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Winter Wheels: Steel Vs. Alloy - hanserus - 10-23-2008
Just having learned this is an issue, I've done a little more research and here's the scoop
http://www.canadiandriver.com/forum/index....ic=23113.0;wap2
If anyone out there knows a place to grab some cheap focus bolt pattern steelies please share the source
Winter Wheels: Steel Vs. Alloy - Canadian ST - 10-23-2008
Walmart $45 per rim.
Winter Wheels: Steel Vs. Alloy - Focus man. Focus. - 10-23-2008
Thats where I got mine. They ended up being Genuine Ford wheels too. But that was 3 years ago. Not sure if you will have the same luck.
Winter Wheels: Steel Vs. Alloy - hanserus - 10-24-2008
Any idea how much they are in states?
Winter Wheels: Steel Vs. Alloy - dBlast - 10-24-2008
hanserus,Oct 23 2008, 04:21 PM Wrote:Any idea how much they are in states?
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About 25% more now then they were 3 months ago:
Quote:Date 1 USD -> CAD 1 CAD -> USD
16/07/2008 1.0017ÃÂ 0.9983
23/10/2008 1.2573ÃÂ 0.7954
I wouldn't buy anything from the states these days.
Winter Wheels: Steel Vs. Alloy - Scorcher000 - 10-24-2008
I thought a lot of ppl knew this. Those awful fancy chrysler rims with the plastic coated alloy, well that alloy rots out from inbehind it after a year lol. All chrome coating does the same, starts from the hub were most the of the moisture and vibration is, slowly disappearing. When I did tire work, I would always grind down the lips of the rim where the two beads sit on because I tell you some of them were just f***ed. Some customers had to buy new rims, they were so bad. In other cases I had to put bead sealer on the beads of the tire then mount up because the I knew the rim wasn't going to last another year, but some ppl don't have money and are on a low budget. You can only work with what you got.
Winter Wheels: Steel Vs. Alloy - hanserus - 10-24-2008
dBlast,Oct 23 2008, 10:00 PM Wrote:hanserus,Oct 23 2008, 04:21 PM Wrote:Any idea how much they are in states?
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About 25% more now then they were 3 months ago:
Quote:DateÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1 USD -> CADÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1 CAD -> USD
16/07/2008ÃÂ 1.0017ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0.9983
23/10/2008ÃÂ 1.2573ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0.7954
I wouldn't buy anything from the states these days.
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I actually realized I posted a dumb questions yesterday on my home listening to market news, lol, that's right because of the dollar it's not worth getting anything from states these days.
should have hedged the tires few months ago, lol
Winter Wheels: Steel Vs. Alloy - hanserus - 10-24-2008
Scorcher000,Oct 23 2008, 10:39 PM Wrote:I thought a lot of ppl knew this. Those awful fancy chrysler rims with the plastic coated alloy, well that alloy rots out from inbehind it after a year lol. All chrome coating does the same, starts from the hub were most the of the moisture and vibration is, slowly disappearing. When I did tire work, I would always grind down the lips of the rim where the two beads sit on because I tell you some of them were just f***ed. Some customers had to buy new rims, they were so bad. In other cases I had to put bead sealer on the beads of the tire then mount up because the I knew the rim wasn't going to last another year, but some ppl don't have money and are on a low budget. You can only work with what you got.
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so the ironic moral of the story is: you actually end up paying more if you start cutting corners lol
Winter Wheels: Steel Vs. Alloy - Scorcher000 - 10-25-2008
True dat :D