casooner90

Has anyone taken their stock wheels and have them dipped to get chrome wheels?

I checked with my local dealer (they work with another aftermarket shop in town who in turn sends it away to get them dipped) and they wanted $1200 to get the wheels dipped.

I guess the process is if the shop that actually has the same wheels already dipped, then you can get them as replacement for $1200. If not, you have to send your wheels off to get them dipped - still $1200. I don't know how this process works, but isn't this too much? I mean, since you already have the wheel, we're just talking about dipping the wheels at $300 each. Anyone know of a shop that can dip wheels for cheeper?

avs007

If you do a search, you'll find someone saying their dealer will do a chrome swap for $400 total. Try calling around to different dealers, or maybe find that one. Hopefully shipping won't be too bad. I had my whole car shipped across the country for $600. Four rims ougth to be hella cheaper than that

abwolf13

Got my TL at Downey Acura. They quoted me $600 to chrome my rims, and they must do it there or somewhere close by because they said it would only take 1/2 a day.

casooner90

Thanks to all. I found a place (Santa Ana Plating) on the web site. They quoted $100/wheel, but takes few days due to backlog of work. I'll probably have to park my car for few days to get the wheels plated. Thanks.

Skeedatl

Santa Ana Plating doesn't do a lot of their own chrome work if any. I have tooling plated there for my business and they farm it ALL out. I would be nervous about getting wheels plated there as I have a lot of adhesion issues (flaking) with the tooling I have done there. I understand it's because of CARB regulations here in Cali and all Cali chromers have the same quality issues. Turn around for my tooling is over 3 weeks sometimes 4 with SNA plating.

You are better off looking out of state.

racerchris

I had the wheels on my Corvette chromed. A place in LA shipped them direct to my installer, then I dropped off the car and my installer shipped them back. It cost $600 for the Corvette. Seems once the 2004 Acura TL gets more common, then places will start offering something similar for the TL's wheels. Anyone know anyone that does this?

NOX 3.2

I asked my dealer today, since they had a Black TL in the show room with stock chrome wheels... (it looked nice!).

and the price they quoted me was $1950! to chrome my own wheels - that's expensive.

Fee8

[QUOTE]Originally posted by abwolf13
Got my TL at Downey Acura. They quoted me $600 to chrome my rims, and they must do it there or somewhere close by because they said it would only take 1/2 a day. [/QUOTE Thanks for the info. I bought my TL at Downey an was planning on getting my wheels done. I'll just go back there. Good looking out!

digital_b

if you like them fine but you can find chromes online for around 1000 a set. and not ugly ones either.

abwolf13

Hey fee8, if you get them chromed, send or post pics please!!

GoBig

Anybody know anything about "Black Chrome" or "smoked Chrome"? I have Black Chromed wheels, but I was just wondering about the process, if it was similar to "regular" chroming?

automophile

Black Chrome - Yes, it is a similar process, but they plate the object with a different metal than chromium.