I be?
Seriously, the first ones don't have any defect that would show while mounted but I see your point. If you can get them perfect for $30 more its a no brainer.
Don't forget the pic's when mounted up.
Then where will I be?Seriously, the first ones don't have any defect that would show while mounted but I see your point. If you can get them perfect for $30 more its a no brainer.
Don't forget the pic's when mounted up.
I will definitely post up some pics. Here is the wheel I had them repair and re-chrome. Can't wait to get these on as well:
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,390
Likes: 24,795
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
Those look very good. Will be looking forward to seeing them installed on your car.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,682
Likes: 2
From: Plano Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
Here they are installed. I should hopefully have the new wheels on this time next week. I'm just waiting on the center caps and I'll be ready to throw those on.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 6,951
Likes: 449
From: Puyallup WA
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 6,774
Likes: 363
From: Midland TX
Yours look great!
I got the same set from WCC a few months ago and they had the same chrome problems which I was warned about in advance on this forum. They were the usual crappy chrome work that I have finally come to expect the last few years. WCC confirmed in advance that only the portions that "show" would be presentable and since I have had just as many bad personal experiences in getting things "custom" chromed, I just caved and went with them. So far so good, and they look much better than the $600 Baer Decelarotors that weren't supposed to pour rust in the first place (more money well spent)!
I got the same set from WCC a few months ago and they had the same chrome problems which I was warned about in advance on this forum. They were the usual crappy chrome work that I have finally come to expect the last few years. WCC confirmed in advance that only the portions that "show" would be presentable and since I have had just as many bad personal experiences in getting things "custom" chromed, I just caved and went with them. So far so good, and they look much better than the $600 Baer Decelarotors that weren't supposed to pour rust in the first place (more money well spent)!
