goody94q45, I have a question about your car.

[slybydesignq45t]

I have the same rims as your Black Q45T. One of my center cap fell of one day and I have been driving around with only three for a couple of months now. My rims from afar look real good, but up close you can see the chrome coming off. I like them a lot believe it or not. I always thought that if can make a car stock and pristine it would look as good as any partially modded car. Also I like the drive on these stock rims. I don't mind not impressing people because I don't have Donk Rims... . I went to the junk yard to see if they have it but they didn't. Is there any chance you may know where to get replacements?

Heres the thing, I said to myself, I would

A) Rechrome the rims orB) Purchase 18"s in similar design

Which do you think would be cheaper?

I figured since I may be needing new shocks soon, I would lower the car a tad bit, maybe an 1" max, and the stocks wouldn't look bad. What you think? Thanks.

[maxnix]

A) Rechrome the rims orB) Purchase 18"s in similar design

Which do you think would be cheaper?

A decent quality 18" wheel is going to cost about $1,200 - $1,400 plus tires at $850 or more.

[goody90q45]

I have the same rims as your Black Q45T.

Are we talking piepans?



.....or the G35 rims?



There's a set of nice looking piepan center caps on ebay for $80 right now. I have the 90Q set listed on Craigslist for $120 but I hadn't planned on shipping them. Road trip to SacTown?

http://sacramento.craigslist.o....html

If it's the G35 wheels (don't think so) you can get the center caps at the stealership.

It would be very expensive to rechrome. I bet you could buy a whole Q in the San Diego area, swap wheels and tires, and donate the remainder to charity for cheaper. Not right now, but there always seems to be a cheap Q or two listed on Craigslist San Diego.

[slybydesignq45t]

No the one on the bottom of your signature. The chrome ones

[slybydesignq45t]

A decent quality 18" wheel is going to cost about $1,200 - $1,400 plus tires at $850 or more.

Yeah, thats why I didn't want to do that. Thats a lot of money considering what I'm getting and the way the economy is doing. I just couldn't justify $2,000 on wheels and tires at this point even if I had the extra cash to do it. I would like to rechrome my own, because I heard it could be done for about $150 a wheel. Which isn't bad since it would look real good, very OEM, and still have the ride quality it was intended to have. On the other hand, if I acquired 18"s down the line for under or about $600 to $800 or even less used then I wouldn't mind. Craigslist has been good to me thus far.

[MinisterofDOOM]

A decent quality 18" wheel is going to cost about $1,200 - $1,400 plus tires at $850 or more.

If you can find 18'' tires worth having for $850 you're doing very well. I'd say more like $1200 (assuming you don't buy from tirerack or other discount shippers).