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- 2018 1500 Laramie
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Hello All,
I know as soon as I ask for opinions, chit's gonna get real but Imma gonna do it. I'll try to keep this short....
Bought these via CO. I went against my better judgement as I wanted to support a small business so went a bit off brand. Started off bad by them sending me different wheels than pictured. Told me I got the right wheels but the manufacturer provided them with the wrong picture. Claimed "not our fault". OK, so negotiated a $75 refund and extra year of finish warranty if I keep them. I did. Within 6 months the wheels started pitting and now (1 year later) the chrome is bubbling in spots. I have just over 4000 miles on the wheels. After waiting a month for a reply and then going back and forth for another month, CO states they are bound by the manufacturer's (Xtreme Mudder) decision and XM has decided that the pitting/bubbling is due to my lack of maintenance. I stopped by a local wheel shop and they were surprised that the wheels aren't being covered. Good thing they gave me that extra year of finish warranty. I reached out directly to XM wheels but got zero response.
I wash the truck pretty much weekly with warm soap/water (including the wheels). Never used any chemicals on the wheels. My area doesn't use any salt or chemicals on the roads nor acid rain. All four wheels are showing the pits/bubbles. My chrome bumpers, door handles, mirrors and trim all have been cared for in the same way and show no pitting. Since I noticed the pitting, I used some chrome polish to remove the leaching and get a better look.
My take is the chrome was either applied too thin, or the wasn't applied correctly and should be covered by warranty. What say you? Thanks for reading this far.....
Wheels shown online didn't have the faux rivets.
This a after polishing and you can see that the entire wheel has tiny pits starting on the horizontals.
This Pic is pre chrome polish and shows the metal under the chrome leaching through.
This pic is a close up showing bubbles and where the chrome has lifted and flaked off.
This pic shows after I polished it. Note in the lower left where I hadn't polished it yet.
Another example of prior to polishing.
I know as soon as I ask for opinions, chit's gonna get real but Imma gonna do it. I'll try to keep this short....
Bought these via CO. I went against my better judgement as I wanted to support a small business so went a bit off brand. Started off bad by them sending me different wheels than pictured. Told me I got the right wheels but the manufacturer provided them with the wrong picture. Claimed "not our fault". OK, so negotiated a $75 refund and extra year of finish warranty if I keep them. I did. Within 6 months the wheels started pitting and now (1 year later) the chrome is bubbling in spots. I have just over 4000 miles on the wheels. After waiting a month for a reply and then going back and forth for another month, CO states they are bound by the manufacturer's (Xtreme Mudder) decision and XM has decided that the pitting/bubbling is due to my lack of maintenance. I stopped by a local wheel shop and they were surprised that the wheels aren't being covered. Good thing they gave me that extra year of finish warranty. I reached out directly to XM wheels but got zero response.
I wash the truck pretty much weekly with warm soap/water (including the wheels). Never used any chemicals on the wheels. My area doesn't use any salt or chemicals on the roads nor acid rain. All four wheels are showing the pits/bubbles. My chrome bumpers, door handles, mirrors and trim all have been cared for in the same way and show no pitting. Since I noticed the pitting, I used some chrome polish to remove the leaching and get a better look.
My take is the chrome was either applied too thin, or the wasn't applied correctly and should be covered by warranty. What say you? Thanks for reading this far.....
Wheels shown online didn't have the faux rivets.
This a after polishing and you can see that the entire wheel has tiny pits starting on the horizontals.
This Pic is pre chrome polish and shows the metal under the chrome leaching through.
This pic is a close up showing bubbles and where the chrome has lifted and flaked off.
This pic shows after I polished it. Note in the lower left where I hadn't polished it yet.
Another example of prior to polishing.