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Ever wonder what's behind your chrome clad wheels? It's not good.
My chrome cladding came flying off my wheel the other day. Super happy about this.
I can't believe how much corrosion is behind those things. Didn't exactly have a new set of rims in my plans.
Eventually somebody will be injured or killed due to a disintegrating wheel and there will be a huge lawsuit followed by a recall that will run into the hundreds of millions. All because some bean counter figured out how to save a few dollars per truck.
My chrome cladding came flying off my wheel the other day. Super happy about this.
I can't believe how much corrosion is behind those things. Didn't exactly have a new set of rims in my plans.
just the other day?...looks like it been long overdue...just sayin
Eventually somebody will be injured or killed due to a disintegrating wheel and there will be a huge lawsuit followed by a recall that will run into the hundreds of millions. All because some bean counter figured out how to save a few dollars per truck.
On an 11-12 year old rim? I don't think so. Since when do you get to trash/abuse something and expect it to last forever?
IMO it's obvious these rims have been subjected to the elements-road rash- who knows what and NOT been taken care of. OP has no one to blame but himself for the condition of his rims.
That's primarily from salted roads. The problem is, it gets in behind the cladding (which itself is fairly impervious) and the alum/pot metal wheel starts corroding where it can't be seen. Fortunately the cladding flew off before the wheel came apart, which wasn't far from happening. It's still a ****-poor way to make a shiny wheel.
On an 11-12 year old rim? I don't think so. Since when do you get to trash/abuse something and expect it to last forever?
IMO it's obvious these rims have been subjected to the elements-road rash- who knows what and NOT been taken care of. OP has no one to blame but himself for the condition of his rims.
Are you dead behind-the-eyes, there bud?
Feel free to elaborate on how I'm supposed to "take care" of the rim behind the cladding. I should be pulling them off, washing, and re-glueing them then?
It's driven through Wisconsin winters, thats what did it. There's no road rash.
Truck has been washed once a week since I got it, what more do you want?
Hey if you're in Wisconsin and you have a 2007 that the wheelwells aren't rusted out on, that's saying something.
Anyway if that's raw uncoated aluminum behind the cladding I'm not surprised. It looks like water and crap just sits around the outside of the rim, where it would be expected to.
07-14-2018, 07:52 AM
Ever wonder what's behind your chrome clad wheels? It's not good.
