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Old 12-23-2004, 03:25 PM
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Stock rims and $550 later

Intead of buying after market rims, I decided to get my rims chrome plated. Here are the results. I'm very, very happy. My own holidays present.
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haha nice! not too shabby! i wouldve gone with the aftermarket rims but i guess you saved yourself some money. chrome doesnt look too bad on black 8s
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Sweet. I'm looking at some wheels now and 550 beats the hell out of 3000. Did you get like a warranty on those in case of chips?
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hey those look nice. Good decision.
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looks sharp
good thinking
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Where'd you get them plated?--I am thinking about going this route too--how long did it take? Also--what type of tire dressing are you using? I've been searching for one that I really like.
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that looks pretty good. I'm sure all those Honda Civic boys will be going crazy over them and saying "Dude, where'd you get that man? I need them ... I'll buy it off you"
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too much chrome for me
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I got 1 year warranty on the chrome plating. This company has stock rims already chrome plated so when you order, they send you their wheels first. Once you get their wheels, you have 2 weeks to send them yours. They charged me $550 for the rims, $178 for shipping(both ways) and a $800 deposit. I already got my $800 back. The good thing about doing this is: one- you can still drive your car around while you wait for your rims. The day the rims arrived, I had them mounted, put on my car and stock rims on their way back within 2 hours. Two- you save big time money since you are using your same tires. This rims are also triple platted so they can last a long time if you take care of them. By the way, from what I now understand, ALL Chrome rims are chrome plated anyway. This is the company: OEMRIMS INC.
2120E. HOWELL AVE STE#502
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Looks good, the black 8 is the ONLY 8 that can get away with all chrome rims without looking to "pimp my ride", but thats just me.

Cheers!
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Looks great! Were they much heavier???
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Nice job, looks sharp!
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The bright chrome does look nice on the black, and you saved a few bucks. I did the dark chrome Mazda wheels and I like the more subtle look on my red.

I got mine with the rebate, and if I ever do sell the factory rims, I will have only about $600 in them. Anyone want a set of stock rims?
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Looks great, the clear corners help too.
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very nice, but for $1000 CDN, I don't know if I'd do it...
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Originally Posted by jenkins-crew
Looks great! Were they much heavier???

I wonder this as well ... Chrome wheels usually are heavier so I wonder how these are.

I think the wheels look REALLY good !!!
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Nice, on a black car they stand out more...LOOK BETTER!

But chrome adds weight, or so I'm told, but I would never pay $3,000 for rims...keep em
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those look great, i'm impressed

how did you find out about a company that does that sort of thing? I might start looking locally.
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Originally Posted by XDEEDUBBX
too much chrome for me
yep ^^ stands out too much for me. I like subtle rims.
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If anyone that has these chromed stock wheels on a titanium grey 8 out there would you please post a picture of your car. I was thinking about having this done, but would like to see a sample picture first.

Thanks
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This is the only clean shot I got right now. I get compliments all the time. I think the chrome is good on the darker colors IMO. The reds, yellow's no way--
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Wow! I'm not a chrome lover, but the car looks great. The clears and tint really make the whole package. Gorgeous.
You have something stenciled on the brakes?
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Yeah, MazdaSpeed.
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I think they look great.
Anaheim.. wonder if I could take a drive and save on shipping and deposit..
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wow that looks really nice. I agree that something like that would only look good on a black 8

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