HOW much do FD chrome wheels weigh?
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Originally posted by dis1
FD wheels never came chrom from Mazda. If you see them chromed the owner had it done. Thus the weight is the same.
FD wheels never came chrom from Mazda. If you see them chromed the owner had it done. Thus the weight is the same.
so when you chrome a wheel the weight stays the same? how much does it cost for 4 wheels?
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I had a set chrome plated by East Coast Plating. They do an exchange program, where they send you the chrome wheels and you send them your OEM finish wheels. The wheels looked great, until I warped 2 of them.... I think it was $150/wheel for the plating. Here is a link to their site:
http://www.4chromewheels.com/
http://www.4chromewheels.com/
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Originally posted by luckee2bhere
are you positive? there are so many people running around with chromed RX7 rims.......
so when you chrome a wheel the weight stays the same? how much does it cost for 4 wheels?
are you positive? there are so many people running around with chromed RX7 rims.......
so when you chrome a wheel the weight stays the same? how much does it cost for 4 wheels?
PS Stock FD rims weigh in the neighborhood of 14#s iirc
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Originally posted by dis1
FD wheels never came chrom from Mazda. If you see them chromed the owner had it done. Thus the weight is the same.
FD wheels never came chrom from Mazda. If you see them chromed the owner had it done. Thus the weight is the same.
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I've seen a bunch of RX-7s with chromed wheels, but I think it was a dealer option. I don't think you can order chrome wheels from Mazda. Watch out for chips and flakes on chromed wheels. Chrome is much easier to keep shiny than polished aluminum, though.
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Originally posted by maxcooper
I've seen a bunch of RX-7s with chromed wheels, but I think it was a dealer option. I don't think you can order chrome wheels from Mazda. Watch out for chips and flakes on chromed wheels. Chrome is much easier to keep shiny than polished aluminum, though.
-Max
I've seen a bunch of RX-7s with chromed wheels, but I think it was a dealer option. I don't think you can order chrome wheels from Mazda. Watch out for chips and flakes on chromed wheels. Chrome is much easier to keep shiny than polished aluminum, though.
-Max
I know because a friend of mine has the polished (or chrome) rims. His center caps are from a stock rim, and don't match. I called Mazda to find out about getting matching caps. They don't show anything other than the stock caps.
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Just a question, if an aluminum wheel is polished, is a coating applied to it after to keep it shining? Because I heard they will get dull eventually, just don't know how long.
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You can have a Polished wheel Clear Coated (either Laquer or Epoxy) but it is not necessary, polished aluminum will dull after awhile but it is very easy to bring back the luster w/ aluminum polish (like MOTHERS or Blue Magic) a clear coat will scratch and/or chip over time and require stripping & refinishing - a much more difficult process than using polish on them once or twice a year.