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« Reply #20 on: January 17, 2010, 03:10:49 PM » |
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Maybe the rim's relatively delicate chrome cladding was damaged by a surface smooth enough not to scuff the tire's sidewall even if the tire had made contact as well, such as a metal capped sidewalk curb.
Since she drove OVER the curb, my guess is that when she came off it slipped off on a weird angle pushing the rubber inward and scraping the wheel. Bleh...  |
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« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2010, 03:20:25 PM » |
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« Reply #22 on: January 17, 2010, 06:10:48 PM » |
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May be you could switch vehicles with her and let her earn the right to drive the E again  |
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« Reply #23 on: January 17, 2010, 08:19:15 PM » |
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May be you could switch vehicles with her and let her earn the right to drive the E again She won't drive my BMW b/c it's a six-speed manual. Oh well!!  |
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« Reply #24 on: January 17, 2010, 08:44:01 PM » |
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She won't drive my BMW b/c it's a six-speed manual. Oh well!! Good thing! Keep it looking good. |
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« Reply #25 on: February 06, 2010, 12:07:46 PM » |
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Architect, have you decided what to do regarding the scratched rim?
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« Reply #26 on: February 06, 2010, 02:00:39 PM » |
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Architect, have you decided what to do regarding the scratched rim?
No, not yet...I'm just sort of blocking it out of my mind!  I'm going to ask the dealer about it next time we have it in.... |
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« Reply #27 on: February 06, 2010, 08:02:13 PM » |
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Oops, sorry to bring it up.  |
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« Reply #28 on: February 08, 2010, 06:50:39 AM » |
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That happened to me on a car wash on my CTS, the car wash rail hit the wheels and cause the damage...  |
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« Reply #29 on: February 08, 2010, 07:29:36 AM » |
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My wife has taken a couple of the covers on my 09 Malibu to the curb woodshed, so I too understand the problem.
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« Reply #30 on: February 18, 2010, 08:56:24 AM » |
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Cheap, those chrome-clads are just plastic painted chrome? Guess I'm glad we have the painted silver WHEELS, not chrome "covers" over wheels.
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« Reply #31 on: February 20, 2010, 08:52:11 AM » |
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The only people who think these wheels look "cheap" are the people who don't have them. That says alot!
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« Reply #32 on: February 20, 2010, 10:47:27 AM » |
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I have seen a few Enclaves with the new chrome clad wheels, and I think that they look great. Long term durability may be a different issue, though.
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« Reply #33 on: February 20, 2010, 02:56:35 PM » |
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I love the new 20" chrome-clad wheels on my 2010 CXL-2...they look fantastic and are super easy to keep clean versus older "real" chrome wheels I have had in the past...like my 07 Denali and 08 Enclave. To me, it makes total sense to clad due to finish reliability issues especially in snow bound areas where salt is used on the roads. We had a hell of a winter here in the Baltimore/Washington area and some simple washing get's them looking factory new |
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« Reply #34 on: March 24, 2010, 05:29:07 AM » |
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Cheap, those chrome-clads are just plastic painted chrome? Guess I'm glad we have the painted silver WHEELS, not chrome "covers" over wheels.
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« Reply #35 on: March 24, 2010, 09:25:23 AM » |
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My brother has 20" chrome-clad wheels (245/50s) on his new Ford Edge... They look fantastic, but the ride is a bit truckish...
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