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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 07:17 PM
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Does anyone here have any experience with some of these dealers that sell stock, chrome 9 spoke wheels on eBay in exchange for your stock wheels???

I wanna put chrome wheels on my 05 EGC. HD has them new for about 650 per wheel whereas I can buy two "exchanged" chrome wheels for about the same price. My only concern is buying a "used" wheel essentially.
 
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As long as you put new bearings in you should be fine. Go for it.
 
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PS, where in NH ya from?
 
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Old Sep 1, 2013 | 07:38 PM
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Thanks Dawg!!!
From Litchfield NH, just south of Manchester.
 
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I'm right on the Lebanon border, ride down that way quite often
 
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How do you know the wheels you get back aren't damaged or out of round. Wait till winter and send yor wheels oot.instead of chrome, you may want to check out Physical Vapor Deposition process.
 
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bklynbob, do know of or recommend anybody to do MC wheels?
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Try Willyshiny they do a great job and will install the bearings for you
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Hmmm... Physical Vapor Deposition looks interesting.
So let me pose this question then...
Is it better to just send my wheels out to be chromed or PVDP'd knowing the condition of them already? Cost difference between chroming and PVDP?

Or just bite the bullet and drop $1200 on a brand new set of wheels?

Thanks guys for your suggestions!
 
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Just checked out willyshiny's website too. Cool stuff too!
 
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