[Mike Mondie]

All,
The wife pissed me off today so i decided to strike back! I'm ordering wheels on Monday and would like your input. My car is going to be black, chrome roll bar and jet hot pipes. I've not looked to much at wheels in the past so I need your thoughts on chrome or polished.

Mike...i can go shoe shopping too!!!

[ August 31, 2002, 04:14 PM: Message edited by: Mike Mondie ]

 

[oldguy668]

If you're really pissed, get a set of these...there won't be any danger of her talking to you for weeks.

The F-series is my choice...

 

[rlogan]

The chrome is much less maintenance in the long run compared to the need for polishing of aluminum. Although aluminum are sure to never peel. I just think that too much chrome is more of a hot rod look...less of a performance look. This is merely my opinion, but that's what you asked for. Not to mention chrome is EXPENSIVE....

 

[Jim Smith]

I've got a set of polished Cobra R's,I perfer the look of polished over chrome,but not the maintenance ,and I havent found a clear coat that stays on worth a damn and doesent yellow.

 

[John Baker]

With the chrome rollbar and jet hot coated pipes, I vote for chrome. Here's a picture of Heath Hammersmith's old car with the same setup.

 

[rlogan]

Polished wheels are actually closer in appearance to ceramacoat than chrome. Once again, my opinion!

 

[mikiec]

Mike,

What did you do wrong this time

Was it the fact I drove up today and did not take her for a ride?? Or was it that you blew off the honey do's after I left and you decided to work on the car again.

Oh, this was about wheels....Chrome in my opinion will look best against the back paint.

Mike

[ August 31, 2002, 06:34 PM: Message edited by: mikiec ]

 

[Alain V.]

Chrome is HEAVY , why would you want to add unsprung weight to the car?
Weigh a chrome wheel & compare to the painted one,, then decide.

 

[bwana50]

Personally, I prefer the look of polished aluminum. And, as mentioned, polished is similar in appearance to the ceramic-coated pipes. It's an aesthetic symetry thing for me: lower part (pipes, wheels) get a silver appearance and top parts (windshield, roll bars) get chrome.

 

[Badcaiman]

Chrome is the way to go..The polished Aluminum is alot of maintenance..Good luck

 

[Sergio]

My vote is for Chrome.
It really stands out and makes the car more exotic (my opinion anyways).
now, if you are going racing that's a different story.
But don't take my comments too seriously...especially from a guy that tried to chrome everything and has a 600 watt-stereo in his FFR.

 

[ORANGE CRUSH]

CHROME
Mike

 

[Todd Buttrick]

What bwana50 said. It's an aesthetic symmetry thing. Polished looks better with silver ceramic tubes IMHO.

 

[Bob Cowan]

I went through the same delimma when looking for a new wheel for my Harley. Polished...Chrome...Polished...Chrome? What to do? I've always believed that the polished wheels required more maintenance, and was therefore heading towards chrome.

But I spoke with a local custom shop operator about this delimma, and finally ended up with polished. Chrome is heavier, but not enough for me to worry about. When chrome gets scratched or cracked, the underlying material will corrode where you can't see it. And chrome is impossible to repair.

I've had polished on there now for a few months. So far, I've not had to polish anything. Just wash and wipe like I normally would. I was told that Pledge puts a very nice shine that lasts when you need it. I'm very happy with the look and the maintenance issue. I'll be putting polished Bullit wheels on my FFR.

 

[bwana50]

Just a thought: if you want the polished look, what about silver anodizing? I've heard anodizing sometimes doesn't work as well on cast parts (i.e. wheels); anyone ever tried it?

 

[Jeff Hamilton]

Chrome Edelbrock 454's
Jeff Hamilton

 

[Just_Bitten]

Todd,
Very nice. That's exactly the look I'm going for. What brand wheels are those? Did you spray the inner portion yourself or have it done professionally? Have any more pics of your car? Thanks
J_B

 

[2FAST4U]

How about these from Kinesis Motorsports? Built to your size. Various finishes available

Keith

[ September 03, 2002, 02:17 PM: Message edited by: 2FAST4U ]

 

[Todd Buttrick]

JB,

Thanks. Them there are 5 lug PS Engineering GT40s whith charcoal grey powder coated centers. More pics of the car here...

http://www.ffcars.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=22;t=000009