corsa_griff
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being thinki8ng about getting my new set of wheels chromed,what do you all think about chrome wheels on a b the colour of the car is aldren blue.
thanks for reading craig
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IvIarkgraham
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nah i think just silver
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PaulW
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only corsas which IMO pull it off are iaz's and jacko's...
unless the styling is completely insane, and extremely well done like the 2 mentioned, then yes, otherwise, stick to silver/black...
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dazbircher
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chrome goes well with arden blue as i used to have chromes on my and IMO it looked quality. but, youll have a lot of problems with chrome in the UK if you dont ensure that you keep them exceptionally clean
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corsa_griff
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the wheels will be 15inch euro wheels with a dish to them, was just an idea about having the chrome,like people say they look good on iaz and jackos cars as they are big what would they be like small
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LAMM13
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dish's will be sweet, its just when people say 'Chromes' we all think of 20" rims.
nah some 15" dish rims will look very nice is your car styled for euro?
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corsa_griff
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i think that it is mate heres a pic for you to see
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/3799/corsagriff2.jpg
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dazbircher
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from that pic i wouldnt bother having them chromed
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corsa_griff
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its not them wheels in that pic i should be getting robs wheels
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ed
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I wouldn't have the chromed I would have them chrome painted as actual chrome coating won't work very well...
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corsa_griff
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ok mate how much are we talking to do this then, was only thinking this as the black centre will not go with my car
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punkymt1
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I went for chrome but be prepared to take care of them. But my car needs a black respray :s
P.S. Mine aren't deep dish but 16" and not so friendly offset. So, I need to sort out a bit the arches before lowering
[Edited on 24-06-2006 by punkymt1]
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ed
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quote: Originally posted by corsa_griff
ok mate how much are we talking to do this then, was only thinking this as the black centre will not go with my car
The paint is £240/litre, I think you should only need a litre of the stuff... It takes about 2.5 weeks to paint them. I would say that it could cost the same as electroplating them in real chrome though.
OR, if you get them plated in real chrome, you can get special laquer that sticks to chrome to protect the wheels.
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corsa_griff
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been thinking about it an it looks like it would cost less to by chrome wheels thean to do the i think that i will just be going for silver as the normal ones,but thanks for ur help people
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ed
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If you go for the chrome paint then I would be up for taking it on at cost price as an experiment
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corsa_griff
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cool mate will think about that
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