09-14-2007, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by GQ IMAGE
Opinions please. Should I send my 18 inch wheels out to be chromed or not. I have the 1st gen turbo twist wheels on my black 2000 s. I could be pushed either way. Do chrome wheels really belong on a Porsche though?
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Don't do it! Friends don't let friends go chrome... haha.. Chrome wheels, in my opinion, do not belong on a Porsche.
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09-14-2007, 11:55 PM
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I second the NO CHROME. Chrome does not belong on a Porsche Sports car.
Chrome was soooo 90s
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09-15-2007, 12:51 AM
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Don't send them out. I will sell you my chrome Turbo Twist for cheap. This way could have two sets of wheels,make one for winter if you want.
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09-15-2007, 03:57 AM
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I am not a big fan of chrome on a Porsche.
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09-15-2007, 04:44 AM
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NOOOOO, DONT DO IT 
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09-15-2007, 04:47 AM
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+1 for no chrome on any Pcar...
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09-15-2007, 07:42 AM
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Bucking The Crowd
Do what you want to do. I get compliments on my wheels all the time. Not that there are tons of Porsches in Omaha, but I like to be different. If you like them, what difference does it make what others think?
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09-18-2007, 04:56 AM
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I don't care if it belong to a boxster or not, I got a speedbike, and a lot of friend with speedbike had gone crazy with chrome, but for it to stay nice, specially on wheel, is hell! I got problem keepking my stock wheel clean, so imagine on chrome..
Chrome is nice for show room, on road it's not practical, Go chrome only if you can handle to clean it twice a day, dirthy chrome is worst that non-chrome
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09-18-2007, 06:36 AM
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Chrome is nice for show room, on road it's not practical, Go chrome only if you can handle to clean it twice a day, dirthy chrome is worst that non-chrome |
yeah, and if you don't clean your chrome wheels often, u can say bye bye to them as chrome will chip off and then it will look even worse.
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09-18-2007, 06:37 AM
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I'm strongly in the "it's your car, do whatever the hell you want with it" camp. If all the negative nellies don't like it, well they can avert their eyes when you drive by...
Do not read the following, it's just my opinion, about which you should care naught. I would not put chrome on my Porsche, it's just the wrong aesthetic for me. I would commit heresy by swapping out Bosch parts on my motor for GM stuff or put brakes off a Viper on a Cayman or maybe even stuffing a Japanese engine in an old 911. To each their own.
Eric
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09-18-2007, 07:27 AM
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When it comes to chrome I think they are actually easier to clean. The surface of chrome is so smooth and slippery that not much will ever really stick to it. I've had chrome wheels before on my last car and found it extremely easy to clean them because dirt would just slide off. You could take a dry paper towel to them and clean them with nothing else. I used regular 409 surface cleaner and NO wheel cleaner, because in the past, all those wheel cleaner's out there are way to harsh for any cars clear coat. The clear coat can come off on any wheel type if it is to acidic. So I have to say chrome may get dirty or appear dirty faster than regular wheels, but I think they are much easier to wipe off. 
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09-18-2007, 07:28 AM
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Heres a pic of my previous box which had the chrome turbo twist wheels:
Theres a few more pics of them here http://www.pteam.net/boxster.html
Btw my lambo (pic in sig) below has chrome OEM wheels and it doesnt look out of place on a sports car or blinged out.
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Last edited by pteam; 09-18-2007 at 11:11 AM.
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