I need some feedback on Adding Polished Chrome Wheels to my JK. IMO they look cool. Of course it's coming from a guy that graduated high school in 1974. My 1st car was a '68 El Camino SS with deep dish chrome wheels.
I had this conversation with my thirty something son and his reply was Dad it's not cool stay with black rims.
Wheels are a personal choice....cool is doing what you like....if you like them then get them....what color is your jk? Polished wheels look better on certain colors but ultimately you're the one that has to look at it every day....
I am right there with you, class of '69. Ansen Sprints and Cragers were my years. The painted black rims just don't do it for me. Right now I have the Icons in gunmetal and they look nice but there might be a set of Method 315's in machine finish on it soon with some Icon's for sale. My only issue with chrome is rust and chips.
You do you, that's all that matters. I like the ones you posted better than black, even though I'm not a big fan of chrome. IMO black wheels are played out.
Our '14 has black wheels and I'm trying to figure out something different for an upgrade. Our '18 has orange wheels.....so maybe you're asking the wrong person for advice
There are a few years JK/JKU Saharas with OEM chrome/polished five spoke wheels. Not a lot, but some. Look through these pics. THey seem to work well with these rigs:
You might want to consider where you live/weather. EG: If you live where road salt is used chrome will blister and rust, aluminum will pit and oxidize. Painted wheels might be your best choice and the easiest to maintain.
When I was looking for wheels I just decided that black was overdone. Since I have a silver JKU I went with these machine face Methods. Matches the color pretty good. But its your Jeep so do what you want.
Same here. While not a big fan of polished chrome, I got tired of black also and went with the machined Method 315s. The machined aluminum finish looks great to me.
Nothing wrong with polished or chrome wheels. Black is just more popular right now. Just don't go crazy and start bolting on chrome bumpers, grills and door handles! LOL
My 83 CJ7 Laredo had chrome wheels, grill, mirrors and bumpers. It looked great.
That said, I would not like any of it on my JK. I am stuck with stock alloy but will go matte bkack soon as I can [emoji106]
I like those, but I graduated H.S. in 1988 where the trend at that time was starting to go from Craiger chrome to Keystone Classic brushed aluminum (aka "machined'). So very similar to you, my personal preference leans towards what was popular during my generation when I grew up.
So yeah, these are the wheels I went with, likely because they were the closest thing I could find to a Keystone Classic, and IDGAF what anyone else thinks, I just know I like them and that's all that matters to me but I do tend to get a lot of compliments on my wheels from folks who are a similar age as me.
I think the chrome vs black vs other depends greatly on the color of the Jeep.
I believe qtec just came out with white wagon wheels in an alloy. Once again, depending on the Jeep, they would look fantastic.
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