Chrome pics

Davidstan · #1 (**permalink**) 01-23-07, 07:40 AM

Hope this works....pretty lame pics. When weather gets better i'll post more.

sts v 001.jpg

sts v 002.jpg

Kadonny · #2 (**permalink**) 01-23-07, 10:31 AM

Oh man they look sweet!

I need to look into doing this.

Thanks for the pics. I would love to see more when it gets nice outside and you can snap them.

Davidstan · #3 (**permalink**) 01-23-07, 10:47 AM

Direct price not going thru dealer is 900 to 1100 depending on size. They are growing on me. i'm not a chrome guy but on a black car they would look incredible i think.

CadV · #4 (**permalink**) 01-23-07, 11:27 AM

Chrome is much easier to clean than painted wheels.

Davidstan · #5 (**permalink**) 01-23-07, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CadV

Chrome is much easier to clean than painted wheels.

Absolutely, i had a new T Bird w/ chrome (came std) and they were much easier than my cts v wheels. Good point.

Kadonny · #6 (**permalink**) 01-23-07, 12:47 PM

I would have them done tomorrow if I could figure out how to get them done without propping the car up on jack stands for a few weeks.

CadV · #7 (**permalink**) 01-23-07, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kadonny

I would have them done tomorrow if I could figure out how to get them done without propping the car up on jack stands for a few weeks.

A lot of Caddy dealerships will do stock wheel swaps. You give them your wheels and they give you the same wheel chrome. Dealership I use will do it for 1,000.

I blame David for having to buy a set

Kadonny the dealership that has them is Sewell Cadillac of Dallas off of Lemon. Maybe they could ship them to your dealership or something.

Davidstan · #8 (**permalink**) 01-23-07, 01:38 PM

i did learn something and i think it is discussed elsewhere here and that is to make sure of 2 things. That they do a full sanding of the wheel and that they have the size vat for our wheels. Most of the places that do this type work i heard are motorcycle shops w smaller equiptment. FYI...sorry i should not have mentioned the chromies.

Falkolade · #9 (**permalink**) 01-23-07, 07:00 PM

WOW... the rims in chrome are a very nice touch... they add just enough to the car to make it worth while!!!

Kadonny · #10 (**permalink**) 01-24-07, 09:23 AM

Dont worry about mentioning it, I was already thinking about it.

I need to do it so we can see what it looks like on a black car.

Davidstan · #11 (**permalink**) 01-24-07, 09:37 AM

Kadonny, like you said in a earlier post, when you get settled into the car you will appreciate. I've now been thru a respectable break in period and have nailed it a couple of times and in dsp it is insane accelaration kinda like the cts v but heavier feel. No doubt it is as quick as my cts v....didnt expect that based on some reviews. I now know i did the right thing but will miss the stick every so often. Looks like gas mileage slightly worse....i'm rambling.

Kadonny · #12 (**permalink**) 01-24-07, 10:56 AM

Hehe, told ya! Very nice!

It is as fast as the CTS-V without the effort and done in a stealth fashion. You don't feel like you are moving that fast until you look at the speedometer.

And as I have now about 1500 miles on the car, I am getting better mileage than the CTS-V. I averaged with that car 11.7 and with the STS-V I am in the upper 13's. I tend to drive the STS-V a little more civilized, thus the better gas mileage because it is a very easy car to baby too.

But then there are those times when i put it in sport mode and turn off the traction.....hehe.

David, any experience with manual mode yet?

Davidstan · #13 (**permalink**) 01-24-07, 12:36 PM

Manual is what i meant when i said dsp mistakenly. Yes and it is to me a lot of fun. I know the reviews made fun of the manual mode but my comparison is not from an M5 or M6 but much lesser cars so manual is great to me.