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Bernie · **Joined:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:46 am **Posts:** 2

The "Chrome Wheels" are plastic covers.....expensive plastic covers. Does Ford put the same "Chrome Wheels" on theri other vehicles? Any thoughts? :?:

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jamers99 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:40 pm

It's called Chrome Cladding. Yes Ford does the same thing on their other vehicles. They do this because a true chrome rim is too heavy and affects the driving dynamics. It's not that bad really.

Concreteguy · **Posted:** Thu Jan 25, 2007 3:02 pm

I was down to my Ford Dealer today to let the wife sit in the new Edge and she loved it...We wanted the NAvgasion system on it but if this one had had that feature ,it didn't, I think she would have made a deal and bought it...The Crema white colour was very very sharp and I don't care for light colours as a rule...

Now...The chrome wheels really do look good...I think they are well made like the set that was on my 150 4x4 Lariet...But I don't care for the 18"tires, the conintentals, it comes with...The ones on my 2005 FiveHundred I had did not stand up so well wear wise and I had to watch it driving in rain...

Lansing

italiano · **Posted:** Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:55 pm

continental tires arent known for quality i hope michelin has tires for these 18 inch wheels when these tires go.

Scoopo · **Joined:** Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:41 am **Posts:** 6

I was all kinds of proud of my 18" chrome-clad aluminum wheels
I was pretty bummed when I found what chrome-clad actually meant.
Now shopping for some 20" or 22" aftermarket wheels. There's a HUGE selection out there O_O

scagz · **Joined:** Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:13 pm **Posts:** 26

Scoopo wrote:

I was all kinds of proud of my 18" chrome-clad aluminum wheels
I was pretty bummed when I found what chrome-clad actually meant.
Now shopping for some 20" or 22" aftermarket wheels. There's a HUGE selection out there O_O

not with woud bolt patturn
i give u luck to find over 8 sets out there with our bolt patturn !!!

that is what has me holding off buing my 22's

eveything out there right now is old school

PrinzII · **Joined:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:11 am **Posts:** 11

For ours, we are going a different path. I am aiming for classy, yet sporty. I am also looking at rims with a polished or chrome lip w/ black face.

These are the candidates:

Asanti AF128

& Swiss SW-2

Fesler FS901

Sporza Elegante

The wife wants to see what these rims look like.

Cappi · **Joined:** Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:07 pm **Posts:** 2

anyone have more examples? or a site where we can browse? im definitely interested in replacing my stock wheels....

redsvt2001 · **Joined:** Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:43 am **Posts:** 3

Cappi wrote:

anyone have more examples? or a site where we can browse? im definitely interested in replacing my stock wheels....

Try 1010tires.com or tirerack.com

jake2850 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:45 am **Posts:** 6

I have a 2008 Edge with the chrome wheels and after just one winter season the painted crome has tarnished considerably and the aluminum rims are coroded badly.
Has anyone tried to get problem adressed under warranty?

jake2850 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:45 am **Posts:** 6

The dealership replaced all 4 under warranty as this is a common problem due to original supplier.

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