Anyone get the US Gov't Investigation Letter on Factory 350z Wheels?
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i'm screwed. i've got an 03 w/factory chromed 18 inch rims. it took the dealership about 3 months for them to get the rims because they were in cali getting dipped. should i give the dealership a call?
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^^ I always dream big. Sometimes (but rarely) the dream becomes reality. Remember that we got new front tires on a different issue.
Obviously this is a case of an aftermarket modification compromising safety.
Does anyone know the process of applying chromium-plated metal. It must involve heating the wheel since apparently the metal can become brittle.
--Spike
Obviously this is a case of an aftermarket modification compromising safety.
Does anyone know the process of applying chromium-plated metal. It must involve heating the wheel since apparently the metal can become brittle.
--Spike
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Chrome plating is done by electroplating. I suppose that could modify the molecular structure of the wheel itself, but it seems kind of unlikely to me unless massive amounts of electricity were applied. That's more of a loose nut behind the controls than the plating process. I'm just guessing.
http://www.finishing.com/faqs/chrome.html
http://www.finishing.com/faqs/chrome.html
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Originally Posted by VENOMSZ
That's why you don't put chromies an a Z
Does chromium plating compromise a wheel’s integrity/strength?
Do you know of other cases (other than Nissan stock wheels) where chromium-plating resulted in broken or cracked wheels?
--Spike
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Boy, you dream big.
From what I gather, this is only related to an issue of re-chromed wheels and nothing else. I can't believe they're going through all this for a few incidences of failure, especially when you consider how few chromed OEM wheels there are out there.
From what I gather, this is only related to an issue of re-chromed wheels and nothing else. I can't believe they're going through all this for a few incidences of failure, especially when you consider how few chromed OEM wheels there are out there.
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why would it be scam? it says for you to call your local dealer if there is a crack...that would be of no benefit to a scammer; they usually stray you away from the original source of problems...
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Nissan [and Infiniti] warned dealers as far back as 1991 not to chrome oem wheels as the aftermarket chroming and now power coating had/has the possibilty of causing wheels to crack and fail.
Nissan doesn't sell chrome wheels but some dealers do against advice.
Nissan is totally off hook if anyone changes their wheels! Some wheel cleaners attack the alloy and can cause damage using anything but soap and water removes Nissan liability.
Nissan doesn't sell chrome wheels but some dealers do against advice.
Nissan is totally off hook if anyone changes their wheels! Some wheel cleaners attack the alloy and can cause damage using anything but soap and water removes Nissan liability.
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^^ The stock chromes are probably safe.
I’m still mystified why electroplating a chromed surface on a stock wheel would cause this type of failure.
Would juxtaposing dissimilar metals (that obviously have different flex-values) be the cause?
This is certainly a strange failure.
--Spike
I’m still mystified why electroplating a chromed surface on a stock wheel would cause this type of failure.
Would juxtaposing dissimilar metals (that obviously have different flex-values) be the cause?
This is certainly a strange failure.
--Spike