Chrome-clad wheels?
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Chrome-clad wheels?
How are the chrome-clad wheels offered as an option on the XLT holding up? I don't really like their looks and the thought of a plastic chrome "hubcap" sort of turns me off, but it is the only way that I can get the 18 inch wheels and all terrain tires as an option on the XLT. (I've avoided the chrome-clads on my last two Rams.) I sure like the 20's offered as as option on the FX4, but don't care for it's all black bucket seat interior. Guess I'm, just to fussy.
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I had chrome clad wheels on my chrome packaged '07 F150 and they held up very well. My current chrome packaged 2010 XLT Screw came with 18" chrome clad wheels as well. I exchanged them for FX4 20's but the OEM wheels were and still are in almost new condition.
I often wonder what the cost difference would have been if Ford had just made the wheels same style chrome plated rather than stamping out a separate piece having them chromed and then adding a process to attach them to the steel wheel structure.
I often wonder what the cost difference would have been if Ford had just made the wheels same style chrome plated rather than stamping out a separate piece having them chromed and then adding a process to attach them to the steel wheel structure.
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My experience has been that they are "hit-n-miss". When my truck arrived, there were already dots of corrosion all over the chrome-clad wheels.....I wound up with a new set from the dealer after complaining about it.
The current set has held up great with minimal care. I've not tried it yet, but one of the parts people at the dealership recommended using Pledge furniture polish on them before winter hits...said it would keep them corrosion free longer than waxing would.
The current set has held up great with minimal care. I've not tried it yet, but one of the parts people at the dealership recommended using Pledge furniture polish on them before winter hits...said it would keep them corrosion free longer than waxing would.
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If they are like the chrome-clads on the Dodge Rams, the chrome is actually "chrome" plastic that is attached to the wheel with a super strong adhesive. Therefore "plastic" hubcaps for a premium price. So how can you work a deal with the dealer it get the FX4 20's instead of the chrome-clads on an XLT?
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One's on my 2011 truck look good and I use Pledge on them as well as use it on my motorcycle.
No way I would want 20" wheels....tires for 18" wheels are going to be costly enough when the time comes.
No way I would want 20" wheels....tires for 18" wheels are going to be costly enough when the time comes.
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