Chrome or polished?

[mctoy]

May have been debated B4, but I have a white '03 sport and want to put some 'retro' looking 5 spoke american eagle 192 wheels on it. Whadda yall think I should go with...Chrome or Polished aluminum (clearcoated and stock 16" size)??? I may replace the stock nerfs with stainless ones and perhaps a Westin type brush guard in stainless as well. (Wish I could get Waag 'front and rear runners' in stainless!) Want a clean look for my truck. Gimme yer opinions please! Pics would be nice also!
Thanks
Mctoy

 

[ExplorerDMB]

Aluminum is a little easier to take care of -- chrome can sometimes look too "shiny" for one car. But, I like the polished aluminum Diamond Backs

-Drew

 

[mctoy]

There ya go Drew! Nice, clean looking ride. Keep em coming guys! Im gonna buy somthing in the next couple days!
Mctoy

 

[mctoy]

Whoops, the wheels I was looking at are NOT clearcoated....How hard are they to keep up when they are polished only???
Thanks
Puman

 

[ExplorerDMB]

My Eagles weren't clearcoated either. They would streek a good amount with a bronze/brown looking streek. They'd come right out though, but how often do you wash your explorer? If you wash once every 2 weeks, you should be fine. Water will probably be your worse enemy - it won't realy damage the wheels, just cause it to streek quicker. My American Eagles do it, but hardly ever.

-Drew

 

[OZY EXPLORER]

These are chrome , they are easy to look after ,they were on the car when I bought it, have been on for about 2 years.They were imported from the US don't know what brand they are.They still look good. 32 x15
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[XplorerKid]

These are chrome , they are easy to look after ,they were on the car when I bought it, have been on for about 2 years.They were imported from the US don't know what brand they are.They still look good. 32 x15
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HOLY COW BATMAN! thats an Awesome X, kina made your own Sport trac, did you do that conversion yourself?

 

[IAmTodd]

Chrome is less maintance and maybe a little more durable. With polished, you have to do just that, polish that. Or they become dull and ugly.

 

[OZY EXPLORER]

I bought the X as is, someone else has done all the hard work. Im just adding the finer touches.

 

[ExplorerDMB]

I bought the X as is, someone else has done all the hard work. Im just adding the finer touches.

He did a whole lot of work. Looks cool though.

-Drew

 

[Jbrobeck]

Chrome = easier to clean, but if it's chrome over steel, the wheel will someday develop rust.

Polished = requires a bit of rubbing to take out bigger water spots and such, but I really like the look of the aluminum wheels as they have a beefier look to them.

 

[96limitedX]

my eagle alloys are polished..an it takes a bit of work to keep them nice looking. but a mothers power ball helps that ALOT! somtimes i wish i had got chrome AR wheels that are the same style..but then again im pretty happy with these. they just take some up keep.

 

[Rudy A]

tell me how ot add a pic il lshow ya pic of my chromes

 

[Wht Knight]

chrome = shiny, curb rash will really mess them up
polish = shiny but dull easier than chrome, hard work required to regain shine, easily fixed if damaged.
polish w/ clearcoat = shiny, dont dull like the non-clearcoated wheels, fixable if damaged, clear coat can be chipped

ive had all and prefer polished w/ clear coat. next in line is chrome and coming it last is polished. Non coated polished wheels are just too much work for me. I'll never do that again.