Craig W 
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Purchased today from R-Tec, chrome 18's (ALBA Edge 700). 
 
Quality looks pukka, i looked at a few other chrome rims and the finish looked a little bumpy, as if it was a very thin layer of chrome. Think mine are triple layered. 
 
 
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Mattb 
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  coolio
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johns purple beast 
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will look very nice m8  
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Icy 
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llove em!
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Tim 
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Bling bling  
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Icy 
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si_reading 
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bling bling! look very  
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Mikorsa16v 
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pimp daddy-o
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Icy 
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doh rims r similiar 
edge of spokes r diff
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Craig W 
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Walked in R-Tec, looked around for a few mins, talked to a chap about the chromes, he said he had a set in stock... an hour later the lex was sitting on 'em and i was £1495 shorter   
 
Didn't even intend on buying anything, was just going for a browse   
 
Also, ive always told myself i'd never get chromes due to our crappy weather, oh well i'll just have to clean 'em every couple of days  
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Jason 
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i can get proper chrome rims done.. hand polished not painted any rim iirc £60 per rim (17s)
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myke 
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hand polished is different to chrome mate. 
 
chrome is a plating, not just the original alloy shined up. 
 
 
and rims look sweet craig.   
 
[Edited on 23-03-2004 by myke]
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T2NY X 
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quote: Originally posted by Craig W 
Walked in R-Tec, looked around for a few mins, talked to a chap about the chromes, he said he had a set in stock... an hour later the lex was sitting on 'em and i was £1495 shorter   
 
Didn't even intend on buying anything, was just going for a browse   
 
Also, ive always told myself i'd never get chromes due to our crappy weather, oh well i'll just have to clean 'em every couple of days   
   
 
Chromes are very hard to look after mate, i have to clean mine almost everyday, if i dont then they dont look like chrome and look dusty, heres a pic:  
 
 
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Craig W 
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T2NY - how often do you polish them?
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myke 
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use some of that wheelwax stuff 
 
i'd of thought r-tec should have given you some actually if you were spending £1.5k on wheels
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FlamingCorsa 
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get some pics up when u got some! bet they look sweeeeeeeeet
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T.CorsaSRI 
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Those rims look Schweeeeet!  
 
They cost quite a bit tho eh
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Nath 
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Very cool craig! Though theres a silver lex going round MK with 19" zanetti's on  
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Colin 
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quote: Originally posted by Craig W 
Walked in R-Tec, looked around for a few mins, talked to a chap about the chromes, he said he had a set in stock... an hour later the lex was sitting on 'em and i was £1495 shorter   
 
Didn't even intend on buying anything, was just going for a browse   
 
 
   
 
PMSL This is how I buy my rims every time, apart from usually the guy in the shop picks them for me  
 
Look nice tho Craig  
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R Lee 
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   good choice
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Jason 
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quote: Originally posted by myke 
hand polished is different to chrome mate. 
 
chrome is a plating, not just the original alloy shined up. 
 
 
 
  well these look more chrome than any "chrome rim" iv seen 
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mav 
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very nice will look proper gangsta on the lexus............. 
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Makarus 
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Nice rims mate, chromes are high maintenance, mine on my Civic go dull within 2 days of cleaning them, constantly cleaning them up now, especially as winter has just passed. 
 
Would have got some 18" Vaults, Status or Zenetti if it were me though. Cheaper too.
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