If these were your wheels, what would you do?

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Sam Harris

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Okay. I just picked them up about an hour ago. Honestly, they look noticeably darker than hyper silver. I'd say they're halfway between silver and gunmetal. I actually like it a lot. I haven't reinstalled the chrome strips yet. Had to go back to work. But here are the pics I took in the sun to show how the color flips.

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Before anyone criticizes the wheel refinisher, he told me the single-stage PC finish wouldn't be an exact match. That's why I took all four wheels to him. I'll post more pics once I reassemble the strips.
Looking good!
 
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I didn't get them all assembled. But I had time to finish one. I'll get better ones in the sun tomorrow.

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I'm really liking the color. I'm calling it hyper grey.
 

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Looks ****= awesome.
Looks like ass= Not awesome. ( you have to remember most ass is NOT good looking).
Nice ass= self explained.
Looks *******= like looks **** but smaller? IDK.
 

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I would avoid PC Chrome. A co-worker of mine had PC Chrome put on the rims on his 1994 NSX a few years ago and has been very disappointed. They looked nice for about 6 months and then you could start to see it begin to discolor.

Edit: BTW - His car never sees snow or salt.

Here is a picture of my friends rims that he had PC chrome put in a few years ago. Definitely didn't hold up. (Note: just out ring was coated. Spokes are original.)

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Here is a picture of my friends rims that he had PC chrome put in a few years ago. Definitely didn't hold up. (Note: just out ring was coated. Spokes are original.)

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He got ripped off. Whoever did that had no idea what he was doing. I had an exhaust for a Harley PC’d in chrome and it looked awesome after 3 years until the day I sold it. And that sucker got hot af. It only turned a little blue right next to the head but the rest looked perfect.
 

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He got ripped off. Whoever did that had no idea what he was doing. I had an exhaust for a Harley PC’d in chrome and it looked awesome after 3 years until the day I sold it. And that sucker got hot af. It only turned a little blue right next to the head but the rest looked perfect.

They very well could be true. I think these wheels were the first items that the goofballs that did the work had done in PC Chrome.
 

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Who did the wheels. What shop???

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