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That's what my dealer said but they don't have any on the lot so I hope the chrome clad holds up
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I just couldn't live with my boring alumimum 20" wheels....I found a guy selling his 2012 Chrome clad wheels and bought them....they are getting installed tomorrow. I guess I need to buy some more chrome polish!
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My chrome clad 09 wheels had plastic caps on them. Might want to double check before using any kind of abrasive polishes on them. I want to think the caps were similiar to the material in our grills, so you might be fine. Ford calls it chrome, but if you could see the backing structure it is plastic. It could be dipped in chrome on the outside surface I suppose.
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I was going to hold on to them for a little while to see how the Chrome clad ones work out. The chrome ones look awesome....but boy do they look like that could be scratched by just looking at them wrong. Time will time.
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Ya my thoughts too. I actually ordered changed my order when i found out they were plastic caps ...
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I went from the 11' polished wheels to a new truck with the plastic clad.... yes they look cheap and I doubt they will hold up like the aluminum polished I used to have....Not happy at all...
From 10' away they look good when you get close and touch them different story..
I am looking for aftermarket Summer wheels and tires now and use these things in the winter I guess... Just what I needed another pile of tires sitting around..
From 10' away they look good when you get close and touch them different story..
I am looking for aftermarket Summer wheels and tires now and use these things in the winter I guess... Just what I needed another pile of tires sitting around..
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[quote=New Ford Man;11685099]I went from the 11' polished wheels to a new truck with the plastic clad.... yes they look cheap and I doubt they will hold up like the aluminum polished I used to have....Not happy at all...
From 10' away they look good when you get close and touch them different story..
I am looking for aftermarket Summer wheels and tires now and use these things in the winter I guess... Just what I needed another pile of tires sitting around..
Does Ford actualy tell you that the wheels are plastic clad? How cheap can these guys get? $1000 for plastic. I thought they looked like crap when I first saw pictures,glad I didnt order them. They will not hold up to the environment a truck lives in. What happens if someone uses chrome wheel cleaner on them at car wash? Noone would suspect that. Ford should put a warning on the window sticker in large letters. It also makes you wonder what other cheapout boneheaded brainfarts Ford has foisted on us or what it has planned.
I give them 5
From 10' away they look good when you get close and touch them different story..
I am looking for aftermarket Summer wheels and tires now and use these things in the winter I guess... Just what I needed another pile of tires sitting around..
Does Ford actualy tell you that the wheels are plastic clad? How cheap can these guys get? $1000 for plastic. I thought they looked like crap when I first saw pictures,glad I didnt order them. They will not hold up to the environment a truck lives in. What happens if someone uses chrome wheel cleaner on them at car wash? Noone would suspect that. Ford should put a warning on the window sticker in large letters. It also makes you wonder what other cheapout boneheaded brainfarts Ford has foisted on us or what it has planned. I give them 5
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I believe it states chrome clad on the window sticker.....
Why would you add Aluminum/plastic chrome wheels to a $60k truck is beyond me. How much can you really be saving by doing that. $8-10 a wheel?
Why would you add Aluminum/plastic chrome wheels to a $60k truck is beyond me. How much can you really be saving by doing that. $8-10 a wheel?
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Yes but isnt (chrome clad) misleading? What does that mean? It should say Plastic chrome. Is this plastic chrome stuff that has been used in dashboards since 1970 actualy chrome? It actualy is shinier than chrome. I used to call it fake chrome.