Alvin Bruney Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Does anybody know for a fact why chrome aint good in the winter? I'm coming from a warm state into a place where snow is the order of the day. Some guy somewhere said the salt on the road eats the chrome so I need to swap out the chrome rims with stock for winter. Is there truth to that or another urban myth. Another person said, the stock provide a narrow width - but doesn't the rx300 have some snow antiskid thing to combat that? I want to keep my chrome on all year long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 If you wash and clean and wax them they will last fine. If left alone and they get small chips they will start to peel or flake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husker4theSpurs Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 I haven't noticed anything yet, but try to keep them clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990LS400 Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 The chrome wheels on my 00 LS were badly pitted after three Kansas winters. My chrome wheels were not exactly "OEM" since they were Lexus Platinum Series wheels that the dealer had chromed by a California company and sold as a new car option. However, my co-worker's 99 LS really did have the official Lexus chrome wheel option and his wheels were incredibly pitted even sooner than mine. When my chrome wheels were replaced under warranty I bought a relative inexpensive set of Mille Miglia wheels to use with the snow tires. After almost two years of non-winter use the replacement chrome wheels are still like new. I suppose that, if you wash and wax chrome wheels like "SK" says, the chrome might last a lot longer. But that is really hard to keep up in the winter if you live where gets very cold. You could probably easily keep chrome wheels clean in the winter in warm Vancouver but it could be difficult in (Siberian) Ontario where my mother's family came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 It is pretty easy to look after just like the rest of the car in winter. Use a power washer at least once a month to remove salt and use a good metal polish like nxt by meguires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvin Bruney Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 I haven't noticed anything yet, but try to keep them clean. ← Yup, I'm in Siberian Ontario so I guess I'll pass on the rims for now at least. Taking the car to the car wash in 6 feet of snow is not a feasible option. I certainly won't be handling a hose out there either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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