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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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Has anyone done any buisiness with these guys? Or know anyone that has any experience with them? If so, how are there products??
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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 12:51 PM
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On Ebay right? I bought a set of C5 polished rims off them when I had my C4. The were very nice, the only thing I did not like about them was there was no clear coating applied to them- so when they got dirty...they were a little difficult to clean. I had to use a polish by Mothers to clean them...but when they were clean- they looked great! The shipped fast and were great to work with. Plus, they give you chrome lugs and locks with their rims...

The wheels are slightly heavier then stock...and for the price balanced very well with little weight added.

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Those are the exact wheels I was thinking of buying. So if you had it to do over again would you still get the polished from them?
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I would- but I would take them to get coated with some kind of clear- or try to do it myself. They tended to get darker and the water spots on them started to make them not look very nice with out polishing them once a week. You may want to consider the chrome ones (I think they are just a little more $$ then the polished ones) I don't believe chrome would have this staining issue...they were pretty much bare aluminum but polished.
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Thanks for the info.
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I bought a set of Y2K Chromies with tires. I was able to pick them up myself. They mounted the tires as soon as I arrived and were very easy to work with. I've had them three years and have had no problems. I would buy from them again.
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Do you know if the chrome is triple plated?? Also is the chrome easy to keep clean?? Any weight issues?
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