Subject	The guy was saying an extra 25 per wheel to take the
Posted by	teambushido(San Diego, CA) on November 30, 2004 at 3:18 PM
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In Reply To	It will not be cost effective to refinish stock chrome rims. posted by YugoBernie (NoVA) on November 30, 2004 at 03:01 PM
Message	chrome off, because the chrome was flaking and that meant it was chrome plated. He said if it was a really good chrome wheel it would have a nickel undercoating but those generally dont flake, and that would cost 50 per wheel to take it off.
Follow Ups	Stock rim Q. What do these rivets mean? - teambushido(San Diego, CA) 14:27:00 11/30/04 Those are on the 8.5" wide rear TT wheel. Not on the - Guapo 14:28:53 11/30/04 WOW thats funny i have 4 na wheels on my TT and - teambushido(San Diego, CA) 14:34:40 11/30/04 Bingo +2 for me...I knew you were looking for TT wheels - ZXRider 14:35:38 11/30/04 Yes, they are 16x8.5 tt rear wheels (n/m) - sfpearl300z 14:29:13 11/30/04 Not sure but aren't they TT wheels? NA wheels are smaller (n/m) - ZXRider 14:29:43 11/30/04 The "ribs" are only on the 8.5" (turbo rear) wheels. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:29:43 11/30/04 What purpose do they serve? (n/m) - AbnormallyAspirated 14:31:05 11/30/04 Most likely just identification.. (n/m) - turtleboy 14:39:33 11/30/04 where do you people think this stuff up? - SactoTodd 14:59:52 11/30/04 Prob. add a little strength to the wider wheel. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:48:55 11/30/04 "I have 4 rims without these and 2 that do"? u have 6 rims? (n/m) - TwinTurboPoweredZ 14:33:48 11/30/04 Maybe he got the last 2 to replace the rear NA wheels? (n/m) - ZXRider 14:34:44 11/30/04 Yeah it seems he posted that 1min after i asked :/ (n/m) - TwinTurboPoweredZ 14:36:22 11/30/04 The car came with 4 na rims but the rears had 245/45z16 so - teambushido(San Diego, CA) 14:36:28 11/30/04 Well Congrats...time to put them on now :P (n/m) - ZXRider 14:37:45 11/30/04 i have 9... - genic 14:36:17 11/30/04 Pothole or curb incident? (n/m) - TwinTurboPoweredZ 14:38:13 11/30/04 which time? - genic 14:41:15 11/30/04 lol (n/m) - TwinTurboPoweredZ 14:46:16 11/30/04 no need to cry - Salivate 15:35:25 11/30/04 So? I have 12 ... they're all round - Guapo 14:45:35 11/30/04 Right. - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:47:53 11/30/04 haha well prepared. (n/m) - ZXRider 14:49:09 11/30/04 :) (n/m) - Guapo 14:50:02 11/30/04 lmao (n/m) - bjammmin (SoCal) 14:51:03 11/30/04 Cheater!! those Yoko AVS towards the top are tires! :P lol (n/m) - TwinTurboPoweredZ 14:57:36 11/30/04 4 sets? - SactoTodd 15:03:04 11/30/04 Well that's an old picture, @ the moment I have 4 stock - YugoBernie (NoVA) 15:43:48 11/30/04 may i have a set? :) - Max865(ATL) 16:31:02 11/30/04 paint your garage. (n/m) - felixx23 (DFW) 20:39:43 11/30/04 TT wheels - College Boy 14:46:02 11/30/04 Next Q. the chrome needs to be redone so i am going - teambushido(San Diego, CA) 14:51:07 11/30/04 Rechrome em, or stay stock silver. (n/m) - TwinTurboPoweredZ 14:54:44 11/30/04 should keep them the way they are...they look ok - ZXRider 14:56:20 11/30/04 Well i got a quote for 250 for powdercoating all 4 and im - teambushido(San Diego, CA) 15:03:04 11/30/04 not bad price. 2 shops here in Costa Mesa quoted me - ZXRider 15:07:37 11/30/04 It will not be cost effective to refinish stock chrome rims. - YugoBernie (NoVA) 15:01:26 11/30/04 So what yer saying is he's stuck with ugly wheels forever? (n/m) - TwinTurboPoweredZ 15:05:39 11/30/04 The guy was saying an extra 25 per wheel to take the - teambushido(San Diego, CA) 15:18:08 11/30/04 you really should clean those (n/m) - spyhunter(nj) 15:28:18 11/30/04
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