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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 08:57 PM
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Weld Wheel Problem
Anyone have this problem with their Weld Wheels?
 
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 09:10 PM
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What is that, chrome missing?
 
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What is that, chrome missing?
It's almost as if the chrome is deteriorating. You can see the base metal, then the copper layer, and then the nickel.
 
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Crummy chrome job.
 
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Yep, just cheaply made wheels man. Just get a nice set of OEM wheels and be done
 
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Yep, just cheaply made wheels man. Just get a nice set of OEM wheels and be done
I do like the '04 SD wheels. Anyone know the width?
 
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I posted it awhile back. Search for my posts about 2004 wheels.

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