I have a new set of wheels arriving soon with Yokohama Ice Guard tires mounted on steel wheels. So, the question is, should I take the time to wax these rims before I mount them on the car???
Thanks,
Bill
Thanks,
Bill
spin156 said:Update ......
which were $48/per, but are now $53/per. Sorry, Tennessee ;-(
So if you paid $53 a piece for them, how about the hub caps ? or did you already have them ?
For the $53 and for me to get the Caps it would have been more than the $72 Alloys from The TireRack. I waxed them before I put them on and will again when I wash the car, so Im not worried about pitting or anything.....they will still look better than the steelies regardless...pitted or not
Just my $.02.....or $762
John
Matrix1 said:I got the $48/rim price ;-)spin156 said:Update ......
which were $48/per, but are now $53/per. Sorry, Tennessee ;-(
So if you paid $53 a piece for them, how about the hub caps ? or did you already have them ?
For the $53 and for me to get the Caps it would have been more than the $72 Alloys from The TireRack. I waxed them before I put them on and will again when I wash the car, so Im not worried about pitting or anything.....they will still look better than the steelies regardless...pitted or not
Just my $.02.....or $762
John
I bought new 15" wheel covers from AutoAmenities.com. $50/set.
I once paid over $800 for a set of alloys and one day I went to the beach. It was a beautiful summer day - not misty, or anything. Two days later my alloys were pitted and ruined. I could never be sure why they pitted, but afterward I heard plenty of stories about similar problems caused by road salt and seaside environments, so I vowed not to make that mistake again. That's just me and my experience. No more, no less. Yup, alloys will look better. No question.
My total, with wheel covers was $512, delivered to my house. All shipping was free.
I got steel specifically for snow&ice tires and the only performance I'm looking for is very good performance in ice and snow. I'm shooting more for utilitarian and long life, much more so than performance. Even with my heavy steel wheels, my car goes plenty fast enough to get bundles of tickets if I so desire.Whelan said:Steel wheels are acceptable if you are using snow tires. But if you are using just the steelies because you think they look good, i.e. you think they look like black rims, then you have problems. They do not look good, fairly ugly when plain, and they are by no means a performance wheel.